.ALTERNATIVE LEARNING INITIATIVE GROUP NETWORK
Welcome to Align
Networking & events
ALIGN aims to bring together those working in non-school alternative provisions and those who support them.
Resources
We share news and resources of interest to those working in and with non-school alternative provisions.
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.
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
What should non-school APs be thinking about the long term implications of the SEND reforms? Three key areas to consider.
I have the enormous privilege of working alongside a lot of non-school alternative provisions and independent special schools in my day to day work. Since the publication of the SEND Reform consultation and White Paper documents a few weeks ago, I have been reflecting...
What will Mainstream Inclusion look like for PDAers?
It is almost impossible to get away from the media circus around the Government’s SEND Reform proposals and consultation but at the centre of this are families and their children who have been consistently let down by the system. From lived experience, supporting...
The SEND White Paper: Opportunity, Challenge, and the Urgent Need to Be Seen
By Rachel Girling Over the past decade, the landscape of education for children and young people with additional needs has been steadily shifting, but in recent years that shift has accelerated significantly. More families are reaching out for support, more children...