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What is the Torbay Virtual School?
The Virtual School supports the education of children looked after from ages 0 – 19. It is the Local Authority’s statutory duty to promote the educational achievement of children looked after under Section 52 of the Children Act 2004. For more information please see - Promoting Educational Achievement of Looked After Children – Statutory guidance for LA in the Related Documents
The Virtual School is just that – virtual. It does not have premises but it does have staff. It operates like a school and has three key responsibilities:
- To make sure there is a system to track and monitor the attainment and progress of children looked after;
- To ensure that all children looked after have a robust and effective personal education plan and access to support;
- To champion the educational needs of children looked after across the authority and those placed out of authority.
Who is a pupil of the Virtual School?
Every child looked after will be on the Virtual School roll as well as being on the roll of their mainstream or special school. The Virtual School monitors the progress of children from 0 – 19, so the Virtual School has an oversight of early years provision as well as that post 16.
There are three defined groups in the Torbay Virtual School:
- In the care of or a care leaver of Torbay and educated in Torbay Early Years setting/school/college
- In the care of or a care leaver of Torbay and educated in another authority
- In the care of another local authority but educated in a Torbay Early Years setting/school/college.
Related Documents
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Promoting the Educational Achievement of Children Looked After: Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the legislation, planning and implementation of promoting the educational achievement of Children Looked After.
Last updated: 07/12/2011, 11:27am (866 KB)
Contact Torbay Virtual School
- Tel: 01803 402810
- Email: FISenquiries@torbay.gov.uk
- Fax: N/A
