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Education Welfare Service
Education Welfare Service
Education Welfare Service
Organisational Structure
Chief Education Welfare Officer
Deputy Chief EWO1 (Operations Management)
Senior EWO
Derry North & Limavady
Senior EWO
Derry South
Senior EWO
Strabane/ Omagh
Senior EWO
Fermanagh/Omagh
8 EWOs(2 job share)
6 EWOs 6 EWOs 5 EWOs
Deputy Chief EWO3 (Child Protection)
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Mission Statement
“The EWS promotes the participation of children and young people in beneficial
education by a partnership and inclusive approach”
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Framework for Legislation
• Education and Libraries (N.I.) Order 1986
• The Children (N.I.) Order 1995
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Section 75 N.I. Act 1998
• S.E.N.D.O. 2005 (Special Education Needs Disability Order)
• Education and Libraries (N.I.) Order 2003
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Policies and Procedures
• ELB and Schools’ Child Protection Policies (Pastoral Care, Bullying, Attendance etc)
• DENI 1999/10 Pastoral Care in Schools: Child Protection
• Cooperating to Safeguard Children 2003
• Regional Area Child Protection Policies and Procedures
• WELB Education Welfare Service Manual
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Strategic Objectives
• To assist schools to develop a whole school approach for the promotion of regular attendance
• To operate within agreed criteria for referral to schools and to respond appropriately
• To empower parents to meet their legal responsibilities
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Strategic Objectives
• To engage with families and children in a structured and purposeful way
• To engage in efficient and effective intra-board partnerships
• To establish effective working relationships with appropriate external bodies
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Improving School Attendance
Northern Ireland Audit Office Report 2004
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Recommendations from 2004
• Develop a more strategic perspective in relation to improving school attendance
• Bring about change in school policy and procedures and disseminate good practice ideas on managing attendance
• Use data effectively to deal with low attendance
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Outcomes from 2004
- Attendance Data collected annually- Every School a Good School- Attendance policies- School Attendance Matters : A parents guide- Tess- Sam- Lac
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Improving School Attendance
Northern Ireland Audit Office – Follow up Report 2014
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Outcomes from 2014
• Attendance Strategy
• Attendance Networks• Effective use of Data• Closer working
relationship between schools and EWS
• Target groups most at risk of poor attendance
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Regional Education & Library Boards
Action Plan
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Consultation
Collaboration
Resources
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“Regular school attendance and educational attainment are inextricably linked and regular attendance ensures that pupils get the best
possible outcomes from their period in compulsory education”
Improving Pupil Attendance
Follow-up Report 2014
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Justice
InterventionProtection
Enforcement
Control
Statutory role
Mediation
Assessment
Support
Care
A key Principle of the Education Welfare Service is a commitment to the care and welfare of young people and families.
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Service Level Agreement • EWS and School Process
• Liaison Arrangements
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Attendance Policy
School Meeting
Authorised Absence
Talk to child
Monitor Attendance
Letter to Parent
Phone Call to Parent
School Process
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Effective Liaison
Agreed set times
Accurate Data
Up to date pupil
information
Review
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School Action
Referral
Allocation
Assessment
Action Plan
Review
Close Case
(if required)
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Intervention
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Referral
Legal Process
Education Welfare ServiceChild focused action
Children’s (NI)Order 1995
Parent focused action
Education & Libraries(NI) Order 1986
Family Proceedings Court
Magistrates Court
Care OrderEducation Supervision Order
Adjournment
Adjournment Fine
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- Young People and Families
- School Action
- EWS Action
- Action by other agencies
- Legal/Court Action
Intervention Process
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Questions
and
Answers