Alternative Education Service (Section 19 team)
What does the Alternative Education Service (Section 19 team) do?
The Alternative Education Service (AES) arranges educational provision for those Norfolk pupils who are currently awaiting placement at the Short Stay School for Norfolk (SSSfN) because they have either been permanently excluded, had contracts terminated from alternative provision (AP) or are children missing education (CME); for example, due to a move from another county or from abroad.
We also arrange provision for CME students, those cases where home education has been disallowed.
We do this through a multi-agency approach, working closely with our colleagues in other teams within the county council, health and colleagues in schools, colleges and AP to ensure the best planning and support for the children and young people we are working with.
Who can the AES support?
The Alternative Education Service can support children and young people from Reception to the end of Key Stage 4.
What are the Alternative Education Service's key responsibilities?
- Arranging specifically tailored educational provision to meet individual needs pending future school placement
- Working closely with the SSSfN Transition Manager to share information that ensures successful transitions into new school placements
- Providing support, advice and guidance to parents and carers of our children and young people
- Responsibility for safeguarding in accordance with current guidelines and regular welfare checks and monitoring
- Arranging one to one tuition and online tuition
- Providing information, advice and guidance about careers to year groups 10 and 11 and organisation of exam entries where required
- Supporting EHCP co-ordinators by arranging tuition
The responsibility of the Alternative Education Service ceases when a child or young person:
- Secures a place at a commissioned provision
- Moves out of county
- Reaches the end of Key Stage 4
- Is allocated a transition place - e.g. Reception to year one, KS2 to KS3
- Has a permanent exclusion (PEX) withdrawn
- Is on a pathway to specialist provision
Who is in the Alternative Education Service?
- Annette Walker - AES Team Manager
- Andrew Siddy - AES Officer
- Dee Kirk - AES Officer
- Frances Nott - AES Officer
- Karl Plane - AES Officer
- Tracy Birkin - AES Officer
- Arnie Phillips - AES Officer
- Ricci Butler - AES Officer
- Sarah Tomlinson - AES Officer
- Annette Atkins - Business Support Officer
Contact us
You can contact the Alternative Education Service by email at cs.educationalprovision@norfolk.gov.uk.