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What Works: Four Tenets of effective Internal Alternative Provision

Nurture unit, inclusion hub, isolation room, unit, base, bridge –internal alternative provision (IAP) goes by countless names. There are just as many examples of effective and ineffective approaches.

The Difference are working with schools to understand what effective Internal AP looks like. We are supporting them to develop approaches which deliver improved outcomes for students.

In collaboration with our National Network for IAP, The Difference produced ‘What Works: Four tenets of Effective Internal Alternative Provision” to support schools and school leaders to understand what effective Internal AP looks like.”

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