Primary education services

Tender description

LBC offer places in alternative provisions who meet the threshold of standards outlined in the tender specification, whilst maintaining compliance with the statutory guidance for registered / unregistered schools. LBC is committed to ensuring that all young people receive an education which provides them with a plausible route to adulthood. LBC recognises that for some young people this requires education to be provided outside of the mainstream system. To meet the needs of these young people LBC uses a range of alternative provisions to provide individualised and bespoke provision maps. An AP provider should be registered as an independent school if it meets the criteria for registration (that it provides full-time education to five or more full-time pupils of compulsory school age, or one such pupil who is looked-after or has a statement of SEN). All AP Academies and AP Free Schools must be registered as independent schools whether or not they are full-time or part-time. (Alternative Provision Statutory Guidance for local authorities January 2013, DfE).