ARC 2025 Conference Reflections: Inclusion Needs More Than Good Intentions – It Needs Infrastructure
This year’s ARC 2025 Annual Conference brought together hundreds of professionals from education, all united by a single goal: to build systems where every child belongs. With a theme of “Relational Approaches, Inclusion and Belonging: Myth, Necessity or Achievable Reality?”, the event created space for both critical reflection and practical insight. Conversations in sessions and […]
Virtual Schools Forum Highlights: Two Powerful Days of Insight, Connection and Shared Purpose
Over the past fortnight, Welfare Call was proud to host two Virtual Schools Forums – first in York, then in London – bringing together professionals from across the country for two energising days of learning, collaboration, and reflection. With over 150 attendees in total, representing local authorities, Virtual Schools, and sector partners, the Forums were […]
Reflections on NAVSH Annual Conference 2024
It was another successful NAVSH conference for Welfare Call this year, and we were very proud to be part of NAVSH’s 10 year anniversary celebration. Over the course of the two days, it was not only lovely to see and to speak to some familiar faces in person for a change, but there was also […]
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 chances of these children. Lisa recently engaged Welfare Call to support Dorset Council with: Daily […]
How can we help Virtual School heads get children in care the education they need?
An article caught my eye earlier this month on the challenges of getting children in care the education they need. It goes on to say that Virtual School heads lack the powers they need in the face of “pushback” from schools, and that Councils are ‘failing as a corporate parent’. a difficult subject and I wanted to look in more detail at the cause of the issue, and what we as a supplier can do to help solve the problem.