Deals with school attendance and truancy, prosecutes parents for non-attendance of children and liaises with other organisations to run Truancy Patrols. Concerned with child protection and welfare, and bullying where pupils are not attending school. Gives advice and training on how to improve attendance to schools. Acts as a link between a child's school and home. Also deals with inspection of pupils with entertainment and employment licences and monitoring of pupils educated at home. For Freedom of Information requests email: foi.csf@camden.gov.uk. For Child Employment Permits, Child Entertainment Licences and Chaperone Licences, please email ce@camden.gov.uk. Copies of the guidance and applications forms are available on the Camden website. Information can be emailed including any supporting documents.
Education Welfare Service (Camden Council)
Contact details
- Contact Name
- Ed Magee
- Contact Position
- Service Manager
- Telephone
-
020 7974 1653
Fax: 020 7974 4035
020 7974 7152 - ews@camden.gov.uk
- Website
- www.camden.gov.uk/schools
Address
- Address
-
5 Pancras Square
c/o Camden Town Hall, Judd Street
London - Postcode
- WC1H 9JE
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
Costs
- Cost(s)
- Free service.
Further details
- Parent Body
- Camden Council Supporting People Directorate.
- Client Group
- Children 5-16 years.
- Catchment Area
- Pupils attending Camden schools; Camden pupils attending a school outside the Borough should contact the Education Welfare Service for the borough their child attends school in.
- Referrals Policy
Parents can self-refer via duty calls or referrals are accepted via the pupil's school. Children's workers wanting to make a referral to this service should use the eCAF form.
- Languages
- Somali; Bengali
- Last checked date
- 12/04/2018
- Record ID
- 1885