Alternative Provision
Small-group academic learning, mentoring, SEND-informed support, enrichment and personal development.
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Clear information. Clear responsibilities. No surprises.
The Commissioner Hub brings together the information needed to make an informed first decision about LRL: what we provide, our status, safeguarding and attendance arrangements, SEND, curriculum, risk, reporting, review and the referral process.
Commission at a glance
Four services, each with a clear role.
The appropriate service depends on what is preventing access to education, what the learner can currently manage and what the commissioner needs the placement to achieve.
FIREBOX
Education, boxing, mentoring and personal development through a two-day or three-day re-engagement route.
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Personalised one-to-one education for EOTAS, SEND, attendance disruption and pupils unable to access a full mainstream timetable.
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Targeted intervention for regulation, confidence, resilience, communication, attendance and engagement.
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Provider status should never be ambiguous.
LRL Education provides non-school alternative provision and specialist tuition. We are explicit about that status. The commissioning school or local authority remains responsible for satisfying itself that the placement is suitable, lawful and compatible with the pupil’s wider education arrangements.
Where a pupil remains on a school’s roll, the school retains accountability for the pupil’s education. LRL supplies the attendance, safeguarding, progress and placement information needed for that oversight to be meaningful.
Commissioner assurance
The information commissioners should expect before a placement starts.
Safeguarding is actively monitored, not passively held. Public policies provide an initial view of our systems, while current controlled documents, certificates and placement-specific information are supplied through the appropriate due-diligence and secure information-sharing process.
Safeguarding
DSL arrangements, reporting routes, safer recruitment, staff conduct and escalation.
Attendance
Daily recording, same-day follow-up and timely visibility for the commissioning organisation.
Education
Baseline information, curriculum pathway, English and Maths, qualifications, ILPs and progress review.
SEND
Individual need, communication, regulation, reasonable adjustments and accessibility considered before and during placement.
Risk & safety
Individual and activity risk assessment, premises controls, educational visits and health and safety arrangements.
Quality assurance
Work scrutiny, progress checks, placement review and reporting linked to agreed outcomes.
Information governance
Data protection, secure record keeping, information sharing and privacy controls.
Transition
Clear next-step planning so provision remains purposeful and time-limited where appropriate.
SEND and attendance
Attendance problems do not disappear when a learner changes setting.
Many LRL referrals involve SEND alongside EBSA, persistent absence or severe absence. Placement planning therefore considers both the barriers to attendance and the adjustments, relationships and curriculum that may make participation sustainable.
What we need to understand
Current attendance pattern and known barriersSEND profile, communication and regulation needsRecent safeguarding and risk information relevant to placementCurrent attainment and curriculum prioritiesWhat has already been triedThe intended placement outcome and review point
What commissioners should receive
Attendance visibility and same-day absence communicationClear individual objectives and starting pointsProgress information against agreed measuresSafeguarding communication in line with agreed routesReview information that supports placement decisionsA clear transition or next-step plan
Referral pathway
Establish suitability before the first day.
The referral process is designed to establish whether LRL is suitable, agree responsibilities and make the intended outcomes clear before a pupil begins.
Initial discussion
Share the presenting barriers, current education arrangement, attendance pattern, SEND information and intended outcome without sending unnecessary sensitive information.
Suitability and due diligence
LRL reviews fit, staffing, risk, curriculum and delivery. Commissioners can complete or refresh their due-diligence checks.
Placement agreement
Timetable, objectives, communication, attendance reporting, review points, commissioning arrangements and responsibilities are made explicit.
Baseline and start
Relevant information is transferred securely, starting points are established and provision begins.
Review and next step
Attendance, engagement, academic progress, personal development and destination are reviewed against the agreed objectives.
Downloads and evidence
Key documents in one place.
The commissioner pack summarises our services and assurance arrangements. The policy library provides wider governance information. Current certificates, SCR evidence and placement-specific risk information are supplied securely during due diligence where required.
Placement discussion
Tell us about the pupil and what the placement needs to achieve.
Share the current education arrangement, attendance, SEND, relevant risks and the change you need to see by the review point. We will give a clear view on suitability and the service, if any, that is most likely to meet that need.