by Mark Wrangles | Nov 24, 2023 | ALIGN, Alternative Provision, Blog
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...
by Catherine Brennan | Nov 17, 2023 | ALIGN, Alternative Provision, Blog
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...
by Mark Wrangles | Nov 10, 2023 | ALIGN, Alternative Provision, Blog
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...
by align-ed.uk | Nov 8, 2023 | ALIGN, Alternative Provision, AP Curriculum, Blog
Watch this podcast with Alexandra Gray discussing all things AP, Ed-Tech and curriculum with Mark Anderson from NetSupport for the Insights series. Alexandra advocates for a more positive view of external alternative provisions and raises concerns about the term...
by align-ed.uk | Oct 31, 2023 | ALIGN, Alternative Provision, Blog
I hope to look back in years to come and see this as an important moment for so-called “unregistered” Alternative Provision when the sector was able to step forward and assert its centrality to the education of children for whom mainstream education is...