
Education, Aspiration, Success
Welcome to the Peterborough Virtual School podcast!
Our vision is that all children known to social care will achieve educational outcomes enabling them to lead happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.
Hosted by our very own team alongside those with lived and learned experiences, this podcast is designed to help and support anyone navigating the world of education on behalf of the children they support . We explore how some of the typical barriers faced by this cohort of children can be minimised and how to maximise opportunities to ensure full educational potential is reached for each and every child.
Podcasting since 2025 • 9 episodes
Education, Aspiration, Success
Latest Episodes
S01 E09 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Everybody's Business
SEND and Inclusion Services in Peterborough have a specific remit to help our children and young people to achieve their potential and overcome barriers their additional needs may present to them and their educational settings.In this ep...
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27:27

S01 E08 Aiming for University: Opening Doors for Future Opportunities
In the episode, Nic is delighted to be talking with Becca Jones from the charity Become which supports children in care and care leavers. Becca offers advice and support to young people wanting to pro...
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30:12

S01 E07 Aspiration and Ambition: Empowering Children to Dream Big
Adam Tams and Anna Noble are joined in this episode by Elle Johnson, Peterborough's Care Leaver Local Offer Led, to discuss why it is so important that we work to encourage aspiration and ambition among young people. They explain the tran...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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12:47

S01 E06 Unaccompanied Children in Care: Strategies and Knowledge to Support Education
In this episode, Nic Phillips and Fran Haunch are joined by Ishmael Ngundu (Team Manager for Leaving Care). Ishmael shares his extensive knowledge and experience of the specific needs and vulnerabilities of Unaccompanied Children in Care....
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:58

S01 E05 Transitions and Admissions: Navigating Change, Beginnings and Endings
In today's episode, Gina Hayes and Amanda Jones from our Inclusion and Engagement team discuss the range of transitions which children may experience throughout their educational journeys - the big ones such as primary to secondary and also the...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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23:03
