Supervision can be patchy. "It can be the case that the school’s or unit’s staff visit infrequently or not at all"; nearly 20% of the providers had "never received a visit from a member of staff from the school or unit"
The characteristics of effective alternative provision was:
- Careful selection of placements
- Good communication between school and placement: the school should share relevant information with the provider and agree on "what information the provider would collect to show a student’s progress." This would be used "to celebrate success or intervene when things were not going well."
- Regular visits from school staff to students at providers.
- Careful timetabling so students "did not miss key lessons when they were out at their placement, or at least they were given good-quality additional teaching to keep up."
All quotes from p 61
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