Education support

Support from the Virtual School

If you're caring for a child in a kinship care arrangement and have questions or concerns about their education, the Virtual School may be able to help.

We offer advice and guidance to kinship carers and schools to help children get the support they need to attend school, enjoy learning, and do well.

How we can help

Advice and guidance

We can provide advice to kinship carers who have a Special Guardianship Order (SGO) or Child Arrangements Order (CAO).

We can also offer guidance on:

• school attendance
• educational progress and achievement
• engagement with learning
• concerns about school
• changes in education, such as moving schools

Working with schools

With your consent, we can work with your child's school to help them understand and support your child's needs.

We can:

• advise schools on supporting children in kinship care
• offer guidance where there are concerns about attendance, engagement, exclusions, or moving between schools
• help schools understand how family changes, loss, trauma, and attachment difficulties can affect a child's learning, behaviour, and wellbeing

Contact the Virtual School

If you'd like to discuss how the Virtual School may be able to support a child in your care, contact Helen Belas at VirtualSchool.Admin@wokingham.gov.uk.