Education welfare and social work service
Introduction
Education Welfare and Social Work Service primarily delivers:
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the LEA’s statutory functions in relation to pupil non-school attendance
(Education Welfare Service)
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services relating to the education of Looked After Children (The REACH Team)
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social work in education
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advice to the education service on matters relating to child protection
It also delivers specific support and functions in relation to taking children
off roll, those being educated at home, child employment, and young people who
are offending.
Who are we?
The Education Welfare & Social Work Service is made of three key services:
Education Welfare Service
Delivers pupils attendance services,
child protection advice and support, child employment, monitors education
otherwise than at school.
For further information contact
Sue Greenwell
, Senior EWS Team Manager
on 020 7527 5621
REACH Team
Delivers full range of support to maximise the
educational outcomes of Islington’s Looked After Children.
For further information contact
Hermione Michaud
, REACH Team Manager on
020 7527 5972
Social Work in Education Team
Provides a Social Work in
Education service either through Outreach Teams or through BEST teams within
the Behaviour Improvement Programme.
For further information contact
Sarah Le May
, Social Work Team Manager
on 020 7527 5863
A full staffing structure and contact details is provided
Services and activities
Pupil Attendance
The Education Welfare Service (EWS) delivers statutory pupil attendance
services in Islington, offering support to pupils, parents and schools to
raise pupil attendance both for individual pupils and also institutionally at
school and LEA level.
Safeguarding Children
The EWS will give advice in relation to child protection matters, although it
is expected that schools will make referrals directly to Social Services where
necessary. It provides information on multi-agency child protection training
and delivers training in individual schools.
Education of Looked
After Children
The REACH Team is a multi-agency,
multi-disciplinary team which aims to raise the educational achievement of
children and young people in public care. The REACH Team provides training,
advice and guidance and support to schools, Children and Families Service,
young people, foster carers and other professionals to improve the educational
outcomes of looked after children.
Child Employment
The EWS offers advice and guidance to employers, pupils and parents on the
employment of school age pupils. It provides work permits to those pupils
whose work is approved.
Education provided
other than at school by parents
Some parents may wish to
exercise their legal right to provide suitable education other than that
provided. CEA@ Islington through the Education Welfare Service and School
Improvement Service will offer those parents advice and guidance on the
procedures involved in the process and what would be expected of them should
they choose this course of action.
Social Work in
Education
The team is comprised of experienced social workers,
with statutory as well as therapeutic social work backgrounds. These skills
are applied to working in multi-professional teams to engage children, young
people and their families, with complex and entrenched emotional, social and
behavioural difficulties. Links with social services are becoming established
and working together protocols are being developed.
Children Missing Education
Work is being developed by the EW&SWS to co-ordinate all aspects of children
who are either missing from education or who are at risk from missing
education.
Head of Education Welfare & Social Work Service:
Ian
Norman-Bruce
CEA@Islington
Lough Road
London
N7 8RH
Tel: 020 7527 5843
E-Mail:
ian.norman-bruce.cea@islington.gov.uk