Alternative provision and pupil referral units

Statutory guidance for local authorities and other alternative provision providers (AP). Dealing with children with special educational needs.

Guidance and regulation

Alternative provision
- Statutory guidance
- 27 June 2016
- Department for Education
SEND: guide for schools and alternative provision settings
- Guidance
- 1 September 2014
- Department for Education
Alternative provision specialist taskforces (APST)
- Guidance
- 26 March 2024
- Department for Education
Thematic reviews of alternative provision in local areas
- Guidance
- 26 January 2023
- Ofsted
Thematic reviews of preparation for adulthood arrangements in local areas
- Guidance
- 8 February 2024
- Ofsted and Care Quality Commission

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News and communications

Longstanding weaknesses across SEND system impacting on young people’s transition to adulthood
- 16 December 2024
- Ofsted and Care Quality Commission
- Press release
New visits to understand how well children with SEND are prepared for adulthood
- 8 February 2024
- Ofsted
- News story
Transformational reform begins for children and young people with SEND
- 2 March 2023
- Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
- Press release
Schools need more specialist help for primary age children with additional needs
- 8 November 2022
- Ofsted
- Press release
Support for vulnerable young people in serious violence hotspots
- 17 December 2021
- Department for Education
- Press release

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Research and statistics

Preparation for adulthood arrangements in local areas: a thematic review
- 16 December 2024
- Ofsted and Care Quality Commission
- Research
Alternative provision in local areas in England: a thematic review
- 1 February 2024
- Ofsted and Care Quality Commission
- Research
Alternative provision for primary-age pupils in England: a long-term ‘destination’ or a ‘temporary solution'?
- 8 November 2022
- Ofsted
- Research
Commissioning models for alternative provision
- 21 May 2021
- Department for Education
- Research
Evaluation of the alternative provision innovation fund
- 21 May 2021
- Department for Education
- Research

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Policy papers and consultations

Strengthening protections in unregistered alternative provision
- 9 May 2024
- Department for Education
- Closed consultation
- Date closed 05 July 2024
SEND and alternative provision improvement plan
- 2 March 2023
- Department for Education
- Policy paper
Alternative provision: response to the select committee report
- 17 October 2018
- Department for Education
- Policy paper
Alternative provision: vision and reform
- 16 March 2018
- Department for Education
- Policy paper
Improving alternative provision: impact assessment
- 15 April 2012
- Department for Education
- Impact assessment

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

Education, children’s social care and offending
- 20 July 2023
- Department for Education and Ministry of Justice
- Transparency
Data about schools and pupil placements in alternative provision
- 7 May 2021
- Ofsted
- Transparency
Responses to our research into knife crime
- 16 September 2019
- Ofsted
- Foi release

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Organisations

Ofsted

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