Guidance

Alternative provision census 2018: guide

Guide for local authorities and providers of alternative provision to help them complete and submit alternative provision census 2018 data.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 15 August 2017
• Last updated: 31 January 2018
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  1. 31 January 2018

     Updated guide. The document's version history explains the changes.

  2. 3 January 2018

     Updated guide. The document's version history explains the changes.

  3. 25 October 2017

     Updated guide. The document's version history explains the changes.

  4. 19 September 2017

     Updated guide. The document's version history explains the changes.

  5. 15 August 2017

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 31 July 2019

This document is for the 2018 alternative provision census. For the current census, visit our guide to submitting data for the alternative provision census.

Applies to England

Documents

Alternative provision census 2018: guide, version 1.5

Ref: DFE-00238-2017

PDF, 422 KB, 49 pages

Details

This document will help local authorities and providers of alternative provision (AP) to:

• understand the purpose and scope of the alternative provision census
• add the right level of data to their management information system
• update and maintain their data during the year
• complete the 2018 alternative provision census data collection

The business and technical specification is available.

Read more guidance on submitting alternative provision census data.

AP provides education for children who cannot attend a mainstream school.