Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) – Admissions to specialist settings

When a child is at risk of permanent exclusion or would benefit from support outside of the school setting, schools can commission Alternative Provision (AP).

Alternative Provision examples are:

• Educational establishments which are not mainstream, academy, special or private/independent schools, for example, registered independent alternative provision schools or unregistered alternative providers
• Pupil Referral Units
• Further Education Colleges and Sixth Form Centres for alternative provision for 14 to 16-year-olds
• Specialist commissioned staff who may work within the school setting to support students to prevent exclusions.

You can find more information in the Alternative Provision Guidance. This includes a list of alternative education providers.

Please watch the following video for more information on Alternative Provision in Warwickshire:

• Alternative Provision Leaflet (PDF, 853KB)
• Alternative Provision Flowchart (PDF, 508KB)