- Title or Description
- Alternative Provision Providers and Commissioning Contacts
- FOI Number
- 20250735
- Date Received
- 09/06/2025
- Type of Request
- FOI
- Request or Question
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Current Unregistered and Registered Alternative Provision Providers (AP) (2024/25 academic year): List of all providers delivering Alternative Provision, EOTAS, or Section 19 education Type of provision each delivers (in-person/online/hybrid) Whether each provider is on an approved framework, DPS, or spot-purchased Specialisms of each provider (e.g., SEMH, medical, gaming/tech) Commissioning and AP Quality Assurance (QA) Process:
Job title and team name responsible for approving new AP providers.
Job title and team name responsible for quality assurance of AP providers Email address of above team(s) if available.
Current process for becoming an approved provider (framework/panel/other) including link to any contracts or applications.
Date of next framework renewal or procurement exercise Please provide this information in spreadsheet format if possible. - Response
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Current Unregistered and Registered Alternative Provision Providers (AP) (2024/25 academic year):
List of all providers delivering Alternative Provision, EOTAS, or Section 19 education Starley Hall School Limited Spark Of Genius (Training) Limited Royal Blind Asylum and School Edinburgh T/A Sight Scotland Phoenix Abbey Limited Moore House School Limited Kibble Education and Care Centre Inspire Scotland Ltd House of Falkland Limited Harmeny Education Trust Ltd Grove School Donaldson?s School Common Thread Limited Care Visions Group Limited Capability Scotland Camphill Rudolph Steiner Schools Aspris Scotland Limited Applied Care and Development Limited Mary Hare School Underley Garden School Closeburn House School Imagine Care Muirkirk School, Pebbles Care Witham Prospect School Type of provision each delivers (in-person/online/hybrid) Whether each provider is on an approved framework, DPS, or spot-purchased Specialisms of each provider (e.g., SEMH, medical, gaming/tech) All providers deliver care and education on-person. All providers are on the Scotland Excel Framework, other than: Camphill Rudolph Steiner Schools Donaldson?s School Grove School Mary Hare School Underley Garden School Closeburn House School Imagine Care Muirkirk School, Pebbles Care Witham Prospect School All providers provide care and education for children and young people with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Specialisms are as follows: Starley Hall School Limited - Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or learning disabilities Royal Blind Asylum and School Edinburgh T/A Sight Scotland - residential and day care and education for blind and partially sighted children and young people Capability Scotland - Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or learning disabilities Donaldson?s School ? school for neurodiverse children and those with communication difficulties. Grove School ? children with learning disabilities Mary Hare School - school for deaf children and young people Witham Prospect School ? children with severe and complex needs Commissioning and AP Quality Assurance (QA) Process: All resources are spot purchased depending on need. Providers on the Scotland Excel Framework are prioritised. Job title and team name responsible for approving new AP providers. (Details provided to requester), Resources Group Manager Job title and team name responsible for quality assurance of AP providers (Details provided to requester), Principal Education Psychologist Email address of above team(s) if available. (Details provided to requester) (Details provided to requester) Current process for becoming an approved provider (framework/panel/other) including link to any contracts or applications. See Scotland Excel Framework - LINK1 Date of next framework renewal or procurement exercise Scottish Borders Council have no specific framework for specialist education providers. See Scotland Excel Framework - LINK2 for their timescales. - Related links
- Scotland Excel
- Scotland Excel
