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Child Protection Services Information

Educational Provision

The LEA, before granting a licence, will liaise with the Head Teacher of the child's school to ensure that the child's education will not suffer should a licence be granted.  

For long engagements, the licence holder should engage a private tutor for the licensed children. However, the regulations do not stipulate how many days absence from school may be permitted before the LEA insists on the engagement of a tutor. For children registered by Warwickshire, the licence holder will be expected to provide education if the pupil is to be absent from school for more than ten consecutive school days.

 Such educational provision should be provided from the first day of absence from school. The licence holder will ensure that arrangements for the child's education during the period of the licence are carried out.

 It is the responsibility of the licence applicant to state their proposals for the child's education and it is the LEA who decides whether or not the arrangements are satisfactory. Before the Authority will approve the educational arrangements made by the applicant it must be satisfied that:

  •  the private tutor is suitable and competent;

  •  the course of study is suitable;

  • one tutor will not teach more than six children at one time, unless all the children are at the same academic level and in this case the tutor may teach up to twelve;

  • the school room has been approved by the LEA;

  • the child will be taught for at least three hours on each day that they would normally attend school.

Absence from School

Under Regulation 8 of the Education (Pupil Registration) Regulations 1995, absence from school may not be granted to enable any pupil to undertake employment except in accordance with a licence.

 Absence from school may not be authorised for unlicensed performances.

Source material - Guidance for Licence Holders and Chaperones - Children in Entertainment May 2004 - © WCC 2004

 

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