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AP Safeguarding: Why New Standards Ensure Safety
Ensuring Safety: Why New AP Safeguarding Standards Matter In a recent Schools Week article, Louis Donald of the Creative Education Trust, raises concerns about safeguarding in unregistered AP. Donald points to the patchy regulation currently in place, and makes...
How Media Can Support Positive Perceptions of Alternative Provision
Changing the Narrative: How Media Can Support Positive Perceptions of Alternative Provision (AP) Alternative Provision (AP) schools are vital for students who require a different approach to learning. They step in where traditional schools might not have the...
“Unregistered” Provision, A Dirty Word? Westminster Insight’s Alternative Provision Conference Review
“Unregistered” Provision, A Dirty Word? Westminster Insight’s Alternative Provision Conference Review On 27th November, ALIGN steering group members attended the 3rd annual Westminster Insights Alternative Provision Conference in London. The event...
Unregistered APs: A Catalyst for Educational Change
When it comes to alternative education, unregistered alternative provisions (APs) often get a bad rap. While concerns about regulation and oversight are valid, there’s another side to the story that’s worth exploring. Here’s a look at the positive aspects of...
Key Points for Unregistered Alternative Provision: Summary
In May 2024 the Department for Education published its analysis of the call for evidence completed in September 2022. While it contains lots of interesting analysis of commissioning arrangements at the local authority level, there are also some key take-aways for...
Too much software or not enough? Digital strategy for small settings
The digital context in small provisions In a small setting like an alternative provision, youth work organisation or independent school it’s possible to feel a bit isolated and overwhelmed in terms of support for your digital needs. Maintained provisions like schools...