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<p>The government is committed to ensuring that looked-after children are supported
to succeed in education and achieve positive outcomes. Every local authority must
appoint a virtual school head (VSH), who has a statutory duty to promote the educational
attainment of all children in their care. All maintained schools and academies must
appoint a designated teacher to act as a source of advice and expertise about the
needs of the looked-after children on the school’s roll. Looked-after children also
have top priority in school admissions and attract pupil premium plus funding of £2,570
per child, up to age 16. This is managed by the VSH, who works with the child’s education
setting to deliver objectives in the child’s Personal Education Plan.</p><p> </p><p>In
February 2023, the department announced the national rollout of £24 million of pupil
premium plus style funding to looked-after children and care leavers at post-16 for
the next two years, from 2023/24. This funding, which builds on an initial £8 million
pilot that launched in October 2021, gives VHSs the financial levers to positively
impact the educational outcomes of looked-after children and care leavers in post-16
education.</p>
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