Over 32,000 young people were in education outside of the state-funded school system but paid for by local authorities in January 2021. We take a closer look at this group.
More pupils left state education than when we looked at this issue a year ago
Action is needed on school accountability and the registration of pupils outside of state education
Inspection ratings for the independent alternative provision sector are some way worse than those for state alternative provision.
This is a joint blogpost from Education Datalab and The Difference. The Difference is a new training programme, creating the next generation of school leaders, upskilled in supporting pupil mental health and reducing exclusion from school. Leaders spend two years teaching in alternative provision while studying a specialist leadership course, focusing on mental health, safeguarding [...]
