The name of the allocated Education Support Officer for a child looked after is stated on the main page of the child’s ePEP record below the Nottingham City logo next to ‘Virtual School Contact’.

Nottingham City Council’s accredited alternative education provider directory can be found here: Ap Nottingham – this directory includes a list of approved alternative provision settings in Nottingham.

NEST is a specialist educational provision for asylum seeker and refugee young people, aged 15-19 years who are new to English. Further information about NEST can be found here: NEST – Home (schooljotter2.com)

If a Nottingham City child looked after requires a laptop to support their education, the child’s social worker should contact the child’s allocated Virtual School Education Support Officer to discuss the request for a laptop for the child.

Information about Pupil Premium Plus funding including who is eligible for Pupil Premium Plus funding can be found here:

Pupil Premium Plus for children in care | Nottingham City Virtual School

Yes, the payment reference number of the payment will include ‘PPP to indicate that it is a Pupil Premium Plus payment. It is not possible to identify which child the payment is for from the payment reference number because no personal identifying details are included in the payment reference number.

If the child is aged 3 or 4 and attends early years education such as nursery or school nursery, the child could be eligible for early years pupil premium funding. It is the responsibility of the child’s social worker to ensure that the education setting has written evidence confirming that the child is in care to enable the education setting to apply for the funding. You can find additional guidance on the early years pupil premium here:

Early Years Pupil Premium | Nottingham City Virtual School

If the young person attends a mainstream sixth form college or Further Education college, they should be in receipt of the Post 16 Bursary. The bursary is also referred to as the ‘Vulnerable Students Bursary’. It is the responsibility of the young person’s social worker to ensure that the education setting has written evidence confirming that the young person is in care. You can find additional guidance on the Post 16 bursary here:

Vulnerable Students Bursary | Nottingham City Virtual School

An email should be sent to the Virtual School inbox thevirtualschool@nottinghamcity.gov.uk – on the email subject heading, please state ‘Encrypt: access to ePEP portal/access to child’s ePEP’.

Please provide

–  the child’s full name 

–  date of birth or their Liquid logic ID number

–  details of your role

–  your contact details – phone number, email address

–  the name of your social care team

An email should be sent to the Virtual School inbox thevirtualschool@nottinghamcity.gov.uk – on the email subject heading, please state ‘Encrypt: access to ePEP portal/access to child’s ePEP’.

Please provide

– the child’s initials

– date of birth

– details of your role

–  your contact detials – phone number, email address

–  school’s name and address

For Social Workers:

Temporary access for other social care staff (e.g. Family Support Workers) can only be given by The Virtual School. Please email the Virtual School to request temporary access: thevirtualschool@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

For Designated Teachers:

Designated Teachers can delegate temporary access to another member of staff in school by clicking on EPEP then click on DT Delegation within your Welfare Call account.

The Virtual School offer training on Electronic PEPs (ePEPs) for early years, statutory school age and post 16 children and young people. This training includes a live demonstration and detailed information on how to use the ePEP system. More information on ePEP training could be found here:

Virtual School Training Programme | Nottingham City Virtual School

Please remember to complete the training booking form which can be found underneath details of the ePEP training section on our website.

The completion of a PEP is the joint responsibility of the child’s education setting (e.g. school or college) and the child’s social worker.  Therefore, the PEP can be chaired by either the education setting or by the child’s social worker or family support worker.