This evaluation aimed to assess and compare the ways in which the VSM funding was used by local authorities participating in the pilot to support children looked after.
This is the latest release
This evaluation explored the approaches to supporting children looked after taken by local authorities that participated and did not participate in the Virtual Schools Model (VSM) pilot.
This research involved interviews with a range of stakeholders across all 22 local authorities. This also included focus groups with care experienced children and young people.
The report presents the fieldwork findings, and sets out recommendations to improve the educational outcomes of all care experienced children, regardless of whether the VSM is rolled out.
Reports
Evaluation of the VSM pilot funding , file type: PDF, file size: 612 KB
Evaluation of the VSM pilot funding: summary , file type: PDF, file size: 252 KB
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