The PEP set up
The initial PEP meeting is set by Social Worker within 20 days of child / young person coming into care.
The meeting follows the process of the PEP with sections completed:
Key for who completes each page| | Designated Teachers | | Social Workers | | Virtual School |
1 | My PEP Meeting | - Details and dates of the last PEP meeting and next
- Identification of designated teacher, social worker, carer, parent
- Child's UPN, Social care ID and DOB
- Swimming achievements or plan in place recorded
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2 | About Me | - Personal information about the child or young person
- A life story of the child completed with the child.
- SDQ score and PEP review information
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3 | My Education | - Identified key person/mentor (chosen by the child)
- Attendance, behaviour, emotion and health information
- A clear picture of the child's presentation physically and emotionally.
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4 | My Attainment | - Completed attainment data for each year and each stage
- Reports and monitoring documents
- High quality, detailed additional information
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5 | My Views, Wishes and Feelings | - The voice of the child with meaningful answers encouraged
- Completed careers and aspirations information
- High aspirations shown for the child.
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6 | My Attendance | - The child's school attendance data
- Planning around attendance or suspension concerns
- Any exceptional circumstances recorded
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7 | My Targets /Outcomes | - All previous targets - evidence of achievement
- Current targets recorded - creative and highly aspirational
- Clear detail showing why the targets have been chosen
- The use of PP+ itemised and in detail
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8 | Aspiration Pathway | - Aspiration pathway completed
- Network of support identified and sustainable
- Detail regarding progress made towards child's aspiration.
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9 | VS Feedback | - Feedback from the VS in relation to the PEP document
- VS assess the quality of the PEP
- VS assess using the quality Assurance document
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Once the meeting has taken place, taking into account views of child / young person, parent / carer, social worker and school staff, the PEP should be completed by the Designated teacher and Social Worker and signed off (top of the PEP0 with all mandatory fields completed.
The PEP is then moderated by the Virtual School against the St Helens Virtual School Quality Assurance document. This is to ensure that all sections are completed to a high standard; the targets link to the child / young person's needs and wishes; the education and attainment section links with the targets set and the Aspiration Pathway is completed.
The PEP money is then released standard. The PEP meeting and following PEP is completed on a termly basis ensuring the targets are reviewed and have been written to a high standard.
