Children, Culture and Communities Scrutiny Committee	1 October 2024
Report of the Virtual School Headteacher

Virtual School Annual Report

Summary

1. The Children, Culture and Communities Scrutiny Committee have asked for an update on the work of the Virtual School during the academic year 2023/4.

Recommendations

2. It is recommended that the Children, Culture and Communities Scrutiny Committee receive the Virtual School Annual report with view of a further update in the next academic year.

Reason: So that members are updated on the work of the Virtual School and exercising their duties as corporate parents.

Background

3. The purpose of this report is to outline the activity of City of York Virtual School and the 2023/24 educational outcomes of our York children looked after (CLA). It reflects on achievements and identifies areas of development to achieve the best outcomes for our CLA. The remit of the virtual school has been extended to cover all children and young people with a social worker as this is the cohort who underperform nationally.

Consultation

4. This section is not applicable as there are no consultations.

Options

5. This section is not applicable as there are no options being presented to the Scrutiny Committee.

Analysis

6. This section is not applicable as there are no options being presented to the Scrutiny Committee.

Council Plan

7. This section should explain how the proposals relate to the Council’s key priorities, as set out in the Council’s Plan 2023-27 (One City, for all) and any other key change programmes.

Implications

8. As an organisation we promote corporate parenting and deliver on this statutory duty. This has implications for the committee in their role. 

· Financial – N/A

· Human Resources (HR) – N/A

· Equalities – N/A

· Legal – N/A

· Crime and Disorder – N/A

· Information Technology (IT) – N/A

· Property – N/A

· Other – N/A

Risk Management

9. There are no known risks to this report.

Contact Details

Author:	Chief Officer Responsible for the report:
Karron Young Virtual School and Inclusion Team Head of Service Children and Education Tel No. 01904 55 3040	Maxine Squire Assistant Director, Education and Skills Children and Education Tel No. 07990 793483
	Report Approved	ü	Date	18 September 2024
Specialist Implications Officer(s) – N/A
Wards Affected: [List wards or tick box to indicate all]					All	ü
For further information please contact the author of the report

Background Papers:

No background papers.

Annexes

Annex A – Virtual School Annual Report 2023/24