Community and Family Engagement

The Equality and Diversity Community team can provide additional support alongside school core support and other mainstream services in order to improve the engagement, attendance and attainment of children, young people and their families.

Access and Engagement Team members provide information and advice on education for parents and carers, including admissions, educational grants and benefits, extended holidays, promotion of school events, further and higher education, special educational needs, exclusions and behaviour issues. Programmed Education Advice Surgeries are offered each week at the premises of community organisations in Nelson and Burnley.

School Access and Attendance

Our Education Access Officers and Community Education Liaison Officers can provide additional support for parents and families. Examples of which are below 

For school admissions and appeals, including free school meals and transport click the links below-

East Lancashire Learning and Information Exchange (ELLIE) Burnley

ELLIE Accrington             

ELLIE Nelson

ELLIE BWA Burnley

Central Lancashire Learning and Information Exchange (CELLIE) Preston

Communication and cultural barriers
Parent meetings
Parenting skills
Encouraging parents to be involved in school life
Exclusions
Extended holidays and Early Years Funding
Unauthorised absence
Liaising with organisations and agencies
Pupils with barriers to learning
Behaviour issues

Work with Other Agencies

The team also works closely with other agencies to support their efforts to deliver services to minority ethnic communities. Partner agencies include the Pupil Attendance Support Team, Pupil Access Team, Inclusion Team, Pupil Referral Units, Young Peoples Service, the Prevention, Early Help and Wellbeing service, Early Years settings, Social Services, FE Colleges, CME, Police and health providers.