Alternative Provision Support

What Our Alternative Provision Can Include

Personalised academic support in English, Maths, Functional Skills and
wider learning, planned around the individual's starting point and goals.

Relationship-led support to build trust, confidence, emotional regulation
and positive routines at a pace that feels manageable

Real-world learning to develop independence, communication, budgeting, travel skills
and confidence in everyday situations.

Practical preparation including independent living skills, employability, career exploration, and planning for the next stage.

Activity-based mentoring to support confidence, teamwork, wellbeing
and positive relationships while working towards wider outcomes.

Work towards Functional Skills in English and Maths and other agreed academic pathways, adapted to the learner's level and goals

1:1 Tutoring

Mentoring &
Re-engagement

Community Learning
& Life Skills

Preparation for Adulthood

Sports Mentoring

Academic &
Functional Skills

Who We Support

Our Alternative Provision may be suitable for young people experiencing:

✓ SEND and additional learning needs
✓ Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs
✓ Anxiety & low confidence
✓ Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
✓ Complex or multiple barriers to accessing education
✓ Disrupted or disengaged education
✓ Risk of exclusion
✓ Difficulty accessing a traditional classroom environment
✓ A need for gradual re-engagement with education

Flexible, Part-time Provision

AC Group Education provides part-time alternative provision.

Our provision can form one part of a wider educational package and can work alongside:

Schools
Local authorities
EOTAS arrangements
Families
Other Alternative Provision providers
Specialist services

A person is unlikely to engage meaningfully with education until they feel safe, understood and able to trust the person supporting them.

Provision is shaped around the young person's needs, interests, current level and agreed outcomes. No two programmes look exactly the same.

Relationship First

Personalised Planning

Progress may begin with small steps. We recognise these steps as part of meaningful progress towards bigger goals.

Small, Achievable Steps

Provision evolves as the learner does. We review progress and adapt support when needs or circumstances change.

Review and Adapt

Working With Schools & Local Authorities

Nottinghamshire County Council Approved Provider
Approved to receive and respond to alternative provision referrals through Nottinghamshire County Council's commissioning process.

Listed in the Derbyshire Alternative Provision Directory
Listed as an alternative provision provider for schools and commissioners considering support for young people across Derbyshire.

We work closely with schools, local authorities, families and professionals to provide carefully planned, safeguarding-led alternative provision with clear communication, risk assessment and progress reporting.

Recognised by Local Authorities

Referral to Provision

Referral

Initial Review

Planning

Relationship Building

Progress & Review

Send us information about the young person, their needs, and the outcome you are looking to achieve.

Our team reviews the referral to determine whether AC Group is able to meet the learner's needs appropriately.

Where the placement is suitable, we agree the proposed provision, timetable, location and intended outcomes.

The first sessions focus on creating consistency, trust and a positive relationship with the learner.

Provision develops over time, with progress monitored and shared with professionals and family.

A Different Route Forward

Alternative Provision should not simply give a young person somewhere else to go. It should help them move forward.

Our aim is to help every learner make meaningful progress towards a positive future, whether that's greater engagement with education, qualifications, increased independence, reintegration, further education, training or preparation for adulthood.

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