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Who we are

Meet the team

Virtual School Headteacher

Cherie Sears is the Virtual School Headteacher. She has ultimate responsibility for ensuring that arrangements are in place to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of the authority’s CLA, including those placed out-of-borough. The Virtual School Head should also ensure the educational attainment and progress of CLA are monitored and evaluated as if those children attended a single school. Cherie can be contacted on cherie.sears@sloughchildrenfirst.co.uk or on 07710 153662.

Post-16 support

Please contact Nathan Richardson if you have any queries on nathan.richardson@sloughchildrenfirst.co.uk or on 07925 893740.

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Slough Children First
Observatory House
25 Windsor Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 2EL

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