Waltham Forest Inclusion and Alternative Provision Alternative Provision Pathway – College Places

The London Borough of Waltham Forest, commissions education providers to deliver alternative educational and vocational programmes to young people who are not succeeding on a more traditional academic curriculum, who are at risk of failing in mainstream schools and those who wish to follow a vocational pathway. This is a key part of keeping the young people of Waltham Forest in learning and making a positive contribution to society. The alternative educational programmes provide accredited qualifications to those young people who may struggle to achieve in a more conventional setting.

Waltham Forest inclusion and alternative provision (AP) strategic approach to inclusion and alternative provision responds to the national and local contexts set out above, and aims to help every child and young person have the best start in life by:

• keeping children & young people safe from harm;
• maximising individual potential, educational & vocational attainment outcomes;
• strengthening emotional health and well-being;
• reducing offending rates of young people educated outside mainstream.

The purpose of this exercise is to gauge the level of interest in this opportunity and to help inform and shape the final design of and strategy for this tender.

London Borough of Waltham Forest are seeking experienced providers, with vision to delivery All Alternative Provision Programmes. This will be undertaken through a Tender exercise in the next coming months.

Interested providers should register on the London Tenders Portal and send a message via the message tool.