For Schools & Local Authorities
Alternative Provision you can place a young person into quickly
For Local Authority officers and SEN teams, school leaders and SENCOs, Multi-Academy Trust central teams and Virtual School Heads. A five step referral route, a named person to speak to, and communication designed so you are not the one chasing it.
For commissioners
You are usually deciding under time pressure
Alternative Provision rarely gets commissioned at a comfortable pace. A young person has stopped attending, or a placement has broken down, or a plan needs to be in place before the next meeting. The provision has to be right, and it has to be arranged now.
We built our referral process around that. The first conversation is short and honest: what the young person needs, what we can do, and what we cannot. If we are not the right setting, we will say so at that point rather than three weeks into an assessment.
Where we are the right setting, every programme is designed individually and underpinned by literacy, numeracy, communication, emotional wellbeing and preparation for what comes next.
Working with us
- Referrals accepted from Local Authorities, schools, Multi-Academy Trusts and Virtual Schools
- Young people aged 5 to 18, across Primary, Secondary and Post-16 provision
- A five step referral journey from first call to first day
- Personalised programmes with clear objectives and regular reviews
- Progress reports and ongoing opportunities to review the programme
- EHCP outcomes supported where appropriate
- Carefully selected staff with enhanced DBS Certification
- Continuous professional development to ensure the highest level and quality of teaching and support
What we are usually called about
The situations that bring commissioners to us
Different circumstances, one common factor: a standard timetable in a standard setting was not going to work, and everyone involved already knows it.
A prolonged absence from education
Young people who have been out of school for a long period and need a route back rather than a return to the pace that stopped working.
Anxiety and SEMH needs
School anxiety, difficulties with emotional regulation, and confidence that has been affected by previous experiences in education.
SEND and EHCP outcomes
Programmes designed around identified needs, with EHCP outcomes supported where appropriate and revisited as the placement is reviewed.
Post-16 transition
Young people approaching the end of statutory education who need Functional Skills, employability and independent living skills alongside continued mentoring.
A Simple Referral Journey
From referral to start within one working week
Referral response within 1 working day, with onboarding, timetable and placement start targeted within 5 working days where all required documentation is complete.
Our commitment
YoungEducation aims to progress suitable Alternative Provision referrals from referral to start within one working week, subject to receipt of the required information and completion of appropriate safeguarding and suitability checks.
The first four weeks
- Day 1: phone call home
- Week 1: regular, daily communication while the placement settles
- Week 2: settling-in review
- Week 3: review engagement patterns and make adjustments
- Week 4: formal review deciding whether to continue, adjust, increase or reduce provision, or hold further discussions
That gives a complete pathway: referral, assessment and placement within around 5 working days, an intensive four-week settling period, then ongoing review and reporting.
Reporting and progress
What lands on your desk once the placement has started
A placement is only as useful to you as the evidence it generates. We keep commissioners, schools, parents and carers in regular contact with how a young person is doing, and we would rather over-communicate a wobble early than explain it at a review.
- A personalised programme with clear objectives and regular reviews
- Progress monitored and celebrated as it happens, not saved for a report window
- Programmes that stay responsive as needs change
- EHCP outcomes supported where appropriate
- Timely, meaningful feedback to schools and Local Authorities
Achievement is built into the programme throughout rather than concentrated at end-point examinations. For a young person who cannot yet sit a full exam series, recognised accreditation earned along the way is often the first evidence of progress that anyone has been able to show them.
Trusted by schools and Local Authorities
What the people who refer to us say
School SENCO
YoungEducation has provided a personalised programme that has re-engaged our student in education. Communication has been excellent throughout, and the progress made has exceeded our expectations.
Local Authority Professional
The mentoring and practical pathways have transformed this young person's engagement. They have developed confidence, improved attendance and are now looking positively towards their future.
Every successful placement begins with a conversation
Call the team directly, or send the outline of the referral and we will come back to you. If you would rather see the setting first, visits are warmly welcomed.