Children missing education

Failing to start in an appropriate education provision or failing to register your child at a new school when you move area will have detrimental effect on their education.

What is meant by Children Missing Education (CME)?
A child of compulsory school age between the age of five and sixteen, who is not registered at any formally approved education activity and has been out of any education provision for a substantial period of time, usually more than four weeks is defined as a child missing education.

Approved education activity includes provisions such as maintained sector or independent school, city academy, alternative curriculum, provision through Behaviour & Tuition service, pupil referral unit and elective home education registered with the local authority.

What is the role of Children Missing Education (CME) Coordinator?
These ‘missing’ children are amongst the most vulnerable children in Luton. It is crucial that practitioners in all services work together to identify and re-engage these children back into appropriate educational provision as quickly as possible.

The CME Co-ordinator leads on the identification, referral, tracking and engagement of children missing education. Working to ensure all agencies are aware of systems of referral for pupils who are missing or at risk of going missing from education.

If you are concerned about a child who you think may not be accessing Education you can contact the CME Co-ordinator via the details provided. You can also download a referral form below.