Find out more about how we track and respond to children missing from education

Learn more about the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE), what it does and how it works

Information about Barnsley Council's SEND improvement service - part of Education Inclusion Services.

Find out about educational support for children with special educational needs, and the Children and Families Act 2014.

Learn more about the agreed syllabus for religious education in Barnsley

Find out more about our education welfare officers (EWOs) and the role they play in reducing absences.

Information about council investments as part of the 2025 to 2026 budget.

Find out about the rules of child employment and the types of work that young people are allowed to do.

Find out how our traded services can help improve attendance in education.

Let's hear your voice is a health and lifestyle survey for pupils in years 4, 6, 8, 10 and post-16 in Barnsley.