Timpson Review reflections, part one: Not all pupils who end up in alternative provision have been permanently excluded
One of two posts exploring the relationship between state-funded alternative provision and exclusion
The link between exclusions, alternative provision and off-rolling
Explaining how these three things fit together.
Who are the pupils in alternative provision?
Latest DfE statistics show that there were almost 16,000 pupils on-roll at pupil referral units, and another 22,000 in other local authority alternative provision in January 2017 [XLS, table 1b]. These are pupils whose education is paid for by the state but who do not have places at state-funded mainstream or special schools. The different [...]