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Celebrating 10 years of NAVSH

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I was delighted to see that the National Association of Virtual School Heads (NAVSH) is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year. This gave me cause to reflect on the impact of virtual schools; and to find out more about what the future holds for them.
Dr Jo Sullivan-Lyons
Dr Jo Sullivan-Lyons

I caught up with Matthew Cooke and Sue Johnson, immediate past chair and current chair of NAVSH, to find out what the organisation views as the greatest successes of virtual schools; and the challenges that they face moving forward.

They were keen to share how inspirational this year’s NAVSH conference in March had been. Delegates were inspired by keynote speakers, including Judith Denton and Fatima Whitbread. They emphasised that the concept of ‘lived experience’ of the care system should be conceptualised as being of value in terms of the resilience, resolve and skills that can be developed via this experience, and not solely seen as representing a disadvantage.

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