Guidance: Virtual school heads: section 31 grant determination letters

Department For Education

May 21

08:20 2024

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

Published 5 June 2018
Last updated 21 May 2024 +show all updates

21 May 2024
Added 'Virtual school heads: section 31 grant determination letter 2024 to 2025'.
19 June 2023
Added 'Virtual school heads: section 31 grant determination letter 2023 to 2024'.
30 June 2022
We have added 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2022 to 2023'.
7 September 2021
Updated 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2021 to 2022' with local authority funding allocations for West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire.
13 July 2021
Added 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2021 to 2022'.
14 October 2020
Added 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2020 to 2021'.
31 August 2019
Added 'Virtual school heads section 31 grant determination letter 2019 to 2020'.
5 June 2018
First published.