Page 1 of 1 How long have you been involved with the virtual school? Months/Years How old Is the child that you care for? What was your first experience/impression of the virtual school? We are interested to know how you were introduced to the Virtual school. Did you receive a phone call/a letter/a meeting invite? Was everything clearly explained to you? Did you know who was who and what to expect? When you were first introduced to the Virtual school, did you receive enough information to help you to understand what it was and what would be involved? Required Please Choose Yes No Further details If you have answered ‘Yes’ please comment further details below. We are interested to know how you obtained the information on what the Virtual school is and how it can help and if this was provided by a social worker? If you received an information pack and/or had an induction we would like to know more about how useful you found this to be. What (if anything) did you do to find out more about the role of the Virtual School and where/who did you approach for this information? Have you seen a noticeable improvement in the progress being made by the child that you care for as a result of the virtual school? Required Please Choose Yes No Provide some examples of where improvements have been If you’ve answered ‘YES’, can you provide some examples of where improvements have been noticeable e.g. attainment in maths/literacy/science/humanities/arts/languages etc, improvements in behaviour and/or attitude, improvements in attendance, etc Does the child that you care for have an up to date Personal Education Plan (PEP)? Required Please Choose Yes No If you’ve answered ‘YES’, we are interested to know if you have been involved in the production of the PEP and how often is it reviewed. Do you receive enough help and advice to support the educational development of the children that you care for? Required Please Choose Yes No If you’ve answered ‘NO’, we are interested to know what further support you would like to see the virtual school providing. Has the amount of advice and support that you and/or the child in your care receive changed over the last 18 months? Required Please Choose Yes No If you have answered YES, we’d be interested to know what the changes have been and how this has helped you and/or the child in your care. Does the child that you care for have an allocated social worker? Required Please Choose Yes No If YES, we be interested to know if the child has always had the same social worker or whether there have been different social workers allocated. If the child has had different social workers – how many? Do you know who the Headteacher of the Virtual school is? Required Please Choose Yes No Do you know what the role of the Virtual school Headteacher is? Required Please Choose Yes No Have you noticed any change in the level of interest that professionals have shown in the education of the child that you care for over the last 18 months? Required Please Choose Yes No If YES, we be interested to know about those changes? Have you received support from the Virtual school to help the child that you care for with their education? Required Please Choose Yes No If YES, we would be interested to know about the support you personally receive and how this helps? If NO, we would be interested to know what support you feel would be beneficial for the child you care for in order for them to reach their full potential. What has the Virtual school done that has helped you/your child the most and/or the least? We’d be interest to hear your views on the support that you and/or the child that you care for has received. If possible, can you include examples of good practice. If there was one think you could change about the Virtual school, what would this be?