The Virtual School value the time they spend with carers, and to enable this to be an even more successful partnership between school and home, have arranged four sessions to take place over the school year.
This second session will be led by Jacqui Lewis (Early Years Setting Support Officer) and Jo Hiam (Virtual School teacher).
It will look at what the Early Years (EY) Provision actually looks like, and whether there is anything specific that you as foster carers need to be aware of.
Many of us don’t always know what is available re support or what you should expect settings to provide once accessing EY provision, and the various processes and funding the setting can receive to support the child’s development.
They would be very interested to answer any questions that you may have so if you do have any questions, could you either please email them to
Jacqui Lewis
Jacqui.Lewis@southglos.gov.uk ; Jo Hiam
Jo.Hiam@southglos.gov.uk Examples of questions could be:
Do children looked after have PEP’s ( Personal Education Plans)at this age?
Does the child’s social worker get involved with nurseries and preschools at all?
It is hoped that this session will run annually, so it will also be used to share any local and national updates that there may be.