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PAGE 4 STEP UP Croydon schools forum invests more than £750k in expansion of virtual school team Children in the council’s care will soon receive considerably more support from the virtual school service thanks to a decision by members of the Croydon schools forum. The extra funds will help close the attainment gap between children in care and their non-looked-after peers. More than £750,000 has been allocated from Croydon’s dedicated schools grant (DSG) by the forum – which is made up of a representative group of head teachers and senior councillors from across the borough. As a result of this investment, the team can expand from three t ???????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)????????????????????)Q????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????) ????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)????????????????????)???????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????M??????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????Q???)??????????????????????????????????=????)?????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)??????????????)????????? ????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????(+?aQ???????????????????)????????????????????)?????????????????????d((