promoting the educational achievement of children who have left care through adoption, special guardianship or child arrangement orders or who were adopted from state care outside England and 48 A child who is looked after by a local authority (referred to as a looked-after-child) as defined in section 22 Children Act 1989, means a child who is subject to a care order (interim or full care order) or who is voluntarily accommodated by the local authority. 49 In maintained schools and academies the designated safeguarding lead should work closely with the designated teacher. 50 Section 20 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 sets this requirement for maintained schools. This legislation and accompanying statutory guidance on the role of designated teacher applies to academies through their funding agreements. 53 Wales.51 The designated teacher must have appropriate training and the relevant qualifications and experience.52 In other schools and colleges, an appropriately trained teacher should take the lead. 193. Statutory guidance: Designated teacher for looked-after and previously looked-after children contains further information on the role and responsibilities of the designated teacher. Virtual School Heads 194. Virtual School Heads53 manage pupil premium plus for looked after children;54 and receive this funding based on the latest published number of children looked after by the local authority. In maintained schools and academies, the designated teacher should work with the Virtual School Head to discuss how funding can be best used to support the progress of looked after children in the school and meet the needs identified in the child’s personal education plan.55 The designated teacher should also work with the Virtual School Head to promote the educational