rtual School Head) must be an officer employed by the authority or another local authority in England. 54 Pupil premium plus for previously looked after children is managed by their school. 55 All looked after children must have a personal education plan (PEP). This is part of the care plan that the local authority looking after the child must have in place and review regularly. 56 Any person that has parental responsibility for the child; providers of funded early years education, designated teachers for previously looked-after children in maintained schools and academies, and any other person the authority considers appropriate for promoting the educational achievement of relevant children. 54 196. Statutory guidance on Promoting the education of looked-after and previously looked-after children contains further information on the roles and responsibilities of Virtual School Heads. 197. In addition to their statutory duties, the role of Virtual School Heads was extended in June 2021, to include a non-statutory responsibility for the strategic oversight of the educational attendance, attainment, and progress of children with a social worker. 198. In offering advice and information to workforces that have relationships with children with social workers, Virtual School Heads should identify and engage with key professionals, helping them to understand the role they have in improving outcomes for children. This should include designated safeguarding leads, social workers, headteachers, governors, special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs), mental health leads, other local authority officers, including Designated Social Care Officers for SEND, where they exist. 199. In September 2024, the role of Virtual School Heads was further extended to include a non-statutory re