Children Looked After
13.1 The most common reason for children to be looked-after is because they have experienced abuse and/or neglect. Coventry Adult Education Service recognises that children looked after may have additional vulnerabilities by virtue of this. The Link Manager for Study Programmes (link to DSL - for Looked After and Previously Looked-After Children) Tammy Sheldon, Study Programme Manager) acts as a conduit between services and the DSL/DDSL within the Service.
13.2 Staff will receive training on how to best safeguard children who Looked-After are and who have been Previously Looked-After.
13.3 Coventry Adult Education service will work with the extended team of support workers and advisors daily to ensure their ongoing needs are met as far as reasonably possible, liaising social workers as part of transition frameworks to a personal advisor.
13.4 Coventry Adult Education Service is committed to working with other agencies to ensure the best outcomes for Looked-After and Previously Looked-After children.