Alternative Education Provision

Oxfordshire Local Area Partnership’s approach to Alternative Education Provision is founded in the following key principles;

• Our aim is to help children who find things difficult, accepting that not everyone learns in the same way   
• That every child in Oxfordshire should thrive and flourish   
• That for every child we will foster a sense of belonging   
• We are ambitious for every child; and do not put children in ‘boxes’   
• To let our children be good at something in their own way

Oxfordshire County Council’s Alternative Education Provision Strategic Plan is seeking to transform life chances by holding children and young people at the heart of everything we do and strives to be ambitious for children and young people - ensuring all have access to a funded, high-quality inclusive education which empowers them to lead independent and successful lives.

The priorities of the strategic plan are to;

• Ensure all stakeholders take account of the views, educational needs and overall well-being of children, young people and their families.
• Ensure quality educational provision through robust, universally applied quality assurances to deliver positive learning outcomes for all students.
• Ensure all children and young people receive the earliest necessary interventions to access the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

The aims of the Alternative Education Provision strategy are to develop;

• An inclusive system with effective early intervention, supported by a skilled workforce able to access additional support when it is needed.
• A high-quality alternative education provision locally, operating alongside mainstream and special schools to meet the needs of Oxfordshire’s children and young people for some or all their education.
• A shared understanding with parents/carers, schools and providers about when alternative education provision may be appropriate, what is available in Oxfordshire, and how it can be accessed.