IA3354 Alternative Provision Light Touch Framework

Education provision offered to a child or young person for eighteen (18) hours a week or more. Provision must be suitable to the child or young person's age, ability, and aptitude, as well as meet any SEND/additional needs. It should cover the school curriculum, leading to improved attainment and progress including the achievement of accredited qualifications, academic and wider learning outcomes. This provision could be to support one (1) child or young person or a group. Suppliers must be registered as an independent school if providing full-time education to five (5) or more children/young people of statutory school age or one (1) child or young person who is in care and/or has an EHCP. The provision must be delivered by teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Educational provision that is delivered outside of the school setting to enhance the school curriculum and/or a vocational placement. Provision must be suitable to the child or young person's age, ability and aptitude, and any SEND needs and lead to improved attainment and progress including the achievement of accredited qualifications, academic and wider learning outcomes, and/or vocational skills development. Children and young people will remain registered at their current school. Part time hours are flexible to meet the needs of the child or young person, i.e. half or full day once or twice a week. This provision could be to support one (1) child or young person or a group. The Supplier must have a building base to deliver these Services.

Tutoring provision delivered by teachers with Qualified Teacher Status outside of the school setting to support the school curriculum and/or the specific needs of a child or young person. Programmes will be bespoke to meet a child or young person's educational needs, age, ability, aptitude, and any SEND needs and could be to support individuals or a small group. This provision may be delivered in the family home or a community setting.

Bespoke and personalised programmes of proactive support, mentoring and/or coaching, which will be offered to children and young people to enhance their learning experience and engagement. This could include physical activities or therapeutic interventions, aiming to support or improve behaviour, attendance, re-engagement with learning and the re-integration of children and young people into mainstream schools. This provision could be to support one (1) child or young person or a group. The hours will vary depending on the intervention. Children/young people may receive this provision alongside other provision such as tutoring.

The purpose of this lot will be to deliver educational provision for children and young people with SEND working below level 1 of the National Curriculum and working to either The Engagement Model (formally known as P Scales), The Equals Curriculum or other similar programmes. This must be delivered by teachers with Qualified Teacher Status and experience of working in specialist SEND education settings. Teachers will have experience with communication and support tools such as PECS (picture exchange communication), Makaton, visual aids/timelines (replacing team teach), and core board talking tiles. Teachers are expected to liaise with multiple agencies involved in the child or young person's life.