Approval of Providers

Since the information contained in this website was first produced in January 2001, Education Bradford has carried out research in order to start an accreditation process of alternative pre-16 provision. They recognised numbers of school students are attending external provision and there is a need to evaluate and monitor the quality of the services being provided.

Back in 2001, an initial list of approved providers was produced by Education Bradford. Providers were invited to complete questionnaires covering in detail, issues of Health and Safety and Insurance, Child Protection, Agreements and Contacts, Staff Experience and Training and the Curriculum. This was then followed by site visits by staff from Education Bradford, which also involved scrutiny of paper work.

Where provision has been approved, this is mentioned in the entry for that particular provider on this website. Readers must be aware that because a provision does not have approval at this stage, does not mean it is not a reputable provider.

The previous edition of the information on this website was based around Alternative Curriculum. It has proved useful to include providers that offer additional provisions, being aware that they are not always alternative curriculum providers, but as mentioned before accreditation and approvals are mentioned where appropriate throughout this website.