sis work to inform future plans. This may be performed by the originator of the regular report, or by someone else. 15 5. References The following pages are a collection of cheat sheets, quick points of reference, and indexes of further information to help you find your way around the wider resource base for CSC data work. It’s worth restating that CSC, and CSC data work, is a complex area of practice, and any information provided here is necessarily incomplete. Please use this document as a support for continuing professional development, not as a replacement for local policies/procedures. If, either as an experienced colleague or a newcomer to the sector, you would like to suggest improvements, amendments, or additions to this document, please write to datatoinsight.enquiries@gmail.com. We’ll be delighted to hear your feedback and think about what we can do to improve this resource for colleagues all over the country. 16 References: beyond the core local data flow The core social care data flow described on page 12 doesn’t cover everything that local services do. Below are some examples of other practice areas, themes, and specialist services which may be relevant to the CSC data professional. 17 Virtual school The LA will operate a “virtual school”, with a “virtual headteacher”, to support CLA with their learning and school life. Care leavers The separate care leaver service supports a range of offers to different age groups of children who have left care. Adoption and permanence There may be a separate cycle of reporting and scrutiny around plans to achieve “permanence” for individual CLA. Foster carers and adoptive parents Recruiting, supporting and retaining foster carers and adopters is often managed by a distinct service with its own data needs. Stronger Familie