EWS – useful documents
- BF protocol for fixed penalty notices 2017
- Request form for Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN1 – Sept 2017)
- Children missing education policy
- Child missing education referral form
- School exit form
- Family holidays during term time – guidance leaflet
- Fast track intervention guidance
- EWS school referral guidance
- EWS school referral
- Model attendance policy (Sept 2017)
- Model attendance policy (Academy – Sept 2017)
- The Law Says poster – information on child employment laws
- Work permit application form
Template letters for school use
- Letter 1 – attendance
- Letter 2 – attendance
- Letter 3 – attendance
- Letter 3A – attendance
- Letter 4 – attendance
- Letter 4A – attendance
- Sibling absence template
- Authorised – exceptional circumstances
- Unauthorised – not exceptional circumstances
- FPN – threshold not met
- FPN – absence request form not submitted
- Unauthorised – hand delivered
Template forms for school use
- AAP review form – notes of meeting with parents
- Attendance action plan form
- Leave of absence form (Sept 2017)
- Leave of absence form (Academy – Sept 2017)
Flowchart – school procedures
Legislation
- DFE guidance on school attendance – updated September 2018
- Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
- Education Act 1996
- Statutory Instruments 1999 No. 3181 (school day and school year)
- Statutory Instruments 2010 No. 1725
- Statutory Instruments 2013 No. 756 (pupil regs)
- Statutory Instruments 2013 757 (Penalty Notices)