Alternative Provision at BCE
Station Yard, Ashburton, TQ13 7EF
The foundations for our independent education provision are built upon giving young people assurance and confidence to know that they belong, so that they can begin to work towards learning, aspirations for the future and consistent attendance.
We are the ideal stepping stone for SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) learners who wish to build their solution focused attitudes and communication skills, through practical, creative, vocational and academic life-learning experiences, in the safety of our Ashburton studios, online, in the community or at the on-roll school.
BCE’s project based curriculum design works hand in hand with schools, parents, carers and/or the Local Authority to make a transition to the best next steps for every individual possible on a timescale designed specifically for every individual. Our work extends far beyond the studio walls.
The skills learnt and practised through creative, academic, vocational and life learning activities at BCE, equip learners with the tools and mindset to prepare for adulthood, integration and next steps in their unique journey.
Beyond Creative Education Limited is an Alternative Provision Quality Assured by Torbay Council and Approved by Pearson Edexcel.
Introducing BCE’s wellbeing and learning offer:
Welcoming our new learners:
An introduction to wellbeing and learning at BCE.
Our Alternative Pathways start here:
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Participate for Post 16
Up to three days per week
On-Site or Hybrid learning
The Participate pathway includes pre, mid and end of programme assessments and recommendations, as well as working towards a broad suite of qualifications focussing on vocation, creativity, preparing for adulthood and thriving in the community. Students build their portfolio and develop life and leadership skills through our creative, academic and enterprise options.
Qualifications for learners in Years 11, 12, 13 and into adulthood include BTEC’s in Art and Design, Creative Media, Performing Arts, Vocational Studies, Functional Skills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing.
A wide range of team working, community, environmental and volunteering awards are offered from the Leadership Skills Foundation and AQA Unit bundles.
Certificates equivalent to GCSE achievable through LAMDA and Arts Award.
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Develop for KS4
Up to three days per week
On-Site or Hybrid learning
A Develop pathway includes pre, mid and end of programme assessments, with targets, milestones, recommendations and student portfolio for future reintegration, therapeutic and vocational planning. Students work towards accredited academic options and build their mindset for integration and life skills.
Options for Years 9, 10 and 11 include Pearson BTEC Art and Design, Creative Media, Vocational Studies, Performing Arts, Functional Skills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing.
Choose from Awards in Leadership Skills Foundation: I Can Lead, Volunteering, Environmental Study, STEM Leadership, Dance Leadership.
AQA Unit Awards bundles to compliment other qualifications, skills and interests.
LAMDA Certificates in Communication, speech and language, verse and prose, for individuals or small groups.
Arts Award Bronze, Silver or Gold for students attending 7 or more hours per week.
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Engage for KS3
Up to three days per week
On-Site or Online learning
This Engage pathway supports the learning and engagement of students unable to attend their school consistently. Students can work towards a soft landing back to school or suitable alternative setting, along with optional academic certification through scaffolded short courses and inclusive learning and wellbeing pathways.
Options include BTEC Art and Design, Creative Media, Performing Arts, Vocational Studies, Functional Skills and Personal Growth and Wellbeing.
Choose from Awards in Leadership Skills Foundation: Go Lead, Volunteering, Dance Leadership.
AQA Unit Awards bundles relevant to skills, aspirations and interests.
LAMDA Certificates in Communication, public speaking, musical theatre and group work for individuals or groups.
Arts Award Bronze for students attending 7 or more hours per week.
For vulnerable individuals:
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Light for KS2 and KS3
Up to one day per week
Outreach Specialist Support
The Light pathway includes observation, assessment, interaction and school/parent/carer training, all delivered in the most appropriate way to meet needs and hopes for the child. Our work together focusses on inclusion and the strategies that will help children and their key adults to achieve balance, calm and a mindset to make their time at school positive and purposeful.
Learners and their classmates have the option to achieve AQA Unit Awards or Leadership Skills Foundation certificates through this pathway, building a portfolio of milestones and support as they progress with our input at their school.
By the end of the timescale agreed with leaders, children will have developed a personal development portfolio including any awards worked towards. School staff and parent/carers will receive a set of recommendations, advice, feedback and strategies to help them in practical application at school and at home in future.
