Children in care

The Children’s Act of 1989 defines a child or young person that has been in the care of a local authority for more than 24 hours as a "looked after child."

Children in care often live with foster carers (or kinship foster carers), but children in care may also live in residential children’s homes or residential settings like schools, secure units, or semi-independent living accommodation.

Contact us

For general signposting you can contact our administrator.

Email: virtualschooladmin@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 300 6977

For advice about the education of an individual child or young person please complete this form so our Advisory Teachers can contact you to support.

Virtual School advice request

Note: For children in care please contact the child’s allocated Education Advisor directly.