You don't need to teach the National Curriculum
But, you should provide good alternative provision which:
- Appropriately identifies and meets pupils' personal, social and academic needs
- Enables them to achieve good academic attainment on par with their mainstream peers
- Improves pupil motivation, self-confidence, attendance, and engagement with education
- Provides clearly defined objectives, including the next steps following the alternative provision placement
Where an intervention is part-time or temporary, alternative provision should "complement and keep up with" the pupil's current curriculum, timetable and qualification route.
This is set out in paragraphs 30 and 38 of the DfE's statutory guidance on alternative provision.
Provide a 'broad and balanced' curriculum
You should offer appropriate and challenging teaching in:
- English
- Maths
- Science (including IT)
You must also provide relationships and health education (primary phase) or relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education (secondary phase). Read our article
