.ALTERNATIVE LEARNING INITIATIVE GROUP NETWORK
Welcome to Align
Networking & events
ALIGN aims to bring together those working in alternative learning environments and those who support them.
Resources
We share news and resources of interest to those working in and with alternative learning settings.
Advocacy & support
We want to be a positive voice for the sector, particularly for those settings working outside of the Ofsted framework.
our MISSION
ALIGN is on a mission to bring together non-school Alternative Provisions. We want to provide support and guidance to providers and to influence the development of legislation and policy in this area. We aim to provide a flexible ‘quality mark’ that help to celebrate and promote the benefits of unregistered provision.
As a collective of experienced and passionate alternative provision professionals, we advocate for an individualised, person-centred approach to education that provides flexibility to adapt to the differing needs, and outcomes, of children and young people.
We are an organisation of volunteers providing a supportive network to offer guidance, toolkits and best practice examples for those doing amazing work in non-school AP across the United Kingdom.
ALIGN is at the forefront of alternative provision delivery and we are committed to supporting legislation and policy in order to change the narrative around non-school alternative provisions. We want to create innovative models for oversight and accountability on a national level. We aim for this support to reflect the full range of creative approaches in the sector.
Please join us if you want the invaluable work you do to be recognised in all it’s diversity.
You can get involved by contacting us here.
We are currently recruiting for the ALIGN steering group. Download an application here.
recent Articles
Navigating the Quiet Crisis in SAM Liability Insurance
Over the past few months, I’ve found myself dealing with an unexpected challenge - one that most people outside education would never think about, and one that even many inside the sector didn’t realise was brewing. It’s about insurance. But not just any insurance....
Do the time limited placements support high standards?
Do the time limited placements support high standards? At the end of August the DfE published its much-anticipated Non-school Alternative Provision: Voluntary National Standards Framework; at the same the DfE’s response to last year’s consultation with...
Focus on Safeguarding
Focus on Safeguarding One of the concerns often cited about non-school Alternative Provision is the vulnerability of children placed in these settings, and what’s seen as the variable quality of safeguarding practiced among the diverse range of provisions...