Please use the contact details listed below to contact the service you need. For named contacts within Education download the Essex Key Contacts List.
Please note the above document isn't accessible. If you need an accessible version, email schoolscommunication@essex.gov.uk
Anti-Bullying
For information and resources visit the Bullying page.
Attendance Compliance
Advice on the issuing of Penalty Notices and/or prosecutions for non-school attendance.
Email attendancecompliance@essex.gov.uk
Direct any school attendance matters to the quadrant Attendance Specialists.
Find this information on the Attendance Compliance page.
Advice regarding school attendance matters: strategic, whole school advice and guidance, where pupil absence is a concern.'
Find contact information on the Attendance Specialist Team page.
Critical Incidents
To report a critical incident complete the Notification Form.
The Critical Incident page has information and resources on how to deal with an incident.
Enquiries, Compliments and Complaints
If you have an enquiry, a complaint or want to compliment about children's social care, schools or education, or any of the services that Essex County Council provides, then you can contact us via our general
enquiries online form.
East of England Health Protection Team
For information on serious health protection issues in Essex email eastofenglandhpt@phe.gov.uk
For guidance on infection control in schools and other child care settings visit the Government website.
eDBS Service
For any DBS applications or enquiries email dbs.servicecentre@essex.gov.uk
Find advice and guidance on the Essex County Council website.
Education Access - Children Missing Education and Elective Home Education Team
For information on suitable education for pupils who are unable to attend school email cme@essex.gov.uk
Find more information and resources about the service on the Education Access page.
Education Data and Collections
For advice and guidance for schools making statutory data returns to the Local Authority email schooldata@essex.gov.uk
For further information and resources visit the Education Data and Collections page.
Educational Visits
For general queries with EVOLVE and logins email educational.visits@junipereducation.org
Employee Wellbeing
For professional and confidential counselling for staff email counselling@essex.gov.uk
For general queries about occupational health email occupationalhealth@essex.gov.uk
Visit the Employee Wellbeing page for details on how to subscribe to the service.
Essex Legal Services
For enquiries about Essex Legal Services email els.enquiries@essex.gov.uk
Find more details about subscribing to this service on the ELS page.
Essex Local Offer
For information about support services and local opportunities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) visit the Essex Local Offer website.
For queries relating to the website email essex.localoffer@essex.gov.uk
Essex Outdoors
Send queries relating to outdoor learning programmes and environmental education to schools@essexoutdoors.com
Find information on what is available on the Essex Outdoors website.
Essex Virtual School
For support and guidance on Essex looked after and previously looked after children email virtual.school@essex.gov.uk
Find further information, resources and upcoming events/training on the Essex Virtual School pages.
Essex Youth Service
For any queries or information relating to the Essex Youth Service email youth.work@essex.gov.uk
Or for further information and resources about the service visit the Essex Youth Service website.
Finance
For schools in financial difficulties, questions about school budgets or questions related to the Consistent Financial Reporting requirements email finance.monitoring@essex.gov.uk
For all other information and resources visit the Finance pages.
Free School Meals
For information about free school meals, visit the Education Awards page.
Health and Safety
For support and advice related to health and safety issues email hs@essex.gov.uk
For information on how to subscribe to the service visit the Health and Safety pages.
Healthy Schools Programme
For queries relating to the Healthy Schools Programme email public.health@essex.gov.uk
Find more information about the service on the Healthy Schools Programme page.
Human Resources
For support relating to HR email educationhr@junipereducation.org
For information on what the HR subscription package includes visit the Human Resources page.
Infrastructure Delivery
For queries relating to the Infrastructure Delivery service email infrastructure.delivery@essex.gov.uk
For further information and resources about the service visit the Infrastructure Delivery page.
Information Governance
For any queries about data protection, subject access requests and freedom of information issues email igs@essex.gov.uk
The Information Governance pages have more information and guidance. Including how to subscribe to the service.
Insurance
For queries relating to insurance and risk management email insurance@essex.gov.uk
For information on how to subscribe to the service visit the Insurance pages.
NQT Induction
For any queries about the NQT Induction service email essexnqt@essex.gov.uk
For further information about the service and what is on offer visit the NQT Induction page.
Physical and Sensory Impairment Specialist Teaching Service
For queries relating to the Physical and Sensory Impairment Specialist Teaching Service email educationpsi@essex.gov.uk
Press Team
For support with media related incidents email press.desk@essex.gov.uk or call 0333 013 2800.
For urgent out of hours enquiries call 07717 867 525.
Safeguarding
For support on safeguarding children email educationsafeguarding@essex.gov.uk
For information and resources relating to the service visit the Safeguarding pages.
School Admissions
For queries on annual and mid term admissions email admissions@essex.gov.uk
For all other information visit the School Admissions Team page.
School Closures
To report a school closure login to the My School page and click 'Report a School Closure'.
For any issues logging in, or to set up an account to the My School page email password.eim@essex.gov.uk
School Meals Service
For general queries or to subscribe to the service email school.meals@essex.gov.uk
For schools that subscribe to this service visit the School Meals Service page.
School Organisation and Pupil Place Planning
Send any queries relating to the School Organisation and Pupil Place Planning service to school.organisation@essex.gov.uk
The School Organisation and Pupil Place Planning page has more information and resources.
Schools Forum
Send Schools Forum queries to yannick.stupples-whyley@essex.gov.uk
For information and resources about the service visit the Schools Forum page.
Schools Recruitment Team
For support and queries about recruitment email teaching@essex.gov.uk
Or for further information about the service visit the Schools Recruitment Team page.
SEND Information, Advice and Support Service
For information, advice and support to parents, carers, children and young people in relation to special educational needs and disability email send.iass@essex.gov.uk
Find more information about the service on the Essex Local Offer website.
