Children in care
Flexible curriculum resources, extra reading, PSHE and citizenship for all key stages.
Anspear for
Virtual Schools
Anspear has worked with over 100 Virtual Schools across the country offering them specialist mobile and online learning packages. From care leavers to foster carers, our tailored resources are making a difference to the people who use them.
Digital training and learning solution
Extensive resource libraries specially created for virtual schools. Training and learning packages for CiC, foster carers, designated teachers and care leavers.
Virtual school staff can use the online dashboard to track engagement and compliance in real time.
100+ courses and resources
Written by experts
Free mobile/web app
Track usage online
Digital certification
Easy setup
Learning and guidance for everyone
Reach everyone surrounding CiC with vital learning and guidance, as well as support young people with their education and journey out of care. All of these packages are included for NAVSH members.
Including courses written by current and former Virtual School Heads:
Darren Martindale • Jo Kelly • Matthew Blood • Penny Todd • Gareth Williams-James • Bernadette Alexander • Marietta Harrow • Sheila Mulvenney
Role extension support
Use our Pupil Perceptions survey to gain insights into the welfare of children with social workers. Track wellbeing, experiences and perceptions across a range of issues, exercise your strategic role and take evidence-based action. Target key professionals such as social workers with digital training resources to help them understand the challenges that children face.
Learn more
Anspear Learn allows any carer the chance to train at their own convenience. It is recognised that the life of a carer can be very demanding and face-to-face training may not be easy to access. Anspear Learn overcomes this barrier to training.
Jane Featherstone, Headteacher, Gloucestershire Virtual School
Your Virtual School's own learning app
Create an app with your name on it, just for your local authority. Support young people, foster carers, parents and staff through your own interactive learning and training resources.
Engage learners. Measure impact.
Keep track of hundreds of learners on the online dashboard and monitor engagement in real time. Powered by Anspear Learn, our own mobile learning technology.
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Reward and motivate
Core to any CPD is motivating learners and recording their achievements. All staff get a digital 'badge' and printable certificate for completing each CPD course.
What's included
With Anspear, you will never be on your own. We are always on hand and are committed to the success of your support and intervention programme. With our solution for Virtual Schools, you can expect:
Unlimited access to all our learning packages
Initial user setup
Ongoing user admin
Technical support
Progress reports on request
9am–5pm phone/email support
Want to find out more? We'd love to discuss how Anspear can transform your organisation with mobile learning.
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