PRU - pupil referral unit
Where you might hear it: From anyone in the education sector.
What does it mean: PRUs are an alternative to mainstream education forpupils of compulsory school age. The units are for children who cannotattend school for a variety of reasons. Groups of pupils who couldattend PRUs include those who have been permanently excluded fromschool, pregnant schoolgirls and school-aged mothers, pupils unable toattend school for medical reasons and asylum seekers or refugees whohave no school place. In addition to offering full- and part-timeeducation, PRUs often operate outreach programmes to support vulnerablechildren within mainstream schools.
How to use it: Check out the different alternative education facilitiesin your area. Look up Ofsted reports on your local PRU.
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