Gaia Learning Approved for AQA Unit Award Scheme: Every Achievement Deserves to Be Recognised
We’re pleased to announce that Gaia Learning has been approved to deliver the AQA Unit Award Scheme (UAS), giving our learners new opportunities to have their achievements recognised as they work towards their individual learning goals.
When a Pupil Is Struggling to Attend School: What Can Schools Do?
Gaia Learning works with schools and MATs to provide specialist online alternative provision for learners who are struggling to access education. Our 1:1 and small-group learning is designed around individual needs and can support learners with SEND, anxiety, EBSA and other barriers to engagement. We work collaboratively with schools and families, with reintegration considered where appropriate.
When Your Child Can’t Access School: What Are Your Options?
What happens when your child can’t access school? Explore EHCPs, EOTAS, alternative provision and flexible education options for families.
Before exclusion becomes the only option: what the new guidance means for schools
As schools prepare for a new academic year, there is an important change in the landscape around suspension, permanent exclusion and alternative provision that school leaders and SENCOs need to unders
Who Are the SEN-Betweeners? Understanding the Gap Between Ability and Access
Discover who SEN-betweeners are, why academically able learners with SEND often fall between mainstream and specialist education, and how the right learning environment can help them thrive.
School Says They Can't Meet My Child's Needs. What Happens Next?
When school isn't working, but no one can tell you what comes next"We don't feel we can meet your child's needs anymore."Silence.For many parents, that's what they remember most about the meeting.Not
Five Signs Your Child Might Be a SEN-Betweener
When your child is capable of learning but can't access the environment they're expected to learn in"She's so bright... I just don't understand why school is such a struggle."It's a sentence I hear al
Can Online Alternative Provision Help SEN-Betweeners?
What if leaving mainstream school isn't the end of your child's education but the beginning of a different way to learn?"I just don't want my child to stop learning."After hundreds of conversations wi
Bright Doesn't Always Mean Coping
How the right educational environment can protect both wellbeing and academic potential"I'm frightened she's never going to sit her GCSEs."It's one of the hardest things parents say to me.Not because
Beyond Capacity: Why Agility is Vital for Modern Schools
Across the education system, schools are being asked to do more, respond faster and evidence support more clearly than ever before. The needs of learners are changing. More children are experiencing barriers to attendance, engagement and learning. More families are asking for flexible support. More schools are trying to hold children within mainstream education, even when the right pathway is not immediately obvious.
Done With, Not To
An insider’s perspective on SEND, alternative provision, and why flexible, personalised learning must move from niche to mainstream. Guest blog by Ben Whitaker, Education Consultant and Podcast Host.
How to Deregister Your Child from School in England and Start Your Journey with Gaia Learning
Learn exactly how to deregister your child from school in England with this clear step-by-step guide. Understand your legal rights, what to expect, and how Gaia Learning supports a smooth transition into elective home education.
