Manage a critical incident
Responding to a critical incidentEssex school terms and holidays
Academic year 2024 to 2025Information
Admissions and access to education
Admissions, Roll notifications, Elective Home Education and Children Missing Education, Alternative Provision, medical referrals, suspensions and exclusions
Attendance
Support first, statutory legal intervention including penalty notices and prosecution.
Education and schools services
Early years and childcare, environment and sustainability, SACRE and other key services including school trips, PE and sport and Essex Youth Service.
Find information about schools
Term dates and holidays, school closures, general school information and online search tools to find information about individual schools.
Pupil support and wellbeing
Equality and diversity, Essex Local Offer, Essex Virtual School, SEMH and other key services for pupils including free school meals and transport.
Safeguarding
Key child protection guidance and support, how to report concerns and training, policy and other key safeguarding information for education staff.
School management
Data and standards, critical incidents, Essex School Forum, health and safety and other key school services including insurance, legal services and finance.
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Autism, cognition and learning needs, physical and sensory needs, SEND and SLCN guidance and support.
Staff support and wellbeing
Headteacher and staff wellbeing advice and training, health and HR services for schools, security and vetting checks and teacher induction guidance.
Education Essex online system
Browse, book and buy your learning and development and school improvement traded services.
Spring term 2025 statutory data collections
Spring school census - 16 January
Deadline for submitting school census (maintained schools) 22 January
