A new system that collects information about the attainment and educational progress of looked-after children is set to help children’s services leaders improve how they target support and funding.
Launched at the end of March, the Children Looked After (CLA) Analysis Project has been funded jointly by the Department for Education, Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) and 147 local authorities who have signed up to use it.
It has the backing of ADCS and the National Association of Virtual School Heads, and will be run on behalf of councils by the National Consortium for Examination Results (NCER).
Here, NCER project lead Peter Richmond – who is also divisional manager, service improvement, at Halton Borough Council – explains how the system will work.
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