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Children Missing Education

Who is a Child Missing from Education ?

For the purpose of Liverpool's CME Guidance and Practice a Child Missing from Education (CME) is defined as: Any child of compulsory school age (5-16) who is not registered at any formally approved education activity (eg school, alternative curriculum or home education) and has been out of education provision for a substantial period of time (usually agreed at four weeks).

From February 2007 there is a statutory duty on Local Authorities to identify those children of statutory school age who are not registered at any formally approved education activity and therefore classified as CME.

Referrals

All referrals to CME must be made to the Pupil Tracking Officer using one of the following methods:

email: joanne.mckenna@liverpool.gov.uk  who is our Pupil Tracking Officer, or CME@liverpool.gov.uk   
Telephone:  0151 233 1447/233 1411/225 6247  
Fax: 0151 233 1449.    
Post: Joanne McKenna, Field Base, c/o PARS KS3 Centre, Montague Rd, L13 5TE.

Guidance and Pro-formas 

  • CME Guidance Document (PDF [238.7Kb] opens in new window)
  • CME 3a (MS Word [168.5Kb] opens in new window) - Request for information from school.
  • CME 3b (MS Word [171.5Kb] opens in new window) - Pupil status confirmation form.
  • CME 1 (MS Word [171.5Kb] opens in new window) - School checklist for children whose whereabouts are unknown.
  • CME 2 (MS Word [94.5Kb] opens in new window) - Referral to CME Out of School Register.     

Contacts

Rosaline O'Hanlon, CME Co-ordinator: rosaline.ohanlon@liverpool.gov.uk
Joanne McKenna, Pupil Tracking Officer: joanne.mckenna@liverpool.gov.uk