| Date Created | Date 1st Review Due | Date Reviewed | Version | Next Review Due |
| May 2025 | May 2026 | |||
Egham Park School believes that in partnership with Surrey County Council, we have a special duty as Corporate Parents to safeguard and promote the education of looked-after (LAC) and previously looked-after (PLAC) children.
OUR AIM
To provide a safe and secure environment, where education is valued and there is a steadfast belief in the abilities and potential of all children.
To support our looked-after and previously looked-after children and give them access to every opportunity to achieve to their potential and enjoy learning.
To fulfil our schools’ role as corporate parents to promote and support the education of our looked-after and previously looked-after children, by asking the question, ‘Would this be good enough for my child?’
Egham Park School will:
• Nominate a Designated Teacher (DT) for our looked-after and previously looked-after children who will act as their advocate and co-ordinate support for them.
• Nominate an Advisory Board Member to ensure that the needs of our looked-after and previously looked-after children are prioritised at a school management level. The Advisory Board Member will also support the Designated Teacher (DT) in their role as advocate and educational champion.
• Support the Designated Teacher (DT) in carrying out their role by making time available and ensuring that they attend, at a minimum, statutory training provided by Surrey Virtual School (SVS) and external agencies.
The Designated Teacher (DT) will:
• Act as an advocate for looked-after and previously looked-after children.
• Have high expectations of looked-after and previously looked-after children’s involvement in learning and educational progress
• Monitor the educational progress of all looked-after and previously looked after children to ensure they are reaching their potential and feel a part of the school community.
• Maintain an up-to-date record of all looked-after children who are on the school roll. This will include:
o Status i.e. care order or accommodated.
o Type of Placement i.e. foster, respite, residential.
o Name of Social Worker, area office, email address and telephone number.
o Daily contact and numbers e.g. name of parent or carer or key worker in children’s home.
SEN Code of Practice
o Child Protection information when appropriate.
o Baseline information and all test results.
o Attendance figures
o Exclusions
• Ensure that there is a termly Personal Education Plan (PEP) for each child/young person which includes appropriate targets, the child’s views and above information. This must be compatible with the child’s/young person’s Care Plan and where applicable include any other school plan, e.g. EHCP, SEND Support Arrangements etc. Each PEP meeting will be attended by either the DT or staff member with delegated responsibility with all possible sections of the PEP completed before the meeting date.
• Ensure that if/when the child transfers school all relevant information is forwarded to the receiving school as a matter of priority. Where possible, the DT will attend the first PEP at the new school to assist transition and target setting.
• Ensure that systems are in place to identify and prioritise when looked-after Children are underachieving and have early interventions to improve this in line with existing school policy.
• Ensure that an appropriate staff member attends Looked-After (LAC) Reviews and/or prepares a written report which promotes the continuity and stability of their education.
• Swiftly intervene if there is evidence of individual underachievement or absence from school, taking action to communicate any difficulties as soon as possible.
• Be the named point of contact for staff seeking information on the educational, social, emotional and wellbeing needs of looked-after and previously looked-after children.
• Be the named contact for liaising with carers, Surrey Children’s Services and the Virtual School, ensuring the speedy transfer of information between key partners.
• Provide a programme of transition support, as appropriate, for any child leaving school in the middle or end of the academic year.
• Access statutory training events organised by Surrey Virtual School (as a minimum requirement) and other external agencies. This includes ensuring all school staff are kept up to date with current legislation including DfE Statutory Guidance found here and its implication for the school in respect of looked-after and previously looked-after children.
• Cascade training to school staff and Advisory Board members as appropriate.
The name of our Designated Teacher is: Nicki Foster
The nominated Advisory Board Member will:
• Champion the needs of looked-after and previously looked-after children and young people, supporting the work of the Designated Teacher by ensuring they have access to all support and training needed to fulfil their role.
• Monitor the school’s policies and ensure they are effective in reflecting the needs of looked-after and previously looked-after children.
• Ensure all Advisory Board members are fully aware of legal requirements and guidance on the education of children in care, including the DfE Statutory Guidance on Promoting the education of looked-after children and previously looked-after children (publishing.service.gov.uk).
• Examine whether the school is making the fullest possible use of all available resources, including Pupil Premium Plus funding, to maximise progress and attainment.
• Ensure that looked-after and previously looked-after students are placed on school roll without delay, recognising the importance of re-establishing school stability for care experienced children and young people.
The name of our nominated Advisory Board Member is:
Karlyne Oakes