The DfE has published the outcomes from its recent consulttation on understanding the use of unregistered alternative provision. Key findings of the report are:
- The use and role of unregistered alternative provision within the SEND and alternative provision system
- Unregistered alternative provision is used to address needs not met in school
- Unregistered alternative provision offers bespoke support that meets the needs of young people with SEND, particularly SEMH needs
- Unregistered alternative provision is viewed as generally meeting young people’s needs
- Planning, commissioning, and monitoring placements into unregistered alternative provision
- Lack of understanding around the use of joint strategic planning for unregistered alternative provision
- Oversight of decision making for unregistered alternative provision placements were either absent or varied
- Quality assurance frameworks are widely used to monitor the quality of unregistered alternative provision
- Most view quality assurance processes as at least somewhat effective
- Majority support for the use of approved provider lists
- The role of unregistered alternative provision to complement education in a school
- Mixed views on young people attending unregistered alternative provision on a full-time and/or long-term basis
- Mixed views on the use of multiple part-time placements to create a full-time offer
The full report can be downloaded from the DfE website, here.
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