For schools, SENCOs & Local Authorities

Practical Alternative Provision & Trade Apprenticeships for 14–16 and 16+ learners.

We turn disengagement into real trade skills, confidence and a clear next step into college or work, delivered with schools and Local Authorities.

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Approved Alternative Provision for Boroughs in London and Nationwide.

Practical vocational learning for 14 to 16 year olds, commissioned by schools and Local Authorities and delivered by AAXA tutors.

Ages
14–16Alternative Provision
Pathways
2Beauty and Construction
Delivery
4Models, on site to fully online
An AAXA tutor guiding a learner through nail art at a training station
Why AAXA

Turning disengagement into real careers.

Alternative Provision for 14 to 16 year olds, including disengaged and SEND learners, leading to apprenticeships, college or work.

  1. 01

    Real trade skills

    Beauty and Construction, with recognised qualifications.

  2. 02

    Flexible delivery

    At our hub, your school, hybrid or online.

  3. 03

    SEND-aware support

    Supervised sessions that rebuild confidence.

  4. 04

    Post-16 progression

    A named next step for every learner.

Delivery models

4 delivery models. Chosen around the learner.

The same support and reporting apply in every model. What changes is where the learning happens.

  1. Illustration: a tutor guiding a learner through a nails practical at an AAXA site, with a learner at a tools workbench behind
    01

    On-Site at AAX Academy

    Fully equipped hub delivery with AAXA tutors, at any of our 5 AP sites.

  2. Illustration: an AAXA tutor wheeling training equipment to a school entrance as a learner waves
    02

    On-Site at Schools

    Our tutors and equipment come to your campus.

  3. Illustration: a learner in a live online lesson at home, and the same learner doing practical work on site with a tutor
    03

    Hybrid

    Online theory in live classes, with practical sessions on site.

  4. Illustration: a learner raising her hand in a live online class, with a practical kit box beside her
    04

    Fully Online

    Bespoke remote learning, with practical kits sent home for live classes.

Our AP sites

5 AP sites. Where learning happens.

Three hubs in Feltham, one in Ealing and a new hub in Coventry. Choose a site to explore.

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Feltham

AAX Academy Hairdressing & Barbering

A high-street salon and barbering studio for AP learners and apprentices up to Level 3.

22a The Centre, High Street, Feltham, TW13 4AU

Courses
Focus Awards Level 1 Hair & Beauty, Hairdressing and Barbering to Level 3, apprenticeships
Facilities
Styling stations, backwash basins, barber chairs, theory room
Who it suits
14 to 16 (KS4 AP, SEND, EHCP, SEMH) and post-16 apprentices
Sessions
Mon to Fri, 9:30am to 2:30pm · up to 8 learners
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Admissions: 0203 488 7802 · info@aaxa.co.uk

Curriculum

Two pathways. One standard.

Both are hands-on and confidence-building, and both end in a named next step.

Pathway 01 Ages 14 to 16

Beauty Programme

Hands-on salon skills on training heads and real equipment, leading to Level 2/3 apprenticeships or college.

Pathway 02 Ages 14 to 16

Construction Programme

Electrical and plumbing basics with real tools and full PPE, leading to trade apprenticeships and site-ready work.

Beauty

Introduction to the Beauty Industry

Supervised practice on training heads and real salon equipment, building technical skill, confidence with clients and attention to detail.

Key learning areas
  1. 01Health & Safety
  2. 02Client Care
  3. 03Basic Treatments
  4. 04Professional Presentation
Progression

Level 2/3 apprenticeships or college

QualificationFocus Awards Level 1 Certificate in an Introduction to the Hair and Beauty Sector (RQF)601/7747/0 · 140 guided hours · portfolio assessed

How units fit your placement
  1. 6 weeks1 to 2 units
  2. 6 monthsA block of units
  3. Full yearThe full qualification (39 weeks)
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Construction

Electrical + Plumbing

Hands-on sessions with real tools and materials, in full PPE, building tool mastery, safety discipline and problem-solving.

Key learning areas
  1. 01Site Safety
  2. 02Safe Electrical Principles
  3. 03Basic Pipework
  4. 04Practical Trade Skills
Progression

Trade apprenticeships and site-ready employment

QualificationHighfield Level 1 Certificate in Construction Activities (RQF)603/6364/2 · Ofqual regulated · portfolio assessed

How units fit your placement
  1. 6 weeks1 to 2 units
  2. 6 monthsA block of units
  3. Full yearThe full qualification (39 weeks)

Electrical and plumbing units come first. Full-year learners then move on to bricklaying, painting and decorating.

Discuss this pathway

Delivered by Achievement Training & Skills (ATS)

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Apprenticeships · 16+

Hairdressing & Beauty apprenticeships.

A separate programme from our Alternative Provision, and a natural next step for learners ready to progress.

Post-16? Once learners turn 16, they can qualify for an apprenticeship across all of our AP sites.

AAXA tutors delivering a hair and beauty session to a class on a school site, learners seen from behind
Safeguarding & SEND

What your school can expect from us.

Six commitments for every learner, in every delivery model.

Safeguarding

A dedicated safeguarding policy

Shapes how every session is staffed and supervised.

SENCO support

Dedicated SENCO support

Needs planned in from referral, including EHCP status.

SEND-aware

Shaped around the learner

Four delivery models, including fully online.

Attendance

Tracked every day

Recorded daily for every learner.

Reporting

Reported back to your school

Attendance and progress, throughout the placement.

Outcomes

A mapped next step

A named destination for every pathway.

Your school liaison

Olivia Long, School Liaison · olivia@aaxa.co.uk

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Recognition

Royal recognition for SEND inclusion.

AAX Academy was on site as an official partner at the unveiling of the Ealing SEND Partnership Charter by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Edinburgh, hosted at the University of West London.

  • Ealing SEND Partnership CharterOfficial partner
  • University of West LondonUnveiling host

Building real trade futures for every learner.

What people say

In their own words.

Sample review

We needed a provider we could trust with our most disengaged Year 10s. The attendance reports come back every week and the learners actually want to go.

HeadteacherSecondary school, London
Sample review

Every referral was planned around the young person's EHCP. Communication with our team was clear from the first call.

SENCOSecondary school
Sample review

My son had stopped going to school. At AAXA he found something he's good at, and now he's applying for an apprenticeship.

ParentYear 11 learner
Sample review

Flexible delivery meant we could place learners who couldn't manage a full school day, including online for our most anxious young people.

AP CoordinatorLocal Authority
Referrals

Refer a learner.

Tell us a little about the learner and your school so we can identify an appropriate pathway.

  1. We review your referralIncluding EHCP status and support needs.
  2. We contact youTo talk through the learner and the right delivery model.
  3. We agree the placementPathway and start date, with attendance reporting from day one.
Prefer to talk first? 0203 488 7802 info@aaxa.co.uk

Parents and carers: speak to your child's school first, or contact us to ask about the options.

School & Local Authority referral application

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