Better Futures Business Event 2024 - 28/11/24, 10am-2pm - Ascot Racecourse. Are you interested in being able to improve your workforce and change the lives of others for the better? afcvirtualschool.org.uk/page/?title=Be…

Congratulations to Carlisle Infant School for winning the ARC Alex Timpson Attachment Award. This is wonderful news!

Tuesday 4th February 2025. In Person Training: Supporting the Education of Children with a Social Worker. For Richmond & Kingston Foster Carers, Supervising Social Workers, Adoptive Parents and Carers of PLAC. At the Lensbury Conference Centre, Teddington. afclearningportal.co.uk/Event/242814

ILACS Inspection of Kingston Upon Thames, November 2024: Ofsted ‘Outstanding’.

We are extremely proud of the multi-agency work we do and the outcomes this has for our young people. This was also recognised by Ofsted…

“Children in care are supported to achieve well in education. The impressive work of the virtual school and the virtual college is reflected in the positive educational progress made by children in care”.

“Schools particularly value the attachment awareness support and training that they receive to respond to children’s behaviour and the positive impact it has had on attendance levels”.

Dedicated, creative, experienced and ambitious leaders and staff from the virtual school and college are, with good reason, regarded postively by young people, schools, colleges and alternative providers for the positive impact they have on learning and wider enrichment”.

AfC Virtual School are excited to be attending the NAVSH conference in Liverpool today.

Dr Lisa Cherry, Trauma Informed Practice and leading ambitious change.

Lead Governor Training for Children Looked After: Monday 24th March (18:30 - 20:30). The session will provide an overview of the remit of Virtual Schools, and how you can support CLA in your school. Sign up soon as places are limited. afclearningportal.co.uk/Event/242795

National CSE Awareness Day is tomorrow: Tuesday 18th March. Click on the link below to access resources and events by the National Working Group: stop-ce.org/national-child…

Children’s Minister Janet Daby MP has just announced that the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund will continue for 2025-6, at same level as last year (£50m). Campaign for a permanent Fund continues, to prevent the distress this delay has caused from ever happening again.

AfC Virtual School at Fatima's UK Campaign One Voice Summit.

Terry Galloway outlines how invest to save works with Care Leavers. At Fatima's UK One Voice Conference.

'I am told I think outside the box. That's because the box isn't working' Lord Bird, Care Experienced, founder of The Big Issue, talked at Fatima's UK Campaign on the need for big change not tinkering at the edges.

Michael Gove's adoptive Mother said 'you didn't grow under my heart you grew in it' Talked of importance of supporting those who care for our children.

AfC Virtual School was at the House of Lords, proud to be part of new Drive Forward and Youth Futures Foundation research to promote Care Leaver EET. driveforwardfoundation.org/care-to-career…

AfC Virtual School Attachment Aware Schools Award ceremony yesterday with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Mayor, Cllr Penny Frost - huge congratulations to all our graduating schools 🎉