Manage a critical incident

Responding to a critical incident

Essex school terms and holidays

Academic year 2024 to 2025

Information

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.

Login or create an account for your school
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School children being active

Autumn term 2024 statutory data collections

Autumn school census - 3 October

Deadline for submitting school census  11 October

School workforce census - 7 November

Data and standards

Key priorities and updates

Inclusion strategy, picture of schoolchildren

The Inclusion Strategy

22 March 2024

The Essex Education Inclusion Strategy, a key element of our Transformation 2030 work.