by Alex Gray | Dec 18, 2024 | Alternative Provision, Blog, Unregistered alternative provision
“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...
by Alex Gray | Jul 17, 2024 | Alternative Provision, Blog, Unregistered alternative provision
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...
by Alex Gray | Mar 29, 2024 | ALIGN, Alternative Provision, Blog, Ed-tech
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...
by Alex Gray | Dec 1, 2023 | ALIGN, Alternative Provision, AP Curriculum, Blog, Ofsted
“Why register with Ofsted as an Alternative Provision? The SEND and AP Improvement Plan (March 2023) suggests that Ofsted will likely become more directly involved with monitoring “un-registered” provision in the future. The question of whether to register with the...