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Agreeing to a reduced timetable, reporting periods and guidance.
All children of compulsory school age are entitled to a full-time education suitable to their:
In very exceptional circumstances, where it is in a child's best interests, there may be a need for a temporary part-time timetable to meet their individual needs.
Essex County Council defines any child not regularly attending school or accessing appropriate full-time provision in another setting as being missing from education.
Children missing education (CME) are at significant risk of:
Essex County Council must be able to report on children who are of statutory school age and who are not in receipt of full-time school education. The Education Access Team holds this responsibility and is required to have arrangements in place to identify the number of children on reduced provision.
A part-time timetable must only be in place:
For further information about the reduced timetable, view the Reduced Timetable policy (Word, 169KB).
To notify the Education Access Team of a child on a part-time timetable, schools are requested to complete a half-termly data return to include all children on a reduced timetable.
Schools are asked to report on:
The data capture will be managed through an online Achieve form.
Schools will need to submit the report at the start of every half-term.
There is no requirement for schools to report on any changes to a child's timetable outside of the reporting period.
Essex term | Completed return due between |
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Autumn, term 1 | Mon 23 Oct to Fri 10 Nov 2023 |
Autumn, term 2 | Thurs 4 Jan 2024 to Fri 26 Jan 2024 |
Spring, term 3 | Mon 26 Feb 2024 to Fri 15 Mar 2024 |
Spring, term 4 | Mon 15 Apr 2024 to Fri 3 May 2024 |
Summer, term 5 | Mon 3 June 2024 to Fri 21 June 2024 |
Summer, term 6 | Mon 2 Sept 2024 to Fri 20 Sept 2024 |