Guidance

Alternative provision census 2019: guide

A guide for local authorities and providers of alternative provision to completing and submitting alternative provision census 2019 data.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 1 August 2018
• Last updated: 30 October 2018 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 31 July 2019

This document is for the 2019 alternative provision census. For the current census, visit our guide to submitting data for the alternative provision census.

Applies to England

Documents

Alternative provision census 2019: guide

Ref: DFE-00232-2018

PDF, 855 KB, 50 pages

Details

Alternative provision (AP) provides education for children who cannot attend a mainstream school.

This document will help local authorities and providers of AP to:

• understand the purpose and scope of the AP census
• add the right level of data to their management information system
• update and maintain their data during the year
• complete the 2019 alternative provision census data collection

More guidance is available on:

• the business and technical specification of the census
• submitting alternative provision census data

Published 1 August 2018
Last updated 30 October 2018 + show all updates

1. 30 October 2018

   Added new version of 'Alternative provision census 2019: guide'.

2. 10 September 2018

   Updated guide. The document's version history explains the changes.

3. 1 August 2018

   First published.