Elevate-Ed: Provision Pathways

🛤️ Provision Pathways

At Elevate-Ed, our provision is structured around the DfE Three-Tier Model of Alternative Provision (2024/25). This ensures learners receive the right type of support at the right stage—whether that’s short-term help to get back on track, targeted part-time interventions, or a longer-term curriculum with accreditation.

Our five flexible pathways — In-School Support, Site-Based Learning, Outdoor Education, Digital & Blended Learning, and Enrichment & Life Skills — run across these tiers to meet learners’ individual needs.

⚡ Tier 1: Transitional Support

Time-limited interventions to stabilise learners and support reintegration into mainstream education.

🏫 In-School Support

Mentoring, attendance building, and behaviour coaching delivered directly in school.

Ideal for learners who need:

  • Reconnection with learning in a familiar environment

  • Consistent, trusted adult relationships

  • Short-term support to reintegrate or reduce fixed-term exclusions

🧩 Example: A KS3 learner with attendance issues accessed in-school mentoring and short site-based literacy sessions, improving routines and confidence within 8 weeks.

🌱 Tier 2: Targeted Support

Specialist interventions 1–2 days per week, complementing a learner’s school placement.

🏫 In-School Partnership Provision

Elevate-Ed also delivers embedded in-school programmes within mainstream settings, working alongside SENCOs and school support teams.

These sessions are:

  • Flexible and trauma-informed, supporting learners with SEMH, attendance, and regulation needs

  • Delivered on-site in a quiet, low-stimulus space, keeping learners connected to their peers and school community

  • Focused on social-emotional learning, confidence-building, and curriculum-linked tasks (including digital projects such as Minecraft Education)

  • Matched to learner-specific goals agreed with the school

Impact and Accountability

  • Weekly overview emails keep SENCOs and staff informed

  • End-of-term reports align to DfE Three-Tier AP metrics and EHCP outcomes

  • Reviews involve SENCOs, parents/carers, and learners to set next steps

🧩 Example: At one Norfolk high school, KS3–KS4 learners accessed weekly in-school sessions, improving attendance, self-regulation, and engagement through a blend of reflective tools, digital projects, and movement breaks.

Commissioning Note:
This model is currently commissioned within Norfolk schools and can be adapted to suit other mainstream settings. Schools and local authorities can contact us to explore how Elevate-Ed can deliver tailored in-school provision for their learners.

🏠 Site-Based Learning

Structured 1:1 or small group education in a designated learning space, with a flexible timetable to support anxiety, trauma, or SEMH needs.

🌿 Outdoor Education

Regular sessions using nature-based learning to build self-esteem, resilience, and practical problem-solving.

💻 Digital & Blended Learning

Creative use of tools like Minecraft Education to build digital skills, teamwork, and focus.

🎨 Enrichment & Life Skills

Practical projects such as cooking, art, and enterprise to build independence and social confidence.

🎯 Tier 3: Longer-Term Provision

Full-time or extended alternative provision for learners unable to access mainstream placements.

  • Site-Based Learning with a structured timetable of academic and personal development

  • Outdoor Education integrated into the curriculum to promote resilience and life skills

  • Digital & Blended Learning with accredited projects (AQA, CREST, IDEA)

  • Enrichment & Life Skills preparing learners for college, training, or employment

🧩 Example: A learner on a longer-term placement followed a blended programme of site-based education, outdoor learning, and digital projects, gaining AQA Unit Award recognition and transitioning successfully to college.

🏅 Accreditation & Outcomes

We are registering as an AQA Unit Award Scheme Centre, enabling learners to achieve recognised certification in tailored learning areas. Learners also access wider accreditation through:

  • CREST Science Awards

  • IDEA Digital Skills Awards

  • Hour of Code Projects

This ensures every learner, particularly those in longer-term provision, has the opportunity to achieve meaningful outcomes and prepare for their next steps.