Service Level Agreement and Coventry school access AY2025-26

Coventry Alternative Provision

The CAP SLA 2025-26 provides access to:

  • One year’s subscription to ‘When The Adults Change Behaviour Programme’ (new for 2025-26)
  • Collaborative leadership support (new for 2025-26)
  • All CAP tiers through a single SLA (Tiers 1, 2, 3).
  • CAP quality assurance and compliance framework.
  • CAP Monitoring Officers to support schools with CAP Students and their placements 
  • Monitoring systems for Attendance, Progress, Safeguarding and Behaviour.
  • Support with remaining compliant when accessing Alternative Provision and preparation for Ofsted
  • The CAP Multi-Agency Panel for quality assurance of the CAP Graduated Model and oversight of referrals to Tiers 2 and 3
  • The Education Engagement Team for advice and guidance (new for 2025-26)
  • A SEMHL Practitioner in school half a day per week
  • Network and training events for Behaviour Leads, Pastoral Leads, SENDCos, CAP Coordinators.

Collaborative leadership support (new for 2025-26)

  • Exclusive access to:
    • Specialist multi-agency support from the local authority to identify support pathways for students
    • Opportunities to meet confidentially on a 1:1 basis with a successful and highly skilled educational leader who understands the context and challenges in Coventry. This aims to support headteachers to develop and crystallise their decision-making approaches when dealing with complex behaviour management issues.

Behaviour and belonging training pathway (new for 2025-26)

  • Exclusive access to ‘When The Adults Change Behaviour Programme’, which includes
    • Training day for Behaviour Leads, Pastoral Lead, SENCO, CAP Coordinators – June 2025
    • Personalised meeting and review with school leaders
    • A highly practical bespoke implementation plan
    • A tailored training plan based on bite-sized chunks of CPD
    • Direct contact with members of the WTAC team throughout the programme
    • The ability to measure culture and gauge practice
    • Opportunities to review and revisit each step
    • Full data reporting and progress reviews
    • Access to WTAC Behaviour Change Course
    • Access to WTAC Behaviour for Leaders Course
    • Access to WTAC Parent Coach Course
    • Invitations to attend virtual INSETs and virtual training with Paul and the WTAC team
    • Access to a video library that allows you to engage in training at any time
    • A full year's support

Tier 1: Universal support (applications can be made at any time)

  • Open access to:
    • Work Based Learning, Curriculum and Employability courses, qualifications and awards.
    • 15 paid for QA Placements at Tier 1 and unlimited at Tier 2 as part of the SLA (course fees still apply)
    • Course/placement co-ordination and monitoring via dedicated personalised learning and outreach officers
    • Monitoring systems for Attendance, Progress, Safeguarding and Behaviour.

Tier 2: Targeted support

  • Priority access to:
    • Insight and Flourish Placements, i.e. priority over schools who do have the SLA (course fees still apply)
    • Course/placement co-ordination and monitoring via dedicated personalised learning and outreach officers
    • Monitoring systems for Attendance, Progress, Safeguarding and Behaviour
    • Funded external mentors via the Youth Justice Service (YJS) (if appropriate).

Tier 3: Time-limited support

  • Exclusive access to:
    • The Supported Transfer Process and the Supported Transfer Panel
    • Outreach support from a SEMHL Practitioner for pupils participating in supported transfers during the period of the placement
    • Refocus Placements at the Coventry AP Academy x 75 placements over the year (25 places available per term)
    • Outreach support and training from Coventry AP Academy
    • funded external mentors via the Youth Justice Service (YJS) (if appropriate)
    • An Early Help Supporting Families Worker (if appropriate).
    • Additional advice and guidance from the Education Engagement Team.
    • Monitoring systems for Attendance, Progress, Safeguarding and Behaviour.

The CAP Secondary Partnership SLA 2025-2026