PEP Responsibility

PEP Responsibility:

is the joint responsibility of the local authority that looks after the child and the school. Social workers, carers, Virtual School Head teachers, designated teachers and, as appropriate, other relevant professionals will need to work closely together. All of those involved in the PEP process at all stages should involve the child and, where appropriate, the child's parent and/or relevant family member.

The PEP should cover the full range of education and development needs including:

• access to a nursery or other high quality early years provision that is appropriate to the child's age (e.g. pre-school playgroups) and meets their identified developmental needs;
•  on-going catch-up support for those who have fallen behind with school work (including use of effective intervention strategies);
•  provision of immediate suitable education where a child is not in school (e.g. because of temporary or permanent exclusion);
•  transition support where needed, such as when a child starts attending a new school or returns to school (e.g. moving from pre-school/ early years to primary school, primary to secondary school, from secondary school to further education, or following illness or exclusion) or when a child has a plan for permanence (e.g. placed for adoption) and may change schools as part of that plan;
•  school attendance and, where appropriate, behaviour support; and
•  support needed to help the child realise their short and long-term academic achievements and aspirations.

This includes:

• support to achieve expected levels of progress for the relevant national curriculum key stage, and to complete an appropriate range of approved qualifications;
• careers advice and guidance and financial information about further and higher education, training and employment. Discussions about longer term goals should start early and, ideally, well before Year 9 (age 13-14) at school. High aspirations are crucial to successful planning for the future. They should focus on the child or young person's strengths and capabilities and the outcomes they want to achieve (see St Helens Virtual School Aspiration Pathway)
• out-of-school hours learning activities, study support and leisure interests

The PEP meeting should take place termly with all relevant personnel attending and a copy of the PEP provided if requested.