Child Arrangement Orders which only govern where a child is to spend time and/or contact. 7 Previously looked-after children Following amendments made by the 2017 Act, section 20A of the 2008 Act and Section 2E of the Academies Act 2010 place duties on the governing body of a maintained school in England and the proprietor of an academy in England to: • designate a member of staff to have responsibility for promoting the educational achievement of previously looked-after pupils who are no longer looked after in England and Wales because they are the subject of an adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order, or were adopted from ‘state care’ outside England and Wales; • ensure the designated person undertakes appropriate training; and • ensure they and the designated teacher has regard any guidance issued by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State has the power to make regulations to prescribe the necessary qualifications or experience of the designated member of staff for previously looked-after children. Designated teachers will want to satisfy themselves that the child is eligible for support by asking the child’s parents for evidence of their previously looked-after status. For children adopted outside England and Wales, the child must have been looked after by a public authority, a religious organisation or other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society. Where parents are unable to provide clear evidence of their child’s status, designated teachers will need to use their discretion. In such circumstances, designated teachers could discuss eligibility with the Virtual School Head (VSH) to agree a consistent approach. What does this mean for you? The governing body of a maintained school and the proprietor of an academy must ensu