Help for referrers and commissioning schools

Referring a pupil to an alternative provision and following their placement.

• Refer a pupil to an alternative provision: Alternative provisions that use Student Radar can give you a referral link. The link opens a secure online form where you tell the provision about the young person and what you’re asking for. You…
• What happens after you submit a referral: When you submit a referral through a provision’s referral link, you get a receipt straight away. The provision then reviews your referral and decides what happens next. This guide explains the…
• Sign in to see placement updates: When an alternative provision gives you named access to a pupil’s placement, you can see the updates it shares on the Placement updates page. This is for local authority officers, and for staff at…
• Read placement attendance and timetables: Once you’ve signed in and accepted a provider’s invitation, the Placement updates page shows what the provider shares about each placement. That can include the pupil’s attendance at the provision…