Differences between the range of provision from 0-19

Question 1

What are the three categories that the provisions are broken down into?

Answer 1

1. Early years provision
2. School provision
3. Post 16 provision

Question 2

What two sub types is the school provision broken down into?

Answer 2

1. maintained schools
2. non - maintained schools

Question 3

What are the 3 examples of early years provisions?

Answer 3

1. Childminders - childminders care for children in the home and must follow the requirements of the EYFS. They are also inspected by ofsted. They must apply for two different types of registration: the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register
2. Nurseries - There are a range of nurseries that children can attend from birth - 5. (types of nurseries on next card)
3. Pre-schools - Usually run by volunteer-led parent groups, accepting children from around 2 years old.

Question 4

What are the 3 different types of nurseries?

Answer 4

1. Day nurseries - usually private and run by non-profit making charities. They are paid for by parents or carers although there are also government-funded free places for three and four year olds.
2. Statutory/maintained nursery class - usually attached to a primary school and free to attend
3. nursery schools - Can be run independently.

Question 5

What are the 6 types of maintained school provision?

Answer 5

-1. Community schools - state-funded and no involvement from religious groups

2. Voluntary controlled schools - the same as community schools but having trust status, for example, linked to a christian denomination.

• Voluntary aided schools - these are also known as church or faith schools. They are the same as voluntary controlled schools but they receive a financial contribution from the charitable trust.

3. foundation schools -maintained schools where the governing body has more responsibility in the running of the school than they would at a community school
4. Trust schools - These are owned by a charitable trust which is funded by the local authority
5. Special schools - these are designed to meet the needs of some children with SEND. The local authority may run the school or pay for places if the school is run privately.

Question 6

What are the two types of non-maintained schools?

Answer 6

1. Academies and free schools - these schools receive funding directly from central government through the Education Funding Agency and are run by a charitable trust. Academies may also work with others in the area and this may be called Multi Academy Trust (MAT). They do not have to follow the national curriculum and have more freedom in what they teach although they use still carry out assessments.
2. Private schools - These are also known as independent schools. They receive no government funding and are paid for by fees. They may also have charitable status in exchange for offering some free scholarship places. They do not have to follow the national curriculum.

Question 7

What are the 8 types of post-16 provision?

Answer 7

1. school sixth forms - made up of year 12 and 13 students. They usually offer a levels. International Baccalaureate or technical qualifications at level 3
2. General further education and tertiary colleges - usually offer a wider range of provision through different level of qualifications which are offered. For example, they may offer courses starting at Level 1 qualifications and can go up to level 5.
3. Private independent and voluntary providers - these may offer training or study programmes linked to employment for example through apprenticeships
4. Employers - after the age of 16. young people may seek employment based training or apprenticeships which enable them to combine study with a placement provided by an employer
5. Sixth form colleges - specifically for ages 16-18 and offer a wider ranges of courses to a sixth form.
6. Special colleges and specialist colleges - special colleges may be residential and are focused on the needs of young people with SEND.
   These should not be confused with specialist colleges which usually focus on a particular specialist subject area such as agriculture and horticulture.
7. Arts, design and performing arts colleges - these enable students to develop the skills to specialise in the arts and work in different roles in this sector
8. Higher education institutions (HEIs) such as universities offer under and postgraduate programmes of study followed by a levels or other level 3 qualifications.