Alternative education (Alt Ed) provides educational and pastoral support for students who have disengaged from mainstream schooling. As a short-term intervention, alternative education supports students to progress in the areas of: • attendance and engagement.
• academic achievement, including literacy and numeracy, and working toward credits on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework.• personal and social skills, with small class sizes, and a supportive environment.• re-engagement back to secondary school, further education, training or employment, through a planned approach.
Alternative education at VSTET caters for students under the age of 16 years of age who have disengaged from mainstream schooling. To be eligible for alternative education, the student needs to meet one of the following criteria: 1. has been out of a registered school for two terms or more.2. has been excluded and enrolment is refused by local schools (including a history of stand-downs or suspension in the past two years).3. has dropped out of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu - The Correspondence School (Te Kura) after enrolment in either category 1 or 2.4. has been absent for at least half of the last 20 school weeks for reasons other than illness, and the absence has meant they are unable to maintain a mainstream programme.5. has multiple suspensions and risks further suspension.
Students can remain enrolled in alternative education until the end of the year in which they turn 16.
Alternative education at VSTET caters for students under the age of 16 years of age who have disengaged from mainstream schooling. To be eligible for alternative education, the student needs to meet one of the following criteria: 1. has been out of a registered school for two terms or more.2. has been excluded and enrolment is refused by local schools (including a history of stand-downs or suspension in the past two years).3. has dropped out of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu - The Correspondence School (Te Kura) after enrolment in either category 1 or 2.4. has been absent for at least half of the last 20 school weeks for reasons other than illness, and the absence has meant they are unable to maintain a mainstream programme.5. has multiple suspensions and risks further suspension.
Students can remain enrolled in alternative education until the end of the year in which they turn 16.
The education provider (e.g. VSTET) is subcontracted by the managing school to deliver alternative education on their behalf and is responsible for supporting students to achieve the student's Individual Learning Plan.