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Experiences of your child accessing Alternative Provision

Overview

The SEND Contracts and Commissioning Team would like to ask parent carers their feedback on Alternative Provision.

Survey

The survey over time will be reviewed and developed in order for us to get the most valuable information in order to best shape the approach to commissioning Alternative Provision. The team plan on working with the West Sussex Parent Carer Forum in reviewing the questions we ask.

The survey will always remain open. The function of this survey is not to escalate or raise particular concerns about a provider. Therefore please raise any complaints directly with the provider. If you need to report a misconduct from a member of staff make a referral to LADO using the online form (opens in new window). If you are concerned about your child please contact the Integrated Front Door (opens in new window). Please also continue to talk to your school, SEND Officer within the Special Educational Needs and Assessment Team at the Council. If you are still not happy after going through the provider's complaints process or the above, you can complain to the SEND Contracts and Commissioning Team - AlternativeProvisionReports@westsussex.gov.uk using the subject line "Complaint".

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If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us via email at Charlotte.Smith@westsussex.gov.uk by computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 0330 222 8735.

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As a Local Authority, we have used the term "Alternative Provision" as this is a statutory term and defined as: "education arranged by local authorities for children of compulsory school age who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, would not otherwise receive suitable education; alternative provision can also be used by schools for children on a suspension (fixed period exclusion); and for children being directed by schools to offsite provision to receive education intended to improve their behaviour. Elective home education (EHE) and special educational provision otherwise than at school arranged under section 61 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (EOTAS) are not a form of alternative provision. EHE is a term used to describe a choice by parents to provide education for their children at home (or elsewhere) instead of 5 sending them to school full-time. For further information, see the guidance on Elective Home Education. EOTAS under section 61 is arranged for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN), typically with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, when it would be inappropriate for the provision to be made in a school, college or other educational institution; often due to the child’s multiple and / or complex SEN." The guidance is also clear that, "placements into alternative provision should always be made with the child’s reintegration back into mainstream education or move onto a sustained post16 destination in mind."