PLAYER READY LEVEL-UP! POST-16 ALTERNATIVE PROVISION 
DESIGNED FOR POST-16 YOUNG PEOPLE NOT ACCESSING MAINSTREAM EDUCATION OR ON A LIMITED TIMETABLE.

Player Ready Level-Up suitable for young people with or without SEND. Funding via Self-Funding, Direct Payments, EHCP, EOTAS or Section 19.  

Player Ready Level-Up! Alternative Provision offers both 1:1 sessions & small groups

Who are we, and what do we offer?

Player Ready Level-Up! Alternative Provision offers specialized support for post-16 students (ages 16-19) with a focus on emotional well-being, mental health, and SEN needs. Using the immersive world of technology, we provide a tailored learning environment that fosters trust, independence, and personal growth. We recognize that mainstream education doesn’t always meet the needs of every young person, and our flexible, fun, and safe setting offers an engaging alternative.

Our post-16 provision emphasizes life skills and career readiness through tech-driven activities like coding, robotics, Virtual Reality, 3D modeling, video production, and other creative digital disciplines. Our student-led approach allows young people to progress at their own pace, working on practical projects that build technical skills over time. By the end of each term, students will have completed a meaningful project they can showcase, reflecting their learning journey and achievements.

We are committed to aligning our support with the educational goals outlined in EHCPs or Education Plans, contributing regular progress reports for reviews. Our sessions aren’t just about education—they focus on preparing students for future pathways, whether that’s further education, apprenticeships, or the workplace.

By fostering strong, supportive relationships between students, tutors, and peers, Player Ready Level-Up! creates a community where students feel safe to explore their passions, develop social skills, and build confidence. Through technology, we provide a comfortable space for students to develop both professionally and personally, empowering them to thrive in today’s digital age.

We currently have Level-Up! Alternative Provision available online and in the following venues:

• Truro (Cornwall) 
• Plymouth (Devon)
• Exeter (Devon)
• Taunton (Somerset)
• Portsmouth (Hampshire)
  
• COMING SOON: Basingstoke (Hampshire)
  
• COMING SOON: Southampton (Hampshire)
  
• COMING SOON: Swindon (Wiltshire)

Alternative Provision at Player Ready is offered Monday through Friday during term time between 09:00 and 15:00.  Sessions during school holidays and outside of these hours may be accommodated by arrangement with stakeholders.  These can be funded as part of an EOTAS, EHCP Provision or Direct Payments. Parents & Guardians can also make arrangements to directly cover the cost of the provision.

Player Ready is an AQA Unit Award Scheme Centre. Player Ready Level-Up Post-16 offers Level 1-3 AQA Unit Awards on a range of our bespoke subjects and for 2025/2026 the LEVEL-UP Digital Skills accredited course. 

Player Ready Level-Up! Alternative Provision is always tailored to the individual  young people with outcomes & goals agreed upon with partners such as the young person, school, parents/guardians, and other professionals.

Hybrid

We know that sometimes, due to physical and mental health, accessing face-to-face educational provision can be challenging.
Therefore, when deemed suitable, our tutors and mentors can work in a hybrid environment using tools such as Zoom/Teams to offer remote delivery of our curriculum. 

AP-Lite

Reduced length Alternative Provision for self-funding parents,  sitting between our Clubs & Alternative Provision these two hour smaller SEND friendly groups of six Young people allow you to access our provision when you cannot secure external funding, for example when Elective Home Educating or when your child is not enrolled with a school.

 

Local Authorities we work with…

As part of guidelines from the Department of Education (DfE) and OfSTED last year, Local Authorities (councils) have been tasked with bringing their Alternative Provision offering upto a higher standard which involves more robust Quality Assurance (QA). Player Ready is committed to this process since our launching our AP offering. It’s a long process depending on the particular Local Authority and their own timelines.

However we can still work with self-funding parents, direct referrals from Schools or via Direct Payments regardless of being listed on the Local Authority, so if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact our team.

 

Cornwall Council

 

Player Ready Truro is Cornwall Council Approved Alternative Provision Supplier and able to take referrals for Direct Payments Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in Truro, Cornwall & Online.

Somerset Council

 

Player Ready Taunton is Somerset Council Approved Alternative Provision Supplier and able to take referrals for Direct Payments, Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in Taunton, Somerset & Online.

 

Wiltshire & Swindon Council

 

Player Ready is Wiltshire & Swindon Council Approved Alternative Provision Supplier and and able to take referrals for Direct Payments, Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in Wiltshire & Swindon. 

 

Southampton City Council

 

Player Ready is Southampton City Council Approved / Assured Alternative Provision Supplier and and able to take referrals for Direct Payments, Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in Southampton as well as using our nearby Portsmouth in-person venue. 

 

Buckinghamshire Council

 

Player Ready is Buckinghamshire Council Approved Alternative Provision Supplier and and able to take referrals for Direct Payments, Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in Buckinghamshire. 

Portsmouth City Council

 

Player Ready is Portsmouth City Council Approved Alternative Provision Supplier and and able to take referrals for Direct Payments, Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in Portsmouth, Hampshire. 

Devon County & Plymouth City Council

 

Player Ready is works closely with Devon County Council and Plymouth City Council from its venues in Exeter (Devon) and Plymouth. The new AP framework for these Local Authorities begins in October 2024 for September 2025. However in many cases we can still take referrals for Direct Payments, Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in Devon.  

 

Reading & West Berkshire County Council

 

Player Ready is Oxfordshire County Council Alternative Provision Supplier and and able to take referrals for Direct Payments, Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in Reading & West Berkshire. 

 

East Sussex County Council

 

Player Ready is East Sussex County Council Alternative Provision Supplier and and able to take referrals for Direct Payments, Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in East Sussex.

 

Gloucestershire County Council

 

Player Ready is Gloucestershire County Council Alternative Provision Supplier and and able to take referrals for Direct Payments, Section 19, EOTAS & Alternative Provision from Local Authority & Schools in Gloucestershire.  

 

 

Coming Soon:

We are currently in the tendering or QA stages with the following Local Authorities:

Hampshire Council
Dorset Council
West Sussex Council
Bristol Council
Bath
South Gloucestershire
North Somerset
Bournemouth, Christchurch Poole
Plymouth**
Devon County Council**

**Plymouth City Council & Devon County Council will be started as soon as these Local Authorities reopen their processes. For Plymouth this should be Autumn 2024. Devon County Council has currently frozen their AP QA process until 2025. But despite this we can work with parents who are self-funding and/or via Direct Payments. Schools can carry out their own Quality Assurance so can make referrals regardless of the above list. 

HOW TO ENROL A STUDENT

Professionals & Parents please use the correct referral link button below to start your enquiry, alternatively you can email us on alternativeprovision@player-ready.co.uk

 To review our Safeguarding and Key Policies, please click here.

Not ready to make an referral?

Send the team a mesage by Live Chat (bottom right) or use the below contact form instead to make an initial enquiry.