The Place Programme | Support for Home Based Learning

Support for home based learners from early years up to GCSE

PLACE is a Bedford Local Authority support service for home educating families managed by Biddenham International School and Sports College. To be eligible for the scheme, children should be on the elective home education (EHE) register of the local authority in which they live.

The PLACE Progamme provides significant support for PLACE-registered GCSE students, including part-time specialist support for a number of GCSE subjects and entrance for public examinations.

PLACE also runs a busy enrichment programme for enrolled youngsters from approximately ages four to sixteen and, in addition, provides measures of help and expertise with special needs issues through its partner school.

Recent News

Nene Valley RailwaySeptember 30, 2016Last week, it was all about water and air – this week our “transport” theme brings us to steam and the Nene Valley Railway. The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. The line, which is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) in length, with...
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Classrooms in the AirSeptember 22, 2016This week, in line with our autumn “Transport” theme, PLACE families visited London to experience some modes of transport on the river Thames and to learn something of the history of the waterway that connects so many of the City’s great landmarks. Adding another dimension to our visit, we took a trip on the London Eye for a completely...
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Celtic HarmonySeptember 15, 2016Celtic Harmony Camp is an award-winning charity that has provided 17 years of hands-on educational experiences within a real Iron Age settlement. The centre is proud of its record of cultural heritage education about ancient Britain that increases participants’ understanding of the natural world and helps to create a more sustainable way of life for future generations....
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