Working with Looked after Children in Education

Aim:
To support people to develop their knowledge and skills in working with looked after children in education.
Objectives:

• To further promote carers support for the educational development of children placed with them, including their understanding of PEPs as helping to identify the potential of a looked after child/young person
• To look at ways of supporting learning, including discussion of homework and projects, library and internet use and related attendance at cultural events
• To look at the relationship between PEPs and a childs local authority review, including the Every Child Matters framework
• The carers roles, including parents evenings and other interactions with schools/colleges, in implementing PEPs
• The input carers can make, in cooperation with other professionals in shaping a PEP
• To look at the links as a child grows, with Pathway Plans
• How carers can help advance children's education in practice, in partnership with schools/colleges, and that both carers and children/young people placed with them appreciate the place PEPs have in educational development

Training Method
Tutor input, Question and answer session, Group work Case Studies, Practice of skills
Course Materials
All participants will receive a course booklet containing all the key ideas and support material covered on the course.
Course length

1 Day, 10am - 230pm.

Suitability

This course is suitable for Residential Care Staff, Care Support Staff, Foster Carers, Social Workers, Teachers and Learning Support Assistance.