Back on Track: A strategy for modernising alternative provision for young people

Some 135,000 pupils a year - mostly of secondary age - spend some time in alternative provision. Roughly one third are placed in pupil referral units, with the remainder in a range of places including further education and the private and voluntary sectors.

This White Paper builds on the Children’s Plan proposals to set out a new strategy for transforming the quality of alternative educational provision for those who are excluded from, or who for some other reason are unable to attend, mainstream school.

The document emphasises the key role for schools in identifying children with challenging behaviour early on, and being able to access the right support before they reach the point of permanent exclusion. As part of this, schools should be able to make more use of alternative provision as a preventative early intervention.

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