Tag: alternative provision

Alternative Provision, EHCP, EOTAS, Guest Posts, Online learning, personal budgets, Schools White Paper, SEND Education, special educational needs, special needs

What might the SEND reform proposals mean for specialist tutors, alternative provision and EOTAS?

By Joanna Gibbs, SENsational Tutors Last week, we analysed part two of the Government’s SEND reform proposals that destroy the principle of Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS) in an …

Alternative Provision, EOTAS, Inclusion, Neurodiversity, Online learning

Inclusion doesn’t just happen in mainstream school: being included in education and in life should be the goal

Alice Reeves, parent It’s clear the Government is trying to push more children, particularly neurodivergent ones, away from specialist settings to mainstream schools or units, where thousands have already been …

Alternative Provision, Exclusion, Exemplary Practice, Guest Posts, Online learning, special needs

How our alternative provision schools manage zero exclusions: We never give up

By Thomas Keaney, CEO & Founder of TCES  SNJ Intro: Thomas Keaney is an inspirational figure. An eloquent, engaging, expert in his field, and passionate about the futures of young …

Alternative Provision, Columnists, Inclusion, special needs

Alternative Provision, SEND, and Inclusion: Should AP even exist in an inclusive system?

My work in Alternative Provision has spanned 20 years and in that time, the landscape has changed significantly. Reading the newly-updated Department for Education Guidance on Alternative Provision (AP) felt …

Alternative Provision, Columnists, Exclusion, SEND Improvement Plan, special needs

Too many children arrive in AP with no needs assessment—schools need to be more curious about the “why”

Please welcome Sarah Johnson as a new SNJ columnist. Sarah has worked in senior leadership roles in Pupil Referral Units, Alternative Provision and psychiatric inpatient services. Sarah has enjoyed roles …

SEND Improvement Plan, SEND Tribunal, Teaching

A record rise in SEND appeals, and challenges for teachers accessing school support. Things are not getting better…

A new government-commissioned survey of teaching staff has unwittingly offered a telling explanation of why so many children get inadequate support with SEND in school. But first, in related news, …

SEND funding, special needs, Teacher Training

Ofsted and ONS offer further evidence that lack of funding, training and specialists damages children with SEND

With Matt Keer Ofsted has found increasing numbers of primary school children with SEND are being referred to alternative provision, because of a lack of access to specialist help. Around …

Alternative Provision, Guest Posts, SEND Resources, SEND Review, special needs

What the evidence says about the 13 crucial areas for quality in Alternative Provision

with Dennis Simms, IntegratED Hub Lead The SEND Review Green Paper places great emphasis on including alternative provision within a “single system” with mainstream and special schools. The DfE want …