by Mia Brown | Jan 16, 2026 | ALIGN, Blog, Unregistered alternative provision
FollowFollowFollow Written By Rachel Girling, Director of Sowing Seeds Alternative Learning 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...
by Catherine Brennan | Dec 9, 2025 | ALIGN, Blog
FollowFollowFollow Written By Dr Catherine Brennan 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...
by Catherine Brennan | Oct 3, 2025 | ALIGN, Blog
FollowFollowFollow Written By Dr Catherine Brennan 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...
by Catherine Brennan | Jul 17, 2025 | ALIGN, Blog
FollowFollowFollow Written By Dr Catherine Brennan 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...
by Mia Brown | Feb 27, 2025 | ALIGN, Alternative Provision, Blog, Unregistered alternative provision
FollowFollowFollow Written By Eleanor Gibson 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...
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...
