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<p>This government supports Alternative Provision (AP) schools to use their specialist
skills and experience to asses the special educational needs of individual pupils
referred to them. The department would expect such assessments to be made quickly
but, given the variability in individual need, the department believes it would not
be appropriate to set a single timeframe for this assessment.</p><p>As set out in
the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and AP Improvement Plan, published
in March, it is the department’s intention that AP schools will work closely in partnership
with mainstream settings to provide high-quality, targeted support and one-to-one
interventions. This will build capacity in mainstream schools to identify and support
needs early, reducing the numbers of preventable exclusions and expensive long-term
placements, and leading to improvements in children’s wellbeing and outcomes.</p><p>The
department will invest in the workforce across education, health and care to build
the capacity of the specialist workforce and to improve confidence and expertise in
supporting children and young people with SEND promptly and effectively.</p><p>The
department is implementing high-quality teacher training reforms which begin with
initial teacher training and continues into early career teaching, through to middle
and senior leadership. These reforms are designed to ensure teachers have the skills
to support all pupils to succeed, including those with SEND and in AP schools.</p>
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