Alternative education provision

The Wigan Alternative Provision Guidance sets out the guiding principles that Wigan Local Authority (LA) officers and schools should follow to ensure that children and young people benefit from high quality provision, which is safe, secure, and appropriate to their individual needs.

• Read the Alternative provision guidance.

Our main commissioned provider for alternative education provision is Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy. The academy offers special support to young people from 6 to 16 years old who are having difficulties in school.

Children and young people can be referred to the Three Towers Academy (external link) for targeted and specialist services including alternative provision, e-learning and outreach provision, based on what best suits their needs.

The following categories of children may be referred:

• Primary aged children at risk of permanent exclusion who would benefit from an intervention to help improve their behaviour
• Primary and secondary aged children who have been permanently excluded from a mainstream school
• Children with medical needs - where this provision is deemed appropriate in accordance with the Access to Education Policy 
• Hard to place students who are new to the borough
• Released from youth offending provision.

Please contact us for more information.