For help and support in how to direct award contract(s) via the G-Cloud framework please contact us directly using the details on our contact page.
Welfare Call are happy to announce that we’ve once again been accepted on the latest iteration of the Government certified Digital Marketplace framework, G-Cloud 14.
The G-Cloud framework helps make the process of Local Authorities procuring our services significantly easier.
It is an initiative that the Government began in 2012 to provide UK public sector organisations with a centralised procurement framework for the provision of cloud-based products and services.
The framework is coordinated and reviewed by the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) on an annual basis and is focused on providing commercial services to the public sector.
Within G-Cloud 14, Welfare Call has five services listed under the Cloud Software category (Lot 2). Those being:
The G-Cloud framework is a pre-approved list of suppliers offering cloud and other digital services via the Government’s Digital Marketplace. By embracing the Digital Marketplace public sector organisations can access government-approved products and services without the need for a lengthy tender process.
The G-Cloud framework means organisations/authorities can buy services without running a full tendering process each time. This in turn reduces the amount of time, effort and cost it would ordinarily take to procure a service.
Additional benefits include:
Welfare Call have supported numerous authorities to enable them to successfully establish contracts through this framework. Therefore, if you are due to renew your contract(s) or wish to purchase a new/additional service and would like any help please let us know. Additionally, we would be more than happy to provide details/references of other authorities and organisations who have gone through this framework.
For help and support in how to direct award contract(s) via the G-Cloud framework please contact us directly using the details on our contact page.
All children in care, including those placed out of area, had an online personal education plan (PEP) meeting during the national lockdown, and this provided a good line of sight into the experiences of these children.
London Borough of Merton Education is actively promoted for children in care and the virtual school is increasingly effective in ensuring that children make good progress and reach their potential. The quality and timeliness of personal education plans have improved significantly. Children benefit from regular reviews of their progress.
London Borough of Waltham Forest The strong emphasis on ensuring that PEPs are of good quality and completed in a timely way is contributing well to children’s progress.
London Borough of Enfield The virtual school provides effective support for the progress and attainment of children in care. The virtual school team has a sound understanding of the progress that children are making. As a result of effective support, many make good progress from their starting points. Personal education plans are mostly of good quality; they are reviewed termly and clearly identify the support that children need. Interventions are tailored to children’s needs and support their progress well.
London Borough of Barnet Children and young people make good educational progress in care. Those who do not attend school have prompt access to suitable, good-quality registered alternative provision. Children’s progress is closely reviewed through personal education plans which have well-written targets, and this is an improvement since the last inspection. Urgent action is taken if children are missing from education or if their attendance reduces.
Worcestershire County Council Personal education plans (PEPs) provide a sound basis to plan and review the progress children make. Children in care receive effective support from the virtual school staff, who understand their individual needs and act as effective advocates for them. This helps children stay on track to achieve their goals, and, consequently, many make good progress from their starting points.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets The virtual school systematically monitors and evaluates the quality of personal education plans (PEPs), and, as a result, the quality of plans is improving. All PEPs have a clear focus on academic progress.
Swindon Borough Council The rate of children’s attendance at school is rising. Relationships between the virtual school and designated teachers are strong. The personal education plan (PEP) process is well established and comprehensive. Children are making good educational progress.
Cornwall Council The virtual school has a clear sense of purpose and direction and makes good use of performance data to target its activity to best effect. As a result, its influence and impact continue to grow. Ninety-six per cent of children in care have an up-to-date personal education plan (PEP). Better use is being made of the pupil premium grant.
Bedford Borough Council Welfare Call delivers the data you need to protect children and improve outcomes.
Children in care have positive education experiences. In school, children in care have good attendance and behaviour. Permanent and fixed exclusions for pupils who are in care are low. The virtual school provides good support for schools to produce increasingly effective personal education plans, which include clear targets and the voice of the pupil. The engagement of children in care and care leavers in their education and pathway plans is improving.
Rutland County Council Children’s Services Inspection – 02/03/2020