Education Attendance Service

Education Attendance Team

Our mission is to promote regular school attendance and to reduce persistent absence. We work with schools, families, and other agencies to identify and address barriers to attendance.

Elective Home Education

Information about choosing to educate your child at home instead of school and what is required.

Children Missing Education (CME)

Information about children who are missing education, why it matters and when to report a concern.

Children in employment and entertainment

Information and application forms for work permits and licences for children in employment or entertainment, including entertainment licences, chaperoning and body of persons approval (BOPA).

Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS)

Find out about our educational and language support for children from ethnic minority or Roma, Gypsy or traveller backgrounds.