Overview of Learning
There are many reasons why children become looked after by the LA. In some cases, it will be as a result of family breakdown, in others because of neglect and abuse. These often traumatic experiences, together with being separated from friends, family and adapting to changing neighbourhoods, can make it much harder for them to learn. Although some do manage to overcome their disadvantages, most don’t and therefore they underachieve. As a governor and trustee, you can make a real difference in helping your school provide the best possible education for all its pupils whatever their background. The Children Act 2004 places a duty on LAs (as corporate parents) to promote the educational achievement of looked after children. LAs and social care staff can’t do this alone and will need the cooperation of others.
Schools in particular are central to providing looked after children with the experiences that will in turn unlock a brighter future. The task for those responsible for strategic governance is to ensure their schools and academies are responding to looked after children’s needs, to their personal education plans and that their school has a trained designated teacher as per statutory guidance.
This session will provide all the information you require to help your school with this complex agenda.
Audience:
All governors, trustees and local governors of schools and academies, particularly the Governance Lead Looked After Children.
Presenter:
Lindsay Nelson, Head of the Bolton Virtual School
Format:
This course will be a recorded video session. This will be released to you on the date advertised and available to view via the secure Bolton Governance Gateway website. Notification will be made via email. You can view the recording at your leisure after this date.
Pricing and Cancelation
This course will be a recorded video session. This will be released to you on the date advertised and available to view via the secure Bolton Governance Gateway website. Notification will be made via email. You can view the recording at your leisure after this date.
Fees for this session are payable via the school budget and not by individual members of the governing board. If your governing board has signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement, sessions are free of charge. Governors of governing boards who have not signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement may attend for a fee of £90 per session.
If you are unable to attend a course, we ask that you please notify the Governance Services Team on 01204 332116 at the earliest opportunity and at least five working days prior to the course date to enable the place to be offered to others.
Cancellation fees will apply for non-attendance or if a place is cancelled by the delegate within five working days of the course date. Schools who have signed up to the Governance Training Service Level Agreement will be charged £25 for each cancellation within five days of the course. If your school has not signed up to the SLA the full course fee will be charged. Fees may be waived in exceptional circumstances. Please contact Marie Foley, Governance Training Officer on 01204 332116 or via email at marie.foley@bolton.gov.uk