Issue - meetings

This report sets out the proposal to establish a Head for the Virtual School for Children in care.

Further to the previous meeting further consideration was given to the proposals for a “Virtual School”. A virtual school would rigorously track the schooling of every child in care, making sure that schools knew when they had a child in care and that the school put in place appropriate additional targeted support.

Details of the staffing and the aims for the Virtual school were noted. There was a discussion around the membership of the governing body and in particular representation from this Committee. It was noted that all schools had to have a designated teacher for CiC.

The Committee were pleased to note that 10 primary schools had received bespoke training and 29 people, either designated teachers or SENCO’s, had signed up for attachment training.

Information was provided on the extensive range of culture and leisure activities planned for CiC this term, all of which had specific educational related outcomes.

RESOLVED:

1.                                                                          1. That the Governing body include two former CiC.

     2. That the Governing body include two Corporate Parent Governors      appointed by this Committee.

3.  That the link to the DFCS website documents on attainment of LAC   in primary and secondary schools be e-mailed to the Committee.

4. That a progress report be presented to Committee in June/July.