Skip to main content

Alternative provision

Last updated on 08 May 2025
Hertfordshire County Councilby Hertfordshire County Council

Education for school-age children unable to attend their school full-time due to health, exclusion, or additional support needs. 

HCC alternative provision guidance

This guidance document will refer to both registered and unregistered providers collectively as ‘AP. This guidance does not include Education Support Centres (ESCs). Visit these sections on the Grid for further support on SEND, medical absence and exclusion.

SEND support

Medical absence

Exclusion

Hertfordshire local authority alternative provision guidanceopens in new window - PDF - Aug 2024 - 280KBRestricted
opens in new window
CS0602 Local authority guidance section (s.19) of the Education Act 1996 – How Hertfordshire fulfills its dutiesopens in new window - PDF - April 2025 - 229KB
opens in new window

DfE statutory guidance

Statutory guidance for local authorities, as well as headteachers and governing bodies of settings providing alternative provision. Updated in February 2025.

DfE: Alternative provision

Last updated on 08 May 2025