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How to support children in care with their education
How you can support your foster child’s education with support from your social worker, education setting and The HOPE.
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Attendance and exclusions
How carers can support good school attendance, holidays in term-time, sickness, exclusions and reduced timetables for children and young people.
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A school place for your foster child
What to do if your foster child has to move schools or doesn’t have a school place.
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Pupil Premium funding
What Pupil Premium funding is and how it’s used.
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Personal Education Plans (children in care)
Information for carers about Personal Education Plans (PEPs) and PEP meetings and reviews.
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Resources and training
Resources and training for foster carers available from The HOPE Virtual School.
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Post 16 education
Information for carers about choices for post 16 students, funding, home to school travel and what to do if the young person is having problems in their education.
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Kinship care
What kinship care is, the support available and the duty virtual schools have.
Information for carers
Contact us
Email: thehope@bristol.gov.uk
Call: 0117 903 6282
Write: The HOPE Virtual School (CH), PO Box 3399, Bristol, BS3 9NE