Be able to work with children and young people to review and update plans

Find and review your setting’s policies, procedures and templates for reviewing and updating plans. These may be in a paper format or use an online tool.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Find and review your setting’s policies, procedures and templates for reviewing and updating plans. These may be in a paper format or use an online tool.
- ‘The Children Act 1989: Guidance and Regulations Volume 2: Care Planning, Placement and Case Review', from the Department for Education
- ‘What Is an Independent Reviewing Officer?’ from the National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers (NAIRO)
- ‘The Children Act 1989 guidance and regulations Volume 3: planning transition to adulthood for care leavers’ from the Department for Education
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click on the link to open ‘Promoting the education of looked-after children and previously looked-after children’ from the Department for Education and read more about ‘The Personal Education Plan (PEP)’, ‘PEP content’ and ‘Initiating, developing and reviewing the PEP’. Reviewing and updating plans for children and young people should also include their education.
- This article from Rezume looks at ‘6 ways to measure looked after children’s progress’.
- The Rights 4 Children website contains an article on ‘Your independent reviewing officer’ which gives more information about how the IRO supports the review.
- ‘Looked after children (LAC) reviews - all you need to know’ from Barnsley Virtual School provides more information about reviews.
- The Care Inspectorate in Scotland has produced a ‘Guide for providers on personal planning’. Read the document and make notes on anything you can use in your role.
- Think And Challenge
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