Education welfare resources

Below is a list of education welfare resources including forms, policies and guides.

School attendance

• Providing education for children not in school due to health needs

• Section 19 (s.19) duty

• Education welfare traded services brochure

• Model attendance policy

• Model attendance contract

• School attendance parental responsibility measures

• Education welfare referral/assessment form

• Good attendance poster

• Good punctuality poster

• School and academy partnership guide

• School absence medical pathway

• EAL guide - English

• EAL guide - Russian

• EAL guide - Latvian

• Working together to improve attendance

Penalty notices (PN)

• Code of conduct on the issue of penalty notices

• School attendance parental responsibility measures

• The Education (Penalty Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (legislation.gov.uk)

• Reply to parent (not authorised) letter

• Reply to parent (reason to believe) letter

• Leave of absence request

• PN request form

• PN3a form

• National framework 2024 5 minute guide

• Changes to penalty notices for school absence

• Frequently asked questions about penalty notices

For any cross border penalty notice queries, please email crossborderpenaltynotice@barnsley.gov.uk.

Elective home education (EHE)

• Elective home education policy

• Parental guidance for elective home education

• Elective home education notification form (EHE1)

• Elective home education notification form (EHE1) - online

• Elective home education visit form (EHE2)

• DfE guidance for local authorities

• DfE guidance for parents

• Five-minute guide on elective home education

• Young persons guide to elective home education

• Elective home education guidance PowerPoint

• Further education options after secondary school education

Gypsy, Roma, Traveller children (GRT)

• Gypsy Roma Traveller reference guide

Children missing education (CME)

• CME - Barnsley policy guidance for schools and academies

• School attendance parental responsibility measures

• CME referral form (paper)

• CME referral form (online)

• CME notification of a non-standard transition form (paper)

• CME notification of a non-standard transition form (online)

• CME statutory guidance for local authorities

• Quick guide to CME

• CME training PowerPoint

Exclusions

• Access to education guidance to support inclusion

• Fair access protocols

Chaperones

• Chaperones code of conduct

Data analytics

• National, regional and local termly attendance (create your own table)

• National, regional and local weekly attendance (create your own table)

• National, regional and local elective home education data

• National, regional and local child missing education data

• Penalty notice figures

Other useful documents and legislation

• Early help assessment form

• School admissions

• Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership

• DfE guidance on keeping children safe in education

• Exclusion of pupils from school
  DfE guidance on exclusions from maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units

• Section 444(1), Education Act 1996

• Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003

• Children and Young Persons Act 1933

• Children and Young Persons Act 1963

• Children and Young Persons Act 1989

• Pupil Registration Regulations 1995

• Crime and Disorder Act 1998