Transcript Looked After Children at Orleans Park school

Looked After Children
at Orleans Park school
Context
• Orleans has approx. 1,200 pupils
• Strong pastoral system – regular pastoral bulletin
to all staff - COMMUNICATION
• Currently we have 2 looked after children (1 has a
full statement of SEN)
• 2 pupils recently returned home after having been
looked after (both have full statements of SEN)
Experience of young people who have been placed in
long term foster care, emergency placements, in
children’s homes
Start early!
• Get information from primary school
• Review at primary school where we
also meet foster carers and pupil
(possibly PEP meeting in yr 6)
• Plan of action re transfer
• Visit on “vulnerable” induction
afternoon more if necessary
Working with external
agencies
• Looked after multi agency team –
educational surgery……..
• PEP meetings
• Placement review meetings
• Reviewing with school nurse
• Connexions…….
Ensuring equality of
access
• Policy for Looked after children
• Training for all staff on impact of
being looked after
• Accurate baseline data on entry
• Tracking the progress of LAC
• Preparing , attending and following
through targets from PEP
Individual support
Listen to the young person
• Mentoring with designated teacher
• Use cookery as a safe medium
• Offer of homework club / links with study
zone / participation in extra curricular
activities
• Work with LAC team – social worker,
teachers etc
• Communication is vital
• Work on specifics for each individual
pupil – building trust, building self
esteem, relationships etc
• Work with Head of Year and form
tutor to ensure any issues are picked
up quickly
• Work with foster family / staff from
children's home
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Listen
Communicate
Keep up to date with changes
Be understanding
Ask for help when necessary
If possible, be prepared
Work together