LAC - Newport County Borough Council

Summary of Activities

• Award bursary for LAC for predominately KS4 as appropriate

• Purchase essential equipment and services to meet individual pupil needs:

• Outward bound activities to improve confidence

• Education Co-ordinator training to Foster Carers and Social Workers

• Provide laptop computers and printers enabling improved IT skills and research for course work.

• Addition tuition leading to improved GCSE grades and for catch up support

• Sports equipment enabling a young people to improve self confidence

• Provision of enhanced health services to LAC/UASC

• Virtual baby programme

• Contraception advice and resources

• Early pregnancy testing and counselling

• Clinical Nurse Specialist training to Foster Carers

• Monitoring and tracking of LAC

• Develop training pack for Designated Teachers

• Develop training pack for Social Workers

• To assist the LEA in regular meetings with LAC co-ordinators /schools and school advisors

• Partnership working with local University and Primary children resulting in an Open Day specifically for LAC at local University

Impact:

• The bursary enabled looked after young people to have access to resources and services which enabled them to equal their non LAC peers

• Opportunities for improved educational outcomes.

• Children and staff in residential units have benefited from a strong relationship with education and have educational resources such as laptop and educational packages to help with school work

• Monthly visits to residential homes has continued to place Education as a priority with the homes.

• Improved health and wellbeing of LAC reducing barriers to education.

• The training has resulted in a closer working relationship between schools and Social Services

• Foster carer training has raised the profile of education and encouraged Foster Carers to become more aspirational.

• Raise profile and expectations of LAC and celebrate achievement

Encourage pupils and foster carers to be aspirational.