Policy paper

Alternative provision: vision and reform

Setting out the government’s vision for alternative provision (AP) and outlining reforms to raise standards and improve outcomes for all children in AP.

From:
Department for Education
Published
16 March 2018
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Creating opportunity for all: our vision for alternative provision

Ref: DFE-00072-2018

PDF, 319 KB, 28 pages

Details

This sets out how government will transform alternative provision to make sure these education settings provide high-quality teaching and an education that meets the individual needs of all children, regardless of their circumstances.

This includes:

  • government’s vision for reforming AP
  • building a strong foundation for reform
  • developing and sharing best practice within and beyond AP
  • strengthening partnership arrangements for commissioning and delivering AP timeline for reform

AP settings are places that provide education for children who can’t go to a mainstream school.

Updates to this page

Published 16 March 2018

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