Alternative provision in the local area
Alternative provision is education arranged by a school or a local authority for children who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, would not otherwise receive suitable education. The alternative provision list has been developed to provide free and impartial information to you about alternative provision within the local and surrounding area and offered online.
Gateshead Council are not responsible for quality assuring the alternative providers in this list unless we directly commission them to support our children. Schools are responsible for quality assuring any provision that they place their pupils into.
Being part of Gateshead alternative provision register
If you would like to be part of our alternative provision register please complete our alternate provision registration form. You can use this form to inform us of any changes to a provision on the register.
It is your responsibility to inform us of any changes to provision if you are added to the register outside of the yearly update we will request.
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About Academy21 have designed their curriculum to help re-engage pupils who may have lost interest in learning and to build their confidence and resilience so that they can return to traditional classroom settings.
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About Bill Quay Training Ltd offer training in animal care, horticulture and farm maintenance in a therapeutic setting.
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About Birkhead Wild CIO offer a range of activities including forest school activities and 1:1 tutoring in Maths and English (Functional Skills and GCSE).
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About East Boldon Riding School offer a range of activities including construction, forestry and equestrian.
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About EDClass are a fully managed online alternative provision service that breaks barriers to learning.
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About Evolve Sports Academy is an alternative education sports coaching programme.
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About Gecko Community is a registered charity providing innovative teaching, therapeutic projects and mentoring. We are a neurodivergent led charity, uniquely skilled in supporting neurodivergent young people.
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About Learning and Skills provide bespoke courses for pupils ages 13 – 16 in English, Maths, Employment Skills. In addition to this young people will have access to our step into work programmes in Care, Retail, Business Admin.
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About New Leaf ASP provide a fully managed vocational outplacement service for Schools.
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About Nudge Education are an intervention service specialising in re-engagement.
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About Prospero CES deliver high impact tuition and intervention services, including bespoke programmes tailored to the students’ needs either face-to-face or online on an academic, vocational or social developmental basis from EYFS to post 16.
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About River Tyne Academy work with young people who are at risk of or have been permanently excluded from mainstream school.