Provider directory

Bright Steps offers patient, child-led tutoring for primary-aged children in Manchester and online. Sessions are built around each child's pace and interests, with regular progress updates for parents. All tutors are DBS-checked and experienced with children who have lost confidence in the classroom.

Harbour provides small, nurturing alternative provision for young people who are not thriving in mainstream school. Alongside core GCSE subjects, students take part in outdoor learning, cookery and construction skills. Every young person has a key worker and an individual plan agreed with families.

RISE matches young people with trained mentors who stick with them long-term — most mentoring relationships last over a year. Mentors focus on confidence, relationships and aspirations, working closely with schools and families. All mentors are DBS-checked and receive ongoing safeguarding training.

Sensory Roots supports autistic children and children with sensory processing differences in a purpose-built centre in Leeds. Sessions are led by occupational therapists and specialist practitioners, and parents are coached alongside so strategies work at home too.

Northstar runs open-access youth clubs, creative programmes and holiday activities across Newcastle. Sessions are free or low cost, staffed by qualified youth workers, and designed with young people themselves through a youth voice panel.

MindBridge connects families with vetted online tutors across all core subjects. Parents receive a written summary after every session, and all lessons take place on a monitored platform with recordings available to parents on request.

Willow Farm offers therapeutic, farm-based alternative provision for children who need a different environment to learn in. Days combine animal care, horticulture and functional English and maths, with a high staff-to-student ratio and weekly family updates.

Spectrum Pathways provides specialist SEND support across Birmingham and online, from early primary through to preparing for adulthood. The team includes speech and language therapists and specialist teachers, and families get a named keyworker from day one.

Growing Futures Cornwall Ltd is an independent alternative education provider supporting children and young people aged 8–25 across Cornwall. We offer personalised, relationship-led programmes for young people who may be struggling in mainstream education, have SEND, are emotionally based school avoidant (EBSA), or need a bespoke approach to learning and development. Our team works alongside families, schools, local authorities and other professionals to build confidence, develop life skills and help young people make meaningful progress towards education, employment and independent living. Relationships come first — when young people feel safe, understood and valued, they are far more likely to engage, grow in confidence and achieve positive outcomes. Empowering every child to thrive.