Alternative Provision
We provide bespoke support designed to engage students in alternative provision with literacy.
Whether it is harnessing the excitement and passion surrounding sport to motivate and inspire young people to improve their reading skills or using topical and culturally relevant issues to engage students in oracy, we offer a variety of scaffolded and supportive literacy programmes for excluded students and those at risk of exclusion from mainstream education.
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Programmes
Discover more about each of our tailored programmes. If you have questions, email the team.
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The Represent programme is designed for girls aged 11 to 14 in alternative provision and uses engaging texts to support communication skills, resilience and wellbeing.Learn more
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Empower is a 10-session programme that aims to give girls in alternative provision the tools to make more informed choices on the internet.Learn more
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Empower yourself to lead the charge in media literacy education within your school community. Our free, comprehensive CPD programme is designed exclusively for secondary...Learn more
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Game Changers is a 20-session reading programme specifically designed for students who are excluded, at risk of exclusion or self-excluding.Learn more
Help shape future programmes!
We're seeking your input to better understand the specific literacy needs of students who are excluded or at risk of exclusion and shape programme development.
If I could, I’d stay here forever. I love this lesson.
Represent participant
Game Changers case study
Related resources and information
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Sample resources from our new programme for girls aged 11 to 14 in alternative provision settings or at risk of exclusion.Learn more about Represent sample resources.
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Learn more about our reading programme for excluded secondary students with these sample resources.Learn more about Game Changers - sample resources.
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We use the excitement and passion surrounding sport to motivate and inspire young people to improve their literacy skills.Learn more about Sport and literacy.
The projects really seem to offer something that bit different, which we strongly believe is imperative for certain 'hard-to-reach' students. Placing emphasis on oracy, seems to take the pressure off those who face difficulties with written communication, and the small-group dynamic provides a great platform for supporting students in developing their confidence. We feel that the context of the resources and the flexible nature of the programmes make them much more relatable, accessible and therefore motivating to the students involved.
Teacher delivering Represent
Research and evaluation
Our programmes are based on robust research evidence, and are critically evaluated to measure impact.
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This report presents an external evaluation of our Represent programme, designed to improve communication skills, resilience and wellbeing for girls aged 11 to 14 excluded from, or...Learn more about Evaluation of Represent.
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This report presents findings from a survey exploring young people’s literacy and critical literacy attitudes and behaviours when navigating online environments.Learn more about Insights into young people’s literacy, critical digital literacy, online communication and wellbeing.
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This report focuses on the 2 in 5 girls in the UK aged 8 to 18 who said that they don't enjoy reading.Learn more about Forgotten Girls: The reluctant girl readers.
Impact
Read about the impact of some of our popular programmes.
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Kyle Turakhia shares research highlights about Game Changers – our reading programme for excluded students.Learn more about Game Changers' impact – research highlights.
