Personal Education Plan (PEP) Coordinator - Virtual School

Personal Education Plan (PEP) Coordinator (Administrator) - Virtual School

Children's Services & Skills Directorate

Full time, Permanent.

£26,824 - £29,540 per annum, pro rata (pay award pending). Term Time Only. Salary will be pro rata to 45 weeks per year.

Solihull MBC Children's & Skills directorate have a unique opportunity for a Personal Education Plan Coordinator to join the Education and Skills Directorate, supporting the Virtual School. The primary focus of this role is to contribute to the DfE and local government targets relating to raising the educational achievement of children we care for, through co-ordinating the implementation of Personal Education Plans for looked after children. Personal Education Plans are a statutory requirement.

The role of the Virtual School is to promote the educational achievement of children we care for, whether educated in Solihull or placed out of authority, through having high aspirations and working to close the attainment gap between those children and their peers. This is achieved, similarly to a real school, by maintaining an accurate roll of all children under the care of Solihull MBC, monitoring attendance daily, along with termly progress and attainment. The Solihull Virtual School team also provides advice and information to support children who were previously looked after, children within Solihull who a social worker and also kinship carers.

As Personal Education Plan Coordinator you will be required to:

• Maintain robust oversight of Personal Education Plan (PEP) compliance and quality, liaising with all relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain and promote effective PEP monitoring, tracking and quality assurance systems to enable effective oversight, evaluation and clarity.
• Input information and refer to relevant education and social care data systems.
• Undertake all PEP correspondence with schools and settings, social care, foster carers and other partners and all related PEP admin.
• To provide general office duties including telephone reception, taking messages, forwarding emails, responding to routine enquiries from education and social care staff, professionals from other agencies, foster carers and young people.
• To take minutes of meetings as required.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate:

• Four GCSE grades A-C or equivalent including English and Maths OR the ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of numeracy and literacy skills OR NVQ Level 2 Administration or equivalent
• Experienced and competent in using a wide range of computer packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook (or equivalent)
• Substantial working knowledge of office work
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to offer high levels of customer care

In return we offer the opportunity to work in a motivational and supportive environment where your contribution will be really valued and your personal development actively supported. We also offer:

• Flexible working and agile working arrangements
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - a 24 hour independent, free and confidential advice and support service
• Family and carer friendly policies
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee benefits including staff discounts, subsidised travel passes and Cycle 2 Work Scheme

In this role you will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Virtual School.

Our aim is to balance the needs of our employees with service delivery. For this post, this is likely to include a combination of home working and working from the Council House Solihull.

To apply, please click on the link below. If you have a specific question or require further information regarding this post, please contact:

Jane Jones, Virtual School Business Manager on or

Closing date: 26 April 2026

Interviews will take place on 6 May 2026.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is required.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Attached documents Personal Education Plan Coordinator JDPS.docx