Regulation 17 Education, employment and leisure activityI1
Northern Ireland
The registered person shall promote the educational attainment of children accommodated in a children’s home, in particular by ensuring that –
the children make use of educational facilities appropriate to their age, aptitude, needs, interests and potential;
the routine of the home is organised so as to further children’s participation in education, including private study; and
effective links are maintained with any schools attended by children accommodated in the home.
The registered person shall ensure that children accommodated in the home are –
encouraged to develop and pursue appropriate leisure interests; and
provided with appropriate leisure facilities and activities.
Where any child in a children’s home has attained the age where he is no longer required to receive compulsory full-time education, the registered person shall assist with the making of, and give effect to, the arrangements made for his education, training and employment.