PLC support pupils from South Gloucestershire and Bristol Local Authorities (LAs)

South Gloucestershire LA commissions 130 places from PLC to support its statutory duty under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996, to make arrangements for the provision of suitable ‘education from school or otherwise than at school, for children of compulsory school age who, by reason of illness, exclusion from school or otherwise, may not for any period receive suitable education unless such arrangements are made for them.’  PLC delivers these services on behalf of South Gloucestershire Local Authority. We have capacity for 130 student places across our four provision areas,  including a number of pupils with EHCPs.

Bristol LA commissions 40 places from PLC to support pupils with EHCPs. These are made up of on site placements and hybrid / off site placements for pupils unable to access the main site for a variety of reasons. PLC is able to provide home tuition where required.

South Gloucestershire pupils placement options:

  1. Full time and flexible education programmes for students who are unable to attend school because of medical needs, including those whose medical needs cannot be met by the home school through reasonable adjustment.
  2. Full time education programmes for students Year 1 to Year 11 who are permanently excluded from school.
  3. Full time and flexible education programmes for students with Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) referred by the South Gloucestershire (SG) EHCP commissioning manager*.

*Please note that unless the EHCP names PLC, then the full provision outlined in the pupil’s EHCP will not be met in full at PLC. These are typically short term placements due to specific medical reasons, or resulting from exclusion, when the LA is consulting with other settings to meet the needs of the child or young person long term.

Bristol pupils placement options:

  1. Full time and flexible education programmes for students who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) referred by Bristol LA,  and where PLC is able to meet the special educational needs and/or difficulties outlined in the pupil’s EHCP. These pupils are named to PLC in their EHCP. 

Who do we support and work with

We support children and young people from Year 1 to Year 11, with a range of complex medical or SEMHD needs. Children and young people may experience a wide range of social and emotional difficulties which manifest themselves in many ways. These may include becoming withdrawn or isolated, as well as displaying challenging or disruptive  behaviour. These behaviours may reflect underlying mental health difficulties such as anxiety or depression, self-harming, substance misuse, eating disorders or physical symptoms that are medically unexplained. Other children and young people may have autism or neurodiverse profiles and some pupils may have conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Attachment Disorder, Conduct Disorder (CD) or Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)