Trafford Virtual School makes sure that all looked-after children and young people get the best possible support in education. They also offer support for previously looked-after children, children in need and kinship care.
It is called a virtual school because there is no school building. But there is a real head teacher and staff who work with you, your carers and your teachers to help you achieve your best.
You can find out more on the Virtual School website.
Looked-after children offer
- Information, advice and guidance for schools, social workers and families
- Support with Personal Education Plans (PEPs) and attendance at meetings as appropriate
- Daily attendance monitoring and follow-up
- Oversight and allocation of Pupil Premium Grant funding
- Educational Psychology consulation and priority access to assessment
- Speech and Language Therapy consultation and priority access to assessment and intervention
- Enhanced careers advice offer
- Access to educational opportunities such as university visits and work experence
- Access to mentors, tutors, TA support and counsellors through the Alternative Provision Framework
- Access to a Play Therapist and wellbeing support
Previously looked-after children, children in need and kinship care offer
- Information and guidance for schools, social workers and families
- Support to access available funding such as Pupil Premium Plus and Adoption Support Fund (previously Looked After Children)
- Training opportunities to develop an understanding of trauma informed and attachment aware practice
- Psychological consultation with a Clinical Psycohologist to gain a shared, holistic understanding of a young person's strengths and needs
- Education Psychology consultation
- Support to analyse data and set strategy
- Model education plan and support to implement this