Persistent Absence
Learners whose attendance has reduced significantly or who are finding regular school attendance difficult.
FOR SCHOOLS & EDUCATION SETTINGS
Personalised Education for Learners Who Need a Different Pathway
Reconnect Learning works alongside schools to provide flexible, personalised education for children and young people who are struggling to access, attend or engage successfully with mainstream education.
From short-term intervention and attendance support to 1:1 tuition, alternative provision, qualifications and structured reintegration, provision is built around the learner and the outcomes your school needs to achieve.
SUPPORT AT A GLANCE
Schools can refer for:
Alternative provision and personalised education
1:1 home, community and online tuition
EBSNA and attendance intervention
GCSE and Functional Skills support
SEND and EHCP-informed provision
Reintegration and transition programmes
Mentoring, wellbeing, life skills and careers
Delivery
1:1 Personalised
Location
Flexible Settings
Needs
SEND & EBSNA
Evidence
Progress Reporting
Practice
Safeguarding-Led
SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
An extension of your support, not a separate system
Schools are often supporting learners whose needs cannot be met through a standard timetable alone. Persistent absence, anxiety, SEND, exclusion risk, disrupted education or disengagement can all make conventional access to learning difficult.
Reconnect Learning provides an additional pathway around the learner while maintaining communication with the referring school. Provision can focus on re-engagement, academic progress, qualifications, wellbeing, attendance or preparation for a successful return to education.
Our Approach
The aim is not simply to provide hours of education. It is to understand what is preventing engagement and build a realistic route forward.
WHEN SCHOOLS REFER
Support when a learner is struggling to access education
EBSNA
Children and young people experiencing emotionally based school non-attendance or significant anxiety around education.
SEND & EHCP Needs
Personalised teaching and support informed by identified needs, strategies and relevant EHCP outcomes.
Risk of Exclusion
Earlier intervention for learners whose behaviour, engagement or circumstances are placing their placement at risk.
Disengagement
Learners who have lost confidence, motivation or connection with education and need a different starting point.
Interrupted Education
Support following illness, placement change, transition, exclusion or another period away from consistent learning.
SCHOOL REFERRAL PATHWAYS
Flexible support built around the reason for referral
Alternative Provision
Flexible education packages for learners who require a different pathway from their existing timetable.
Explore Alternative Provision →Home Tuition
Personalised teaching delivered in an agreed setting for learners who cannot currently access school-based learning.
Explore Home Tuition →EBSNA & Attendance Support
Relationship-led support addressing barriers to attendance and helping learners reconnect gradually with education.
Explore EBSNA Support →GCSE & Functional Skills
Focused academic tuition supporting qualification pathways, catch-up, preparation and progression.
Reconnect 12™
A structured 12-week reintegration programme supporting learners towards a sustainable return to education.
Explore Reconnect 12™ →Mentoring, Wellbeing & Life Skills
Personal development support can sit alongside education where confidence, resilience and practical skills are part of the learner's pathway.
PERSONALISED PACKAGES
One referral can bring together the support a learner needs
1:1 tuition
English & Maths
GCSE support
Functional Skills
Online learning
SEND-informed teaching
EBSNA intervention
Attendance support
Mentoring
Mental health & wellbeing
Life skills
Careers & aspirations
Reintegration planning
Learner voice
Progress monitoring
FROM REFERRAL TO PROVISION
A clear pathway from need to delivery
1
Referral
School shares learner needs, risks, current provision and desired outcomes.
2
Review
We consider educational, SEND, safeguarding and engagement information.
3
Match
The learner is matched with an appropriate tutor, mentor or delivery pathway.
4
Delivery
Personalised provision begins against agreed objectives and arrangements.
5
Review
Progress, engagement and next steps are reviewed with the referring school.
ACCOUNTABILITY & COMMUNICATION
Schools need to know what is happening
During Provision
We aim to keep the referring school connected to the learner's programme rather than operating in isolation.
Attendance information
Session and engagement updates
Safeguarding communication where required
Learner progress information
Emerging barriers or concerns
Review & Outcomes
Provision is reviewed against the outcomes agreed at referral and planning stage.
Baseline and starting-point information
Weekly reporting where agreed
Six-week review points
Learner and parent/carer voice
Progress and next-step recommendations
SAFEGUARDING & QUALITY ASSURANCE
Confidence in the provision around every learner
Safeguarding
Clear safeguarding arrangements, escalation routes, recording processes and designated safeguarding leadership.
Safeguarding →Safer Recruitment
Recruitment, vetting, references, identity checks, DBS arrangements and suitability processes form part of workforce assurance.
Risk Assessment
Learner, venue, activity and lone-working considerations can be assessed before and during provision.
Quality Assurance
Tutor monitoring, observations, learner feedback, reporting and review support oversight of delivery.
Policies & Compliance
Schools can access key organisational policies and compliance information through our dedicated resource area.
Policies & Compliance →School Communication
Named communication routes help schools raise questions, share changes and remain informed throughout the placement.
WORKING WITH EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS
Built to work alongside your existing team
Headteachers
SENCOs
DSLs & Safeguarding Teams
Inclusion Leads
Attendance Leads
Pastoral Teams
SEND Teams
Alternative Provision Leads
FOR SCHOOLS FAQs
Questions schools often ask
What types of learners can schools refer?
Schools may refer learners requiring personalised education because of disengagement, EBSNA, persistent absence, SEND, risk of exclusion, interrupted education or other barriers to accessing their usual timetable.
Can provision be delivered 1:1?
Yes. Many Reconnect Learning pathways can be delivered on a personalised 1:1 basis depending on the referral, risk assessment and agreed programme.
Where can tuition take place?
Depending on the learner and referral, provision may be delivered online or within an agreed suitable education, home, community or other setting following appropriate planning and risk assessment.
Can you support learners with an EHCP?
Yes. Where appropriate, provision can be informed by identified SEND needs, existing professional advice and relevant EHCP outcomes.
Do schools receive progress reports?
Reporting arrangements can include attendance, engagement, progress information, learner voice and formal review points according to the commissioned package.
Can you help a learner return to school?
Yes. Reintegration and transition can form part of the learner's programme, including through the structured Reconnect 12™ pathway where suitable.
Can academic tuition and mentoring be combined?
Yes. A personalised package can combine academic learning with mentoring, wellbeing, life skills, careers or engagement support where these form part of agreed outcomes.
How is safeguarding managed?
Safeguarding arrangements are built into referral, planning and delivery, with defined recording, reporting and escalation procedures.