Maximising Resources and Minimising Costs: Welfare Call’s Crucial Role in Supporting Local Authorities
In an era of tightening budgets and increasing demands, local authorities are facing unprecedented challenges in delivering essential services and meeting and exceeding their statutory obligations, particularly for vulnerable children and young people. The struggle to balance budgets while ensuring… Read more
Come and meet us at the NAVSH Annual Conference in Birmingham, 11th-12th March 2024
With the NAVSH conference only a week away now, Welfare Call always looks forward to this time of year, when we can catch up with new and familiar faces. Our goody bags are becoming infamous as well (I’ll keep it… Read more
Empowering Every Child: Welfare Call’s Commitment to SEND
In the challenging landscape of child welfare and education, ensuring that every child’s unique needs are met is paramount. Not only are local authorities responsible for maintaining a clear, accessible local offer of services to support children and young people… Read more
Come and meet us at the National Children and Adult Services Conference 2023
We’re excited to announce our participation in this year’s National Children and Adult Services Conference, a must-attend event for councillors, directors, senior officers, directors of public health, policymakers and service managers, and any individuals or organisations with responsibilities for… Read more
Bridging the Gap: Welfare Call’s Impact on Education Equality
The pursuit of education equality is a huge challenge for councillors and policymakers. Tackling issues such as the educational attainment gap and child poverty demands innovative solutions that go beyond traditional approaches; it needs a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach. Welfare… Read more
Unifying Services for Better Care: How Welfare Call Leads the Way
In the ever-evolving landscape of health, social care, and education, effective coordination and collaboration are crucial for ensuring the well-being of vulnerable children and young people. Welfare Call stands at the forefront, playing a key role in unifying services to… Read more
Empowering Communities and Protecting Vulnerable Individuals: Welfare Call’s Role in Safeguarding
Ensuring the safety and well-being of children and young people is a paramount concern to local authorities. The prevalence of issues related to child abuse, neglect, and exploitation demands a robust and comprehensive approach, and Welfare Call stands at the… Read more
Case Study: Utilising Data to Enhance Support for CIN and CP Children in Virtual Schools with AfC Virtual School and College
Background Suzanne Parrott is the Executive Headteacher of AfC Virtual School and College and is the Associate Director for the education standards of children with a social worker. AfC Virtual School supports the education of all children looked after who… Read more
Come and meet us at the NAVSH 2023 Annual Conference in Manchester, Weds 8th & Thurs 9th March 2023
This week we’re taking part in the NAVSH annual conference at the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester on Weds 8th & Thurs 9th March 2023. We’re very much looking forward to seeing you all during the two-day… Read more
Electronic PEPs: their rise in popularity and the benefits of moving your PEPs online
Over the last 15 years Welfare Call has witnessed – and been a crucial part of – a fundamental evolvement in the way children’s personal education plans (PEPs) are accessed and completed. Whilst there is still a proportion of… Read more
Welfare Call accepted for the government G-Cloud 13 Framework
Welfare Call are happy to announce that we’ve once again been accepted on the latest iteration of the Government certified Digital Marketplace framework, G-Cloud 13. The G-Cloud framework is an initiative that the Government began in 2012 to provide UK… Read more
Pupil Premium allocations and conditions of grant for 2022-2023
The goal of the pupil premium grant(PPG) is to raise the educational attainment of disadvantaged pupils of all abilities to help them reach their potential. The government has just published its Pupil Premium allocations and conditions of grant for 2022-2023… Read more
Lisa Linscott & Dorset Virtual School: Our Journey with Welfare Call
Lisa Linscott is Virtual School Head and Principal Teacher at Dorset Council. The Virtual School provides education for children in care (CiC), and also for previously looked after children (PLAC). Its mission is to improve the education and life… Read more
The use of Pupil Premium Plus to Improve Educational Outcomes for Looked After Children
A recent paper written by Bath Spa University highlighted the variations in how different virtual schools allocate and manage Pupil Premium allocations, and the need to be able to measure and isolate the impact of PP+. As identified in this… Read more