Educational support for looked after children
Wolverhampton Looked After Children Education (LACE)
The Looked After Children Education (LACE) team promotes the education of children and young people in public care.
This includes school age children/young people who are subject to a care order (full or interim) as well as those who are accommodated.
LACE also works together with other agencies (e.g. social services, schools, connexions, health services, etc.) to improve the social, emotional and behavioural development of looked after children.
LACE team
The LACE team consists of a:
- Virtual School Lead/Team Manager
- Teachers / advisors
- Social inclusion pupil support workers
- Administrative assistant
- 14-19 Transitional Officer
- Project Officer
- PEP Co-ordinator
- Data Officer
- Training Officer
It is responsible to the head of social inclusion within the access and inclusion division of lifelong learning. The activity of the LACE team in promoting the education of looked after children is coordinated with that of social services and other agencies through the multiagency looked after children Education Steering Group which meets each month.
Roles and responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of the LACE team are to:
- Provide reports on what children/young people might need to help them succeed
- Provide advice and support to school staff, social workers and carers regarding strategies and approaches for meeting individual pupil's educational needs
- Engage in therapeutic work (counselling and mentoring) with looked after children
- Provide training to social workers, foster carers, designated teachers for looked after children and others involved in the education of looked after children
- Advocate on behalf of looked after children on issues such as admissions and exclusions as well as continuity of an educational placement
- Monitor and support the children's Personal Education Plan (PEP)
- Monitor the attendance record of looked after children and make a quick response to patterns of regular non attendance
- Run out of school hours projects.
Further information
For further information or enquiries about looked after children's education, use our online e-form (secure). You can also contact:
LACE Team
Wolverhampton City Council
Jennie Lee Centre
Lichfield Road
Wednesfield
Wolverhampton
WV11 3HT
Phone: 01902 556951
Fax: 01902 552147
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