To register or not to register? The Ofsted question….
“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...
What should an alternative provision expect from a school?
Written By Mark Wrangles I have worked across both alternative provision and mainstream schools and have worked to support young people from both sides of the fence. As an AP the schools I have worked with have been varied in the levels of attention and input young...
What’s wrong with “that” Schools Week article?
I missed this Schools Week article when it came out at the beginning of October. I’m always uncomfortable with tabloid approaches to serious problems, and this is no exception. The largely unattributed quotes in this piece about practice in some ‘unregistered’ APs...
Why ALIGN?
We set up Align to be a resource, support, and voice to those working in alternative provision, particularly those in AP’s which have to work outside the Ofsted framework. I’ve worked in education for over 20 years, I’ve always worked, across mainstream and...