Alternative Provision spend
Received: 18 September 2024
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, regarding Alternative Provision (AP) for all students within your jurisdiction.In line with normal FOI requests I am looking for existing data - if some data is not held in an accessible form, then I would be grateful if you would provide what is convenient.Please consider Alternative Provision as per the Department for Education's definition: 'education arranged by local authorities for pupils who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, would not otherwise receive suitable education; education arranged by schools for pupils on a fixed period exclusion; and pupils being directed by schools to off-site provision to improve their behaviour.'What was the total spend by your local authority on alternative provision for the following years, split by the following in-person and online provision options:Financial year2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25 to dateTotal spend, £Of which:In-person learning provisionLocal authority-operated provision (i.e. pupil referral units)Mainstream school-operated provision (i.e. AP units within state-funded mainstream schools)Academy and free school provision (i.e. AP Academies and AP Free Schools, state-funded but independently managed)Independent schools (i.e. privately funded schools with AP specialism)Online learning provisionOnline learning providers (i.e. dedicated online schools, AP services or tutors online)Note: if you are unable to provide the full breakdown, please provide the breakdown that you have available for in-person and online provision.What was the total number of students in your local authority that were provided alternative provision for the following years, split by the following in-person and online provision options:Financial year2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25 to dateTotal number of studentsOf which:In-person learning provisionLocal authority-operated provision (i.e. pupil referral units)Mainstream school-operated provision (i.e. AP units within state-funded mainstream schools)Academy and free school provision (i.e. AP Academies and AP Free Schools, state-funded but independently managed)Independent schools (i.e. privately funded schools with AP specialism)Online learning provisionOnline learning providers (i.e. dedicated online schools, AP services or tutors online)Note: if you are unable to provide the full breakdown, please provide the breakdown that you have available for in-person and online provision.Of your total number of students receiving alternative provision, for what number is alternative provision their main source of education?Financial year2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25 to dateNumber of studentsPlease provide a list of online tuition providers used by your local authority for Alternative Provision, including the number of placements and total spend for each provider in FY23/24.Note: where the number of placements, please continue to provide a list of providers used for alternative provisions.FY23/24Number of current students placedTotal spend, £Provider AProvider BProvider CPlease list all of your council's funding sources for alternative provision spend in:The current year (FY24/25 to date)The last 3 years (FY21/22 - 23/24).Note: as an example, your funding streams may include the High Needs Block, Pupil Premium, Youth Justice funding, etc. Please list all of the funding stream