14/03/2016 Bromley Virtual School; A Presentation for Elected Members Helen Priest Head Teacher, Bromley Virtual School, March 2016 Bromley Virtual School; A Presentation for Elected Members Publication Key Outcome(s) October 2000 Introduction of the Personal • Education of Children and Education Plan (PEP) Young People in Care (DfE/DoH)) November 2005 Lead Member to apply principle of • Statutory Guidance on the ‘If this were my child’ Duty on Local Authorities to RE-emphasis on the PEP • Promote the Education of Increased monitoring role for IRO • Looked After children, The Children Act (Every Child Matters), 2004. July 2014 VSH role now statutory • (Revised) Statutory ‘lead responsible officer for ensuring Guidance on the Duty on that arrangements are in place to Local Authorities to improve the educational experiences Promote the Education of and outcomes of the authority's Looked After children looked after children, including those placed out of authority’ 1
14/03/2016 Bromley Virtual School; A Presentation for Elected Members � Only the VSH is statutory � However, the inspection framework for local authorities has very clear expectations of the information that will be available to inspectors and those expectations influence both work of the VSH and the organisation of the Virtual School � Much of the work of Bromley Virtual School is statutory as set out in the 2014 Statutory Guidance Bromley Virtual School; A Presentation for Elected Members � Helen Priest Head Teacher, Bromley Virtual School � Christine Tungatt Education Adviser � Penny Cottrell, Education Adviser � Anne-Marie Wallace Education Support Worker (acting) � Digna Steer Business Support Officer (acting) 2
14/03/2016 Bromley Virtual School; A Presentation for Elected Members Universal: Targeted: � School place finding and � Classroom support admission support � 1:1 tuition � Attendance monitoring � Alternative provision � Monitoring attainment � Transition support and progress � TextNow � Education planning � University experiences (PEPs) � Activities and projects � Pupil Premium � Advice and guidance for professionals � Celebration Events Training: social workers, foster carers, adopters, designated teachers, school governors; 3
Children in Care Education Service Support for children and young people in care, their carers and social workers School finding Personal Education Additional learning Monitoring progress Other support and Plans (PEPs) support activities Support for carers in Monitoring and prompting Monitoring Statements Attendance Monitoring Exclusion prevention (and identifying early years and PEP activity and attending Special appeals if necessary) primary school provision Educational Needs (SEN) PEP audits PEP quality assurance Reviews Engagement Programme, Support and advice at Bi-annual data collection including LinCC secondary transfer, Supporting social workers Funding in-school support on individual pupil including checking and in PEP meetings attainment and Occasional out of school tracking applications Targeted 1:1 tuition longitudinal recording activities Attending PEPs where Securing mid-year children are causing Diagnostic testing Individual and cohort Annual Celebration of admissions concern progress tracking Achievement Funding Education Researching and securing Psychology and clinical YR 11 onward destination Post adoption support alternative provision, assessments monitoring and support including respite and long- Rapid response to schools term alternative Personal Education and foster carers placements Allowances (PEA) Foster Carer training Administering Pupil Premium Social Worker training Assuring GCSE entry Governor training
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