Who We Are

The Virtual School is a team of teachers and dedicated education professionals who work to support the education of Gloucestershire Children in Care and care leavers, although our children also remain the responsibility of the school at which they are enrolled.

The team is a small multi-disciplinary team working to raise the educational attainment and school attendance of children and young people. We work in close collaboration with colleagues across the authority, but also in partnership with other areas. We track educational progress and implement and monitor interventions to help young people in care to achieve their full potential. We also make a strong contribution towards supporting schools, social workers and foster carers with education training.

In the main, the role of the Education Adviser is to raise attainment of students looked after by Gloucestershire Local Authority by taking responsibility for tracking and coordinating support and interventions for a group of learners in care in order to achieve their academic potential. All members of staff at the Virtual School have a caseload of young people where they are responsible for ensuring that the Personal Education Plan process is followed and in consultation with the school and social worker that the Pupil Premium Plus is spent effectively and appropriately. The Education Advisers will also help ensure that PEPs are of a  high quality.

We also have advisors supporting  the educational progress of previous children in care (PCiC)  and children with a social worker (CWSW).

The Team