Coventry Alternative Provision (CAP) - Print version

Introduction to Coventry Alternative Provision (CAP)

Coventry Alternative Provision (CAP) is a well-established service formerly known as Work Related Learning, which is practised within Coventry Local Authority. The service is responsible for ensuring that a high-quality, diverse offer of Alternative Provision is made accessible to Coventry schools/academies. We support schools/academies to secure successful placements for students while quality-assuring all provisions against a rigorous quality framework.

Coventry Alternative Provision (CAP) works with schools/academies to help them develop a full understanding of what Alternative Provision has to offer and how our high-quality practices are embedded into Coventry Alternative Provision delivery.

Coventry Alternative Provision highly recommends schools/academies to use our service when accessing Alternative Provision for students, as we have a well-established framework to ensure training providers are working in line with local and national guidance. Our service does not take responsibility or accountability for any Alternative Provisions that are secured directly by schools/academies outside of our framework.

We offer a breadth of courses that support schools/academies to offer a broad and balanced curriculum through the Coventry Alternative Provision Graduated Model.

All of the procured training providers who work in partnership with Coventry Alternative Provision have successfully completed the tender process through Coventry City Council, which requires a detailed demonstration of how they can meet the requirements outlined by the service.

Coventry Alternative Provision recognises that the demand for Alternative Provision is ever-growing, and we work to ensure that we are maintaining an offer that can meet this demand. We aim to ensure that we offer a person-centred approach, for all students to enhance their educational experience when accessing provisions through our service.

Coventry Alternative Provision is introducing Coventry's new Multi-Agency Graduated Model - Tiers 1 to 4 this September!

This is a graduated pathway to support each young person to remain in Mainstream Education wherever appropriate, through universal, targeted and specialist provisions that are suitable for the assessed needs of the individual and which provide the right support, in the right place at the right time. This will be achieved through;

• Universal Support
• Targeted early support 
• Time-limited intensive placements in an alternative provision setting and,
• Longer-term placements to support return to mainstream or suitable post-16 destination.

View our Graduated Model [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/file/43423/cap-graduated-model-of-support-24-25]

What our work includes

Coventry Alternative Provision leads a collaboration of schools/academies and training providers within Coventry to ensure high-quality Alternative Provision is made available and accessible to students who attend school.

Our role is to ensure that high-quality training providers who offer a breadth of educational opportunities are sourced and procured through Coventry City Council. Coventry Alternative Provision is then responsible for managing the offer in line with the framework to uphold quality standards and a consistent offer, this involves coordinating, monitoring, and supporting provisions.

Our team is diverse with experienced professionals who are committed to supporting schools and academies in enhancing the attainment of young people.

Coventry Alternative Provision (CAP) Team

We have a team of highly dedicated professionals who have extensive experience and expertise in working with young people. We are all equally committed to ensuring every individual child receives a personalised learning experience, that meets their needs and helps them to develop. Our priority is to ensure that students feel safe when accessing their provision and feel supported to manage and/or overcome any barriers that they experience when accessing education.  It is important to us all that student success is celebrated and we love to hear good news!

Meet our team

• Faye Parklen, Service Lead
• Donna Wood, Interim CAP Operations Lead and Quality Monitoring 
• Jemma Walton, Personalised Monitoring and Outreach Officer
• Lynette Whitehouse, Personalised Monitoring and Outreach Officer
• Charl Lynch, Senior Administrator
• Holly Fisher, Administrator Apprentice