The staffing structure of the Virtual school is a made up of key staff across a number of services within the LA, schools and Post 16 establishments to support the strategic and operational work of the school. The Headteacher works collaboratively with all agencies to champion the educational needs of all looked after children and young people.

Key Services include:-

  • SEN and Schools

Education Improvement Service – Advisers, Consultants and School Improvement Advisers (SIAs) 0-19yrs

Engagement and Learning: Attendance and Inclusion, Engagement and Learning, Educational Psychologist

Special Education Needs – Placement, EHCP

  • Business Support and Improvement Team
  • Social Care – Looked After/Care Leavers Team/Residential Homes/Foster Carers
  • Youth Direction/ Youth Offending Team
  • Early Years
  • MALAP - Multi Agency Looked After Partnership Board
  • Schools, colleges and educational settings - Designated Teachers/Key Persons
  • Finance – PPP
  • Admissions –Y6 Transitions, In Year Admissions
  • Out of borough schools/educational settings. (The Virtual School Headteacher (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) and Educational Development Officer (EDA) for LACYP works closely with respective colleagues in other LAs. If you have any concerns or queries pertaining to looked after children from outside the borough staff should contact the Virtual School Headteacher. The EDA will address all issues for Stockton LACYP educated outside of the borough.)

Staffing Structure Virtual School 2014-20145
Job Title / Remit
Governing body –
MALAP
Chair
Assistant Director Early Help Martin Gray /
  • Strategic overview of school
  • Support and challenge Headteacher.

Headteacher
Linda Russell-Bond (6416) /
  • Lead and manage Virtual School provides strategic direction
  • School self-evaluation
  • Oversees tracking of pupil progress
  • Monitor and challenge school achievement, attendance, PEPs, exclusions etc
  • Financial and budget control
  • Report to Cabinet/ MALAP/CYPMT/ Assistant Director for SEN and Schools.
  • Chairs /attends a range of meetings to support LACYP including VEMT

Administrator
Elizabeth Townsend (7677) /
  • Provides full administrative support to Virtual School
  • Admin of PEPs –QA, RAG, etc
  • Maintain register of LAC. –Admission/Discharges/Change of placements
  • Maintains data bases

Education Development Adviser LACYP
Janet Wilson (4995) /
  • To provide challenge and support to schools and settings outside of the borough
  • To oversee LACYP Post 16
  • To support all agencies with LACYP educated outside the borough
  • Oversee VS Web site
  • Support day to day management of VS

Education Improvement Service
Deborah Merrett Chief Adviser (6407)
Gill McCleave Senior Adviser 0-11 (8824)
Angela White Senior Adviser 11-19 (6405)
Vanessa Housley Senior Adviser Inclusion (7656)
Janet Marriot Early Years (7240)
Fiona Ranson Multi Cultural/EAL (6307) /
  • Liaise with VSHT on educational developments
  • Liaise with VSHT on standards and achievements
  • Liaise with VSHT on Inclusion issues.
  • QA PEPs

Engagement and Learning
Attendance and Exclusion Officer
Sue Paver (7118)
Kath Reach (8524)
Annemarie Longster (Admin) (8732) /
  • Support schools in raising attendance of LAC
  • Support school with inclusion issues relating to looked after children.
  • Collect and analyse data re Attendance and Exclusion
  • Representative to attend monthly Attendance and Well being meeting

Education Development Adviser Engagement and Learning
Amanda Spence (8626) /
  • Advise and support schools on behaviour issues/anti bullying.
  • Provide additional teaching support for identified LAC
  • QA PEPs
  • Attendsmonthly Attendance and Well Being Meetings

Educational Psychologist
Judith Garbutt (7151)
Sallyann Hewitt (7150) /
  • Coordinate and monitor all LACYP EP involvement
  • Provide information for child placement panel regarding education for LACYP
  • Support to schools, social workers and foster carers in respect of educational, social emotional issues etc

SEN (7145, 8739)
Jane Harvey Manager (7191)
Gill Burnett (4813)
Helen Crawford (8933)
Elisha Smith (7164)
Jackie Holliday (7120) /
  • Maintain SEN register
  • Monitor progress of SEN LACYP
  • Ensure appropriate provision for SEN LACYP.
  • Management of Statement of Needs/ EHCP
  • QA PEPs
  • Representatives at monthly Attendance and Well-Being Meeting

Education Development Adviser (SEN)
Joanne Mills (6423) /
  • Advise and support schools on SEN issues
  • QA PEPs

School Improvement Adviser
Vanessa Housley (EIS) (7656) /
  • To provide challenge and support to VS school to raise standards
  • Oversees QA of PEPs

School Improvement Advisers (SIA)
Attached to individual schools /
  • To challenge and support individual schools to raise standards for looked after children and young people and improve teaching and learning.

Data Administrator BUSI
Helen Ruddick (6409)
Michael Macklam (4689)
Matthew Bishop (6428) /
  • Manage pupil tracking system
  • Collect and collate data on pupil progress
  • Analyse data
  • Provide termly report of outcomes
  • Produce Annual School Review (APR)
  • Attend monthly Attendance and Well-Being meeting.

Social Care Key Managers
Jo Moore (7417)
Jackie Ward (6215)
Rhona Bollands (6422)
Marie Murrell (7463) /
  • Liaise with VSHT on issues impacting on education and learning
  • Liaise re admissions to schools/celebration of Achievement etc
  • Attend monthly Attendance and Well Being meetings
  • Manage Social Care Workers.
  • Chair LAC Development Group

Team Manager Child Placement
Judith Henderson (6214) /
  • Liaise with VS on all matters relating to child placement / foster carers

Leaving Care Manager
Craig Piggott (7800) /
  • Liaise with VSHT on Post 16 LACYP and care leavers
  • Manages Personal Advisers for Care Leavers.

Children’s Rights and Participation Officer
DonnaGrace (7497) /
  • Support LACYP in order to express their views about the service they receive
  • Link with Let’s Take Action Group (Student Voice).

Independent Reviewing Officer (IROs)
Paul McMenemy (Manager) (7634) /
  • Liaise with VSHT on matters relating to education
  • Liaise with VSHT re matters pertaining to the education of LACYP
  • Provide challenge and support re educational provision

Youth Direction
Jane Webb (Manager) (4670)
Helen McGrother/Claire Wilson(LACYP Participation Officers) (677600) /
  • Support LACYP as part of Careers advice and guidance, identify additional support through Participation Advisers as required
  • Co-ordinate/attend EET clinic
  • Attend monthly Post 16 LACYP & Attendance and Well Being Meeting

Youth Offending Team
Sheila Whitehead (7590)
Tanya Evans (7589) /
  • Liaise with VSHT on educational issues regarding LACYP

Admissions
Darren Coulton (6415)
Janet Ansell (6611)/ Joanne Penketh(8545) Admission Rec/Y6
Anne Collins(6604)/ Sarah Freer (8546) Transfers/In-Year Admissions /
  • Liaise re LACYP admission
  • Liaise re Y6 transitions
  • Liaise re In -Year Admission
  • Support with appeals if required

Schools, Colleges and Educational Settings
Designated Teacher
Key Person /
  • Provide, coordinate and monitor internal school support for LACYP
  • Lead on PEPs PART B
  • Attend review meetings
  • Organise, coordinate and monitor personal mentors for LACYP
  • Keep up to date with D. of E. guidance, training etc

Mentor– school based /
  • Act as mentor for LACYP
  • Liaise with designated teacher regarding individual LACYP issues.