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Alternative Provision / AP Improvement Plan

AP improvement priorities, actions and review evidence

Student Radar helps alternative provision leaders turn an agreed improvement priority into owned actions, milestones and reviews. Measures, evidence and CPD connect through the shared priorities workflow, while delivery progress stays distinct from measured outcomes.

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Provision leaders choose the ambition and review the evidence. Delivery progress, measured outcomes and a framework judgement remain distinct.

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Keep the next decision connected to its context

Give an agreed improvement priority a purpose, lead, dates and review cycle, then connect its actions, measures, evidence, observations and CPD.

  1. 01

    Keep the saved context while refining the plan

    Review the problem, success criteria, staff lead, framework area, Plan year and next review date before saving a deliberate correction.

  2. 02

    Return to the plan people will work from

    Reopen the priority and verify its saved purpose and dates. Missing leads, measures or actions stay visible rather than being mistaken for completed improvement work.

  3. 03

    Read outcomes separately from delivery

    Use Measures to inspect values, targets, measurement dates and source limits. A priority with no linked measures has no measured outcome simply because actions or success criteria exist.

AP Improvement Plan

Keep the saved context while refining the plan

Review the problem, success criteria, staff lead, framework area, Plan year and next review date before saving a deliberate correction.

  • Provision-specific Plan year wording
  • Saved framework context retained
  • Lead and review checked together
Fictional example.

AP Improvement Plan

Return to the plan people will work from

Reopen the priority and verify its saved purpose and dates. Missing leads, measures or actions stay visible rather than being mistaken for completed improvement work.

  • Saved priority visible
  • Outstanding setup remains explicit
  • Review at the authoritative source
Fictional example.

AP Improvement Plan

Read outcomes separately from delivery

Use Measures to inspect values, targets, measurement dates and source limits. A priority with no linked measures has no measured outcome simply because actions or success criteria exist.

  • No linked measures stated clearly
  • Targets and dates reviewed
  • No inferred pupil impact
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Make the record practical to use

Provision leaders choose the ambition and review the evidence. Delivery progress, measured outcomes and a framework judgement remain distinct.

A shared improvement purpose

Keep the problem and success criteria beside the priority.

An owned review cycle

Connect a staff lead and meaningful next review date.

A reviewable outcome account

Compare evidence and measures separately from completed work.

Questions about AP Improvement Plan

Can an AP improvement priority have a lead and dated milestones?

Yes. Record the purpose, lead, dates and review cycle, then connect milestones and owned actions through the improvement planning workspace.

Can we review evidence and measures separately from completed actions?

Yes. Measures, evidence, observations and CPD support review of the intended outcome. Completing an action does not itself establish improvement.

Related help guides

See how to carry out these tasks in Student Radar, with step-by-step product help for the people using them.

The value of a connected school

A placement touches more than the timetable.

Provider staff use the same safeguarding and health tools as mainstream schools, and commissioning schools on Student Radar have their own side of the placement.

Alternative Provision

Context for the next step

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Follow a connection to see what it makes possible

Relevant context, with access set by each staff member’s role and responsibilities. Staff decide the response.

  1. Safeguarding + Alternative Provision

    Raise a concern from the pupil you are working with

    Provider staff can raise a concern, and authorised DSLs work it on the DSL Action Board, with the chronology and record transfer in the same place. Attendance, review and timetable views shared about a named learner leave out protected record types. Staff see summaries and only the records they are separately authorised to open, and a link does not give wider access.

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  2. Health + Alternative Provision

    Check medical needs before an off-site session

    Authorised staff can check medical needs, medications and healthcare plans for the young people in the provision before a session, and record first aid when something happens.

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  3. Commissioning school + Alternative Provision

    See the placement from the commissioning school’s side

    Schools that commission placements keep a provider register with due-diligence checks, placement checks before, during and after the placement, and an evidence pack they can export.

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