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 25, 2025 | Alternative Provision, Blog
FollowFollowFollow Written By Dr Catherine Brennan Bridging the Gap: Collaborative Solutions for AP and Mainstream Education I’ve recently blogged about the importance of creating ‘irresistible’ curriculum in order to help children in AP self-identify positively as...
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 | 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...
