Virtual School Advisor

You will:

• be contributing to raising the standards of educational attainment, achievement and attendance of children looked after to Staffordshire including:
• maintaining effective monitoring and tracking systems for Looked After Children's educational attainment.
• responsibility for implementing the Virtual School new to care process.
• attend and contribute to Personal Education Plans for Children &Young People as directed by the education coordinator and ensure SMART aspirational target setting for looked after pupils.
• respond to identified areas of educational need within schools and settings for young people in public care under the direction of the education transition co-coordinator e.g.:
1. 1. Where there is danger of exclusion. 2. Where the young person has been out of school. 3. Where there is poor or non-attendance. 4. Where the young person is under achieving educationally as indicated by test scores, key stage results etc.

Do you have knowledge of the education and care systems, and how they impact on children's education?, You will:
• need to be passionate about working with young people,
• have excellent communication,
• have interpersonal and organisational skills
• have experience of working with both teaching and social care professionals.
You'll also be able to respond flexibly to meet the individual needs of children and young people and have:
• experience working directly with vulnerable children in an education setting.
• Knowledge and understanding of the education system and services,
• Experience of strategies to motivate and engage vulnerable children and young people.
• Experience of supporting multi-agency partnership working.
• An understanding of the effect of trauma and attachment on the education of looked after children., Disability Confident
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