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Certificate in the Role of a Designated Teacher
About The Course
Certificate in the Role of a Designated Teacher
Designated Teachers have the responsibility to promote the educational achievement of looked-after and previously looked after children. Governing bodies and proprietors must appoint a Designated Teacher, who must have the appropriate training, relevant qualifications and experience.
Our Essential CPD course on the role of the designated teacher provides you with the core content you need to understand your statutory roles and responsibilities. Delivered in high-quality video CPD format that has been skilfully organised for busy workloads and is accessible on any device, anytime, anywhere, our designated teacher training has been designed to provide maximum learning potential in the leanest, most cost effective and most time-efficient manner.
Delivered by subject matter expert, Maggie Parker, the course contains links to further learning and resources throughout, with a knowledge assessment at the end to help you evidence your compliance in understanding the role of a designated teacher.
Designed in line with the following policies
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) 2020
- Designated teacher for looked-after and previously looked-after children (2018)
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding the key responsibilities of a designated teacher, legal duties and wider statutory requirements.
- Recognising who looked after children are, how they may present themselves and how their outcomes differ to non-looked after children.
- Recognising the importance of raising awareness, how to support looked after children and developing a Personal Education Plan (PEP).
- Understanding the role of the Virtual School, understanding the pupil premium and implementing effective interventions.
- Building relationships beyond the school, working with local authorities and examples of successful practice.
Course Units
Introduction
Designated Teachers have the responsibility to promote the educational achievement of looked-after and previously looked after children. Governing bodies and proprietors must appoint a Designated Teacher, who must have the appropriate training, relev...
What is the role of a designated teacher?
In module 1 you will learn about the roles and responsibilities of the designated teacher and what their statutory duties and regulatory requirements are in line with DfE and safeguarding policy.
Who are our looked after children and how well do they do?
Module 2 will explore who looked after children are and provide a contextual overview of how children may fall into care, present themselves at school and how their outcomes compare.
What is the role of the Virtual School for looked after children and care leavers?
In module 3 you will learn what the Virtual School is and how the pupil premium plus can be used to support looked after children and develop interventions to raise attainment and address wider needs.
Personal Education Plans (PEPs)
The final module will explain what PEPs are and what they must include. It will also provide some useful suggestions for the possible use of funding in different areas for schools.
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