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4 - 25 people in a session

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Education of Children in Care – Advanced (Zoom)

£370.00 3 hours

Description

Education of Children in Care (including PEP, The Virtual School & Pupil Premium Plus)

Looked-after children face significant educational disadvantages, yet consistent advocacy from informed adults can completely transform a child’s learning trajectory. This professional development programme equips foster carers, adopters, and social care professionals with the legal knowledge, statutory tools, and practical confidence needed to champion educational achievement. Learn how to navigate complex Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) frameworks, maximise dedicated funding streams, and build ambitious futures for children in care.

Key Learning Objectives

By completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand Statutory Legal Duties: Know how Section 22(3A) of the Children Act 1989 obligates local authorities to promote educational achievement, and how your role supports this duty.
  • Navigate the SEND Framework & EHCPs: Understand the SEND Code of Practice, the graduated approach (Assess, Plan, Do, Review), and how to request and review Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
  • Champion High-Quality PEPs: Effectively prepare for, contribute to, and drive ambitious Personal Education Plans (PEPs) that center the child’s voice.
  • Maximise Pupil Premium Plus (PP+) & Funding: Ensure ring-fenced PP+ funding and post-16 bursaries are targeted effectively for tuition, therapeutic support, and enrichment.
  • Support Post-16 Pathways: Guide young people through further education, apprenticeships, higher education entitlements, and university transition support.
  • Promote Everyday Learning: Create trauma-informed home learning environments, manage school transitions, prevent exclusions, and raise aspirations.

Why Choose This Course?

  • Closes the Achievement Gap: With looked-after children significantly less likely to achieve standard GCSE passes or reach university, this course gives you the exact tools needed to change those statistics.
  • Demystifies Complex Systems: Breaks down the roles of the Virtual School, Designated Teachers, LAs, and SEND frameworks into plain, actionable advice.
  • Focuses on Practical Advocacy: Teaches you how to ask the right questions during PEP meetings, challenge low expectations, and ensure financial entitlements (PP+ and bursaries) are fully claimed.

Who Should Attend?

  • Foster Carers & Adopters who want to effectively advocate for their child's educational needs and build a supportive home learning environment.
  • Social Workers & Leaving Care Personal Advisers seeking to deepen their understanding of educational frameworks and post-16 pathways.
  • Designated Teachers & School Staff looking to improve PEP quality, collaborate with Virtual Schools, and deploy Pupil Premium Plus effectively.

Format: This is a live training session through the platform "Zoom". It includes taught sections, small group work, work in pairs, and whole group discussions.

 

Hand-outs & Certificates: Downloadable course notes and certificates of attendance are provided.

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Advanced Training

This option is aimed at an audience with prior knowledge of the subject and isn’t suitable for.  Those that are new to the subject would be better with our standard course.

Empowering Safety: Bespoke Safeguarding & Child Protection Training

Why Choose Bespoke Training?

Generic training can leave staff feeling unprepared for the real-life scenarios they face. Our tailored approach ensures the content, delivery method, and case studies are directly relevant to your sector (e.g., education, healthcare, sport, charity, corporate), your local policies, and the specific vulnerabilities and risks present in your community.

Our Specialised Training Pillars

We design engaging, practical, and compliant training across three core areas:

  • For Professionals Working with Children (Child Protection): Focuses on recognising the signs of abuse and neglect, statutory guidance (e.g., Working Together to Safeguard Children), robust reporting procedures, and the creation of a safe, child-focused culture.
  • For Professionals Working with Adults (Adult Safeguarding): Focuses on the principles of the Care Act, understanding different types of harm, promoting wellbeing, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) considerations, and ensuring person-led safeguarding responses.
  • Blended Cohorts (Safeguarding for All Ages): Ideal for organisations whose staff or volunteers interact with both children and adults (e.g., community centres, housing associations, religious organisations). This training highlights the common principles of good practice while clearly delineating the different legal frameworks, signs of harm, and reporting routes for each demographic.

Invest in training that transforms knowledge into action. Equip your team with the confidence and competence to protect those in your care proactively.

Need more time?

We recognise that sometimes groups need more time for discussions and group work. This can mean that a two-hour session is just not long enough to explore the curriculum and engage in question and answer sessions. So we are you offering the opportunity to extend the session by an hour to allow your trainees the chance to explore the curriculum fully!

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