Alternative provision for schools

A4e offers a range of flexible activities to support young people who are not engaging in the mainstream curriculum or have been excluded.

Life Academy offers full and part-time education and vocational training at a fit-for-purpose facility. As well as offering ASDAN and work-related qualifications, the Life Academy aims to provide pastoral care and individual coaching to prepare students for further education or gainful employment.

Goalz is a multi-dimensional brokerage and training programme that removes barriers to positive destinations through motivational activities and structured courses covering complex topics such as Personal & Social Development, Understanding Anger, Coping With Stress and Consequences of Risky Behaviours.

Young people can also access preparatory qualifications and extended work experience through the Practical Learning & Placement scheme, and can try their hand at a number of job sectors and occupations at one of our centres on a Practical Vocational Activities course.

Both elements come with rigid quality assurance measures including:

• Contract in place with every young person
• Bi-weekly written review to school/referral agency, covering attitude, attendance and progress
• Rigid service level agreement (SLA) in place with all external providers where appropriate
• Monthly monitoring and quality management visit to ensure provider is adhering to SLA
• Health and Safety, data protection and child protection processes implemented to meet statutory and local authority regulations
• Quality standards implemented with all external providers
• Clear exit/progression plan with every young person
• Ongoing support in-school provided by A4e

Practical Learning & Placement Scheme
The aim of the project is to help those young people who would benefit from an alternative way of learning during their last 2 years at school. This is especially aimed at young people who would enjoy confidence building activities and working in small groups

The scheme offers a 1-3 day intervention per week and provides an introductory course in employability skills leading to an extended work placement with an appropriate company.

Practical Vocational Activities
A4e runs a number of centres that offer young people the opportunity to get a ‘hands-on’ taste of key employment sectors and jobs.

As well as the vocational skill development, the centres provide a non-threatening training and learning environment that allow the young people to engage with peers and adults to improve their aspirations and personal qualities.

If you'd like to find out more about how Education and Enterprise can offer you a new alternative, please call us on 01642 754750