Project: Cloud 22
Purpose: To provide online schooling to persistently absent secondary-age pupils
Funding: Norfolk County Council funds each child’s place. The figure varies depending on need and length of enrolment. In 2021/22 the authority provided an average of around £13,000 per student per year
Background
Charity Catch22 runs Include Norfolk, alternative education provision that supports students in the county whose needs cannot be met in mainstream schools. These include children with social, emotional or mental health challenges.
When schools closed during the Covid-19 pandemic and teachers began delivering lessons online, the charity realised the virtual approach was re-engaging some persistent non-attenders and “hard-to-reach” learners.
It went on to launch bespoke virtual provision – Cloud 22 – in December 2022. This initially offered full-time, live online lessons to six students. Since then it has supported 65 young people with 22 pupils currently enrolled.
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