Non-School Alternative Provision & Quality Assurance

Find out about the Quality Assurance team, find advice and statutory guidance and look for alternative provisions using the Alternative Providers Directory List.

Essex County Council’s attendance system: Different Class

The Quality Assurance Team has introduced an attendance software (Different Class) that allows schools to view daily attendance for all pupils on their roll who are accessing non-school alternative provision commissioned by the council. This system provides live attendance data using standard DfE codes and includes details of each student’s timetable with their alternative education provider.

In addition to tracking attendance, the system can securely store key documents for each student, such as planning and review meeting notes, One Plans, Essex PRU Passports (EPPs), EHCPs, and progress reports.

All Essex schools should now have received login credentials for the platform: Access the system.

If you have any questions or need your login details reset, please contact: APAttendance@essex.gov.uk