by Catherine Brennan | Mar 4, 2026 | ALIGN, Alternative Provision, Blog
FollowFollowFollow ‘Chaos and shape’: Transitions and transformations in non-school AP Like everyone else concerned with the non-school AP sector, I’ve been reflecting on the implications of the government’s drive towards all children receiving their education in...
by Catherine Brennan | Feb 10, 2026 | Blog
FollowFollowFollow Banning mobile phones in schools - an AP perspective There is evidence which suggests that some children are distracted by mobile phones in class and that this impacts on academic outcomes. There are also studies which indicate that abusive use of...
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...
