Educational Welfare Officer

Between 1983 and 1987, schools and educational welfare officers were responsible for initiating only 12 per cent.

But think of the impact of the deep local authority cuts to services such as education psychologists, educational welfare officers and admissions support.

No Educational Welfare Officers to help with children refusing to attend school, no family liaison officers.

It has an open referral system, so girls can be recommended by their schools, educational welfare officers, maternity hospitals, and a variety of other sources, or they can come along on their own initiative.

If the problem persists and the parents don't take the opportunity to visit the school to discuss the issues with the head or another member of staff then a home visit either by the head, home school liaison teacher or a sympathetic educational welfare officer may well be appropriate.