The Vulnerable Pupils Panel (VPP), is a multi-agency partnership whose aim is to ensure Children and young people have equality of access to high quality mainstream education and have the same opportunities to achieve and succeed through all their steps in education and effectively prepare them for adulthood whatever their starting point.
Additionally, the partnership identifies support advice and guidance that ensures the needs of vulnerable children and young people, who are displaying behaviours that are a cause for concern and may lead to exclusion, or are experiencing school attendance difficulties, are met effectively.
The partnership supports educational settings through the provision information sharing, advice, and guidance that will benefit educational settings through capacity building and sharing/increasing resources within the system.
How frequently does the panel meet?
The panel meets monthly to discuss new requests for support and where appropriate agree and allocate support according to a broad criterion.
In exceptional circumstances and where a decision cannot wait until the next panel, schools and agencies should contact the Cognus Inclusion Team for advice.
Making a referral to VPP, Primary and Secondary
VPP discusses requests for support, and make multi-agency partnership decisions on the allocation of support broadly based on the criteria below.
- Evidence from the school of support and strategies already implemented (provision map), including evidence of Assess, Plan, Do Review, and impact.
- Identification of how the Graduated Response to prevent exclusion and improve school attendance has been implemented.
- Clear description of the pupils’ needs and how these are being addressed.
- Clear description of desired outcome
- Any other relevant evidence/information
A referral to both the Primary and Secondary VPP is made by completing a VPP form and a provision map and by providing other relevant information or evidence.
Process:
- Complete the Primary VPP template
- Complete the Secondary VPP template
- Complete the VPP provision map
- Submit competed paperwork to vpp@cognus.org.uk
If you have any questions about a request for support made or the process please contact vpp@cognus.org.uk