Guidance

Virtual school heads: section 31 grant determination letters

Funding for local authorities to appoint virtual school heads to support the education of previously looked-after children.

Applies to England

Documents

Details

These letters to local authorities:

  • set out the details of a grant to support local authorities in England to appoint virtual school heads for previously looked-after children
  • include a link to statutory guidance on the new role for virtual school heads supported by this funding
  • provide details on the amount of funding awarded to each local authority

Updates to this page

Published 5 June 2018
Last updated 21 May 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added 'Virtual school heads: section 31 grant determination letter 2024 to 2025'.

  2. Added 'Virtual school heads: section 31 grant determination letter 2023 to 2024'.

  3. We have added 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2022 to 2023'.

  4. Updated 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2021 to 2022' with local authority funding allocations for West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire.

  5. Added 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2021 to 2022'.

  6. Added 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2020 to 2021'.

  7. Added 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2019 to 2020'.

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