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Specialist Therapeutic Alternative Provision (AP), Accessible Assessment & Progression Centre
Specialist accessible assessment and therapeutic progression for neurodiverse learners.
Specialist accessible assessment, therapeutic AP, and long-term progression for neurodiverse learners — including those with anxiety, EBSA, sensory and communication needs, and complex or medical profiles.
AP at a glance
The provision, in four lines.
Who we support
Neurodiverse learners across KS1–4 and post-16 — anxiety, EBSA, sensory and communication needs, disrupted education, and complex or medical profiles.
How we deliver
1:1 and small-group provision delivered online, in the family home, or at our settings in Hillingdon, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Bedfordshire — calm, low-arousal, and therapeutically informed.
Accreditation
AQA Unit Award Scheme, Arts Award, NCFE qualifications, and Functional Skills in English and maths — mapped to each learner's level.
Outcomes
EHCP-mapped progress, re-engagement and attendance, accessible qualifications, and supported transitions toward independence.
Local authority areas
Four counties, one framework.
KCL delivers SEND, Alternative Provision and EOTAS programmes across Hillingdon, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Bedfordshire. Referrals and placements come from schools, local authorities and SEND teams in each area.
Logos are the respective councils' own marks and indicate the areas KCL works across. They do not imply endorsement or accreditation by those councils.
Structured. Therapeutically informed. Reviewed.
Who we work with
Engagement, attendance, reintegration.
We support learners facing anxiety, emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), disengagement, disrupted education, or sensory, communication, and medical needs that affect attendance and access.
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Accessible assessment and baselining for EHCP outcomes and placement planning
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Individualised programmes integrating therapeutic engagement and functional life-skills
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Curriculum and qualification routes alongside long-term progression planning
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Delivered online, at home, or at our settings in Hillingdon, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Bedfordshire
Approach
Assessment, engagement, and progression in one framework.
Calm, structured, sensory-aware settings that stabilise engagement and make assessment genuinely accessible. Programmes flex to need and move at a sustainable pace — reviewed with commissioning bodies against EHCP outcomes and agreed milestones.
Governance
Safeguarding, structure, accountability.
Everything runs within KCL's safeguarding and quality framework — individual risk assessments, clear supervision and staffing ratios, daily planning, and ongoing monitoring of engagement, wellbeing, and progression.
Qualifications & Accreditation
Accredited routes that turn engagement into recognised progress.
Every pathway can lead to formal recognition — nationally recognised schemes, matched to each learner's level and built up unit by unit.
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NCFE · Entry Level to Level 2
Functional Skills English & maths
Applied English and maths from Entry Level up — the literacy and numeracy that underpin independence. KCL is also an assessment and exam venue.
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Unit accreditation
AQA Unit Award Scheme
No-exam unit awards that recognise achievement at every level — ideal for evidencing small, motivating steps.
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Trinity College London
Arts Award
A recognised creative qualification, Discover through Bronze and beyond. KCL is a registered Arts Award Centre.
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Vocational routes
NCFE Occupational Studies
Practical, work-related units with currency toward post-16, college and training — where applicable to the pathways KCL is currently approved to deliver.
Trinity College London
Regulated qualification type
For professionals
We train other organisations too.
NCFE CACHE Level 2 Supporting Teaching and Learning, NCFE CACHE Level 3 Paediatric First Aid, and SEND and alternative provision development for schools, teaching assistants, AP staff and children's services.
Qualifications & TrainingAccreditation is mapped to each learner's pathway and EHCP outcomes — never bolted on, never at the cost of regulation.
See all qualificationsFrom a SENCO
KCL provided an accessible assessment and a flexible pathway that worked alongside school. Communication was clear, and the focus on regulation made a significant difference to engagement.
SENCO, Secondary School
Referral process
A clear route from first contact to placement.
Referrals come from schools, local authorities, and professionals — and from families directly. There's no requirement for a diagnosis, EHCP, or formal referral to begin a conversation.
Typical response within 1–2 working days. Urgent or complex placements can be discussed by phone.
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Initial enquiry
Reach us by phone, email, or the contact form with a brief outline of the young person and what's currently in place.
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Conversation & information
We talk through needs, current barriers, and goals — with you and, where appropriate, the family — and gather the information needed to plan safely.
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Accessible assessment & baseline
A specialist, sensory-aware baseline of attainment, regulation, and barriers to access — used to shape EHCP outcomes and the right placement.
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Placement plan & start
We agree a costed plan, delivery mode, safeguarding details, and outcome-mapped targets — then begin at a pace that protects engagement.
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Review & progression
Regular review against agreed outcomes and progression milestones, in partnership with the commissioning body and the family.
Latest newsletter
Four counties. Five sites. One model.
Week 1 · September 2026
The full autumn update for schools, SENCOs and local authorities — two new settings, September referrals open across every site, and Skills for Future Work, our new accredited vocational pathways.
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