Alternative provision for young people with special educational needs

This study explores the ways in which young people with special educational needs (SEN) access and engage in alternative provision in five local authority areas in the UK. Case studies were selected to reflect various approaches to, and manifestations of, alternative provision for learners with a wide range of needs. Provision typically includes a combination of subject learning and functional skills, vocational learning, and personal and social development. The report covers: the interface of alternative provision and SEN; finding and commissioning alternative provision; monitoring and quality assuring alternative provision; elements of successful delivery of alternative provision; differences in alternative provision for young people with and without SEN; and future considerations in delivering alternative provision to young people with SEN.

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This study explores the ways in which young people with special educational needs (SEN) access and engage in alternative provision in five local authority areas in the UK. Case studies were selected to reflect various approaches to, and manifestations of, alternative provision for learners with a wide range of needs. Provision typically includes a combination of subject learning and functional skills, vocational learning, and personal and social development. The report covers: the interface of alternative provision and SEN; finding and commissioning alternative provision; monitoring and ...  [+] Show more