Section outline

  • The Virtual School is working to: 

    • Develop early years settings understanding of different kinds of kinship care arrangements 
    • Support early years settings to understand the importance of greater focus and visibility for the distinct needs of kinship children and families 
    • Promote relational practice that ensures positive educational experiences and achievement for children in kinship care
    • Understand the role of the early years setting in identifying and supporting their kinship care families 
    • Training and development offer to early years settings and partners
    • Signpost to support and resources currently available to kinship care families  
    • Provide advice and guidance to all kinship carers with special guardianship orders and child arrangement orders, regardless of whether their child was previously looked after by the local authority.