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Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 March 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 March 2014. It was answered by Edward Timpson (Conservative) on Monday, 31 March 2014 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Children in Care

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, columns 556-7W, on children in care, if he will place in the Library (a) the results of the virtual school head pilots conducted between September 2007 and August 2009 and (b) all training materials produced by his Department.

Answer

The evaluation report of the virtual school head (VSH) pilots was published in August 2009 and can be viewed from the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/222044/DCSF-RR144.pdf

In March 2010 the Department published a VSH toolkit based on the experiences of the pilots and other local authorities that had developed services using the virtual school model. The toolkit can be viewed from the following link:

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20131027134109/http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/v/virtual%20school%20head%20toolkit.pdf

A group of virtual school heads are currently revising the toolkit.

A copy of the evaluation report and the original toolkit will be placed in the Library of the House when it is complete.

The enhanced materials for school leaders and governors about the impact of being looked after on children's educational attainment that have been developed through the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) are currently available only through license to training providers.

NCTL has supported Bath Spa University and Bath and North East Somerset local authority to develop training materials on attachment. This new training resource, ‘An Introduction to Attachment and the Implications for Learning', which includes video footage, is available on the NCTL website members' site:

http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/index/docinfo?id=651084&filename=an-introduction-to-attachment-and-the-implications-for-learning-and-behaviour.pdf

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
578 c417W; 193843
Session
2013-14
Related items
Children in Care
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Education Children in care Finance Headteachers
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk