The Personal Education Plan (PEP) is the statutory requirement that ensures everyone involved in the care of a looked after child from pre-school to age 18 actively prioritises their education, carefully tracking their progress and supporting them to achieve well and to be aspirational.
All children and young people in care have a statutory Care Plan, which is drawn up and reviewed by the local authority that looks after them. The Personal Education Plan is a legal part of that plan. The key people who should be involved in every PEP meeting are: the young person, their social worker, carer, and designated teacher or named lead for looked after children at their education or training setting, nursery, school, college or provider.
For statutory guidance on PEP and looked after children, click here.
Joint training for designated teachers and social workers
The Aspire Virtual School provides joint training for designated teachers and social workers. This training can also be carried out virtually for those out of Borough.
There are two types:
Refresher training: After attending the initial training, designated teachers and social workers can refresh their knowledge by watching a training video. The video is password-protected and only available to designated teachers and social workers working with the virtual school. To obtain the password, email adminsupport@lbbd.gov.uk.
Monthly ePEP training: The Virtual School delivers monthly ePEP training for Social Workers and Designated Teachers. This training focuses on:
- How to effectively support looked after children in your school through the ePEP
- The role of Social Workers and Designated Teachers in the education of looked after children
- Creating an inspirational education experience for the looked after children through the PEP
- The mechanics of the ePEP platform.
The training takes place on the last Thursday of every month. To book your place please contact Tricia Butler - tricia.butler@lbbd.gov.uk.
ePEP training for designated teacher and social workers
25th September 2025
30th October 2025
27th November 2025
29th January 2026
26th February 2026
26th March 2026
30th April 2026
28th May 2026
25th June 2026
Contact us for more information adminsupport@lbbd.gov.uk.
ePEP support and updates
At Aspire, we use ePEP Online for all our PEPs. If you need further information on this platform, call the ePEP helpline on 0333 7720944 or refer to the user guide.