Training Offer
Section outline
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The Hampshire Virtual School has developed a core training offer for Hampshire County Council (HCC) designated teachers (DTs) and designated leads (DLs) in early years (pre-schools/nurseries) and post 16 settings. The core training offer is designed to help DTs and DLs to fulfil their statutory duties towards children looked after (CLA) and previously looked after children (PLAC), children with a social worker (CWSW) and those in kinship care. For DTs and DLs in out of county (OOC) schools and settings, the assumption is that you will access your own local authority statutory training, although you are welcome to access training sessions offered by Hampshire also.
Some of the training is targeted specifically at supporting our CLA, PLAC, CWSW, or kinship care cohorts, but much of the training offered, such as our Early Career Teacher (ECT) training, is about supporting all vulnerable children and young people.
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Our Professional Learning Pathways provide a suggested guide to the training, resources and development opportunities available through the Virtual School for a range of education professionals, including Designated Teachers, Early Years Designated Leads, Teachers and Learning Support Assistants. Each pathway sets out a suggested progression from introductory self-led learning, through core training, to more specialised practice development, helping practitioners build their knowledge, confidence and effectiveness in supporting care experienced and vulnerable children. The pathways can be used to identify individual professional development needs, support induction into key roles and plan ongoing learning across schools and settings.
