From September 2021, the role of the Virtual School Head (VSH) was extended to include all children who have or have had a social worker including children in need (CIN), and those subject to child protection plans (CPP). Funding was allocated to VSHs in every local authority (LA) until 31 March 2022. The objectives were to ensure that there would be a local champion for children with a social worker (CWSW) in the Virtual School (VS) in every LA in England, increase the profile of CWSW in schools and promote the educational needs of CWSW in children's social care, target strategic support earlier for CWSW and provide strategic leadership, "to create a culture of high aspirations that helps all children with a social worker to make educational progress". From October 2021, the Government also introduced a pilot in 30 LAs to support 16-18-year-old children looked-after (CLA) and care leavers (CLs) in general Further Education (FE) colleges through the extension of pupil premium plus (PP+) funding to post-16. This was allocated to VSHs in 30 pilot local authorities for six months until 31 March 2022. The proposed outcomes of the pilot were to raise the profile of CLA and CLs in FE by strengthening close working relationships, improve their attendance, better support the delivery of Personal Education Plans (PEPs), Pathway Plans or equivalent and identify models of good practice. The Rees Centre was commissioned to undertake the evaluation of these two programmes. The evaluation covered the initial stage -- the first six months of each programme. The VSH extended duties programme has been extended since the evaluation was completed.