Member

We know that these opportunities are key to breaking the cycle of disadvantage for many children who have experienced the care system. Although career and employment support is not explicitly referenced in Clause 6, it is implicitly part of educational achievement. This includes raising aspirations; promoting transitions into post-16 education, employment and training; and supporting access to timely and effective careers advice and guidance. In practice, virtual school heads will support employment opportunities by championing improved attendance and educational progress, and by working closely with schools to identify and address barriers to learning. Our updated statutory guidance for virtual school heads will provide a framework for promoting short-and long-term academic achievements and aspirations, including the career and employment opportunities of all children under the virtual school head remit.