Your connection with BCE continues for the long term, with access to our support, training, resources and workshops when needed again in future.
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Continuity for KS2
Maximum 3 afternoons per week
On-Site Alternative Provision
This Continuity pathway supports the learning and engagement of children struggling to attend or integrate at their primary school. Children can work towards a blended pathway encouraging and then sustaining their engagement at the on-roll school, with creative and life-skill activities through scaffolded projects at our Ashburton studios.
Parents, carers, teachers and leaders can choose from programmes offered by Leadership Skills Foundation and/or AQA Unit Awards.
Continuity for Key Stage 2 takes place for a maximum of three afternoons per week (each session of 2 hours) and aims to support the school in maintaining and improving wellbeing, attendance and engagement for the long term there.
By choosing Alternative Provision with BCE, the child, school and family will be able to feed the strategies and techniques from BCE’s pathways into their own setting with our support. Our specialists will be available to parents, carers and practitioners for guidance and continuity, to form the foundations for inclusion at school even after the BCE placement has concluded.
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Life-Learner Coaching
From 1 hour per week
On-Site or Online Support
This individual or small group Coaching pathway supports the wellbeing, mindset and engagement of students of any age or stage. Participants can develop goals, aspirations and skills or begin to navigate the barriers they might face.
This pathway is accessed by a broad range of learners with varying interests, profiles and needs. It is well suited to individuals who will benefit from a quiet and guided approach to looking ahead at challenges, as well as reflecting on actions and attitudes to problems faced.
Children, young people and adults alike can all benefit from our Life-Learner Coaching pathway and will benefit from a truly individualised package to assist them in achieving balance and a solution-focused mindset, as well as preparing for any transition, change or challenge in life through our carefully planned creative and wellbeing 1-2-1 or small group activities.
Choose from Awards in Leadership Skills Foundation, AQA Unit Award bundles and Arts Awards. For learners on a long-term coaching pathway, they can access our suite of vocational and creative BTECs, when ready to learn.
Life-Learner Coaching is all about support and preparation at a pace that is designed specifically for each individual.
Six Steps to BCE:
Beyond Creative Education Limited is an alternative provision Quality Assured by Torbay Council.
Our Ashburton studios are a small, warm, welcoming space, dedicated to providing high quality SEND teaching and learning during the school day. Our specialist teachers and leaders as well as arts therapists specialise in supporting and integrating young people unable to attend their mainstream school or college due to SEN (Special Educational Needs), health issues and EBSNA (Emotionally Based School Non Attendance).
Request and complete a referral form.
Let us review the referral to plan a graduated response.
Co-create the best academic and wellbeing plan.
Work towards reintegration readiness.
Graduated review of progress to agree next steps.
Develop a belonging strategy.
Project Based Learning through Beyond Creative Education
We understand that every young person’s start point is unique, so we deliver an inclusive curriculum that will maximise their chances of future engagement and success. This means that an offer from BCE is designed with skill and care for each case. By listening carefully to learners, working in partnership with them, their families, schools and agencies, BCE ensures that opportunity and the ability to prepare for adulthood, return to education or transition towards a suitable alternative becomes possible.
Flexible programmes of project-based learning are scaffolded with a range of academic and therapeutic curriculum experiences, delivered typically over a twelve-week period:
Preparing for Adulthood
Aesthetic and Creative
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural
Human and Social
Physical
Linguistic
Mathematical, Scientific & Technological
Each BCE Pathway will also make possible social and emotional confidence and balance, by building a toolkit of personalised strategies so that learners can thrive in their own skin and then their learning environment.
Making a Referral
Anyone playing a key role in supporting a child or young person can make a referral to BCE (schools and officers must have consent from the child’s parent or carer). Referrals must come from an organisation, parent or carer who has the agreement of the fee payer in writing. Schools, parents, carers, specialists, and local authority officers can request and complete our Referral Form, then submit it as an email attachment to office@beyondcreativeeducation.org . Please use the candidate’s initials, date of birth and ‘Referral’ in the email subject box. We will endeavour to review referrals within 5 working days. Once a placement is agreed, we will ask for any additional information that will help us to plan a graduated response and bespoke package, then confirm the start date.
