By law, children aged 5 to 16 years old must be in full-time education.
Your child can be educated at school or at home.
If your child is to be educated at school, you must:
- register your child at a school
- make sure your child goes to school regularly and on time.
Good school attendance gives your child the opportunity for success and helps develop skills for life.
Missing school can:
- damages a pupil’s learning
- impact their grades
- disrupt routines
- make pupils vulnerable to crime
- impact their mental health in the long term.