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Being the Adult in Behaviour Management
Behaviour Management in Alternative Provision Children who struggle to cope in mainstream settings often present with behaviour which the adults find difficult to deal with. There are different schools of thought about how best schools should manage problematic…
Alternative Provision: The “Hidden Hive”
APs are a hive of innovation I have spent a fair bit of time thinking lately about the industrious nature of alternative provision settings. Despite facing the same huge challenges around resources as mainstream schools, APs often deal with even higher levels of need…
SEND & AP Improvement Plan: Technical Solutions to Evidencing National Standards
Why is evidence of progress so important in SEND and AP contexts? I want to preface this blog with the assertion that it’s important to have strong evidence of student progress in Alternative Provision, not only because of the demands of commissioners and…
Social Mobility and Lost Potential – Why Progress Tracking Matters
The Sutton Trust’s recent longitudinal study entitled Social Mobility: The Next Generation- Lost Potential at Age 16 (June 2023) highlights what many of us working with children and young people already know – the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged learners…
What is “banking compassion” and why does in matter in Alternative Provision schools?
Banking compassion is a key concept in working with children and young people with behavioural difficulties…