<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Best Foot Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Best Foot Forward offer specialised alternative provision services such as tutoring, mentoring, careers support and more]]></description><link>https://www.bestfootforward.org.uk/education-support-journal-send-alternative-provision-hampshire-bcp</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:03:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.bestfootforward.org.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[An Alternative to the Classroom - For Teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many teachers, the decision to step away from mainstream education is not taken lightly. It often comes after years of dedication, resilience, and a genuine passion for helping young people succeed. However, increasing pressures—large class sizes, administrative demands, behaviour challenges, and limited flexibility—can leave even the most committed educators feeling burnt out or disconnected from the reasons they entered teaching in the first place.]]></description><link>https://www.bestfootforward.org.uk/post/an-alternative-to-the-classroom-for-teachers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f3475bbba4a2ace46f1714</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:24:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a5aa2b_2b855e4af4f445daaa7c99f402a0004a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrew Russell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exam Stress as an SEN Student]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) often experience exam periods very differently from their peers. What might feel like manageable pressure for some can become overwhelming, dysregulating, and even debilitating for others. From an Alternative Education Provider’s perspective, we regularly support young people who are capable, intelligent, and motivated—but whose anxiety, sensory needs, or processing differences make traditional exam environments particularly challenging.]]></description><link>https://www.bestfootforward.org.uk/post/exam-stress-as-an-sen-student</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f1dff7829c52805ba888fc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:56:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a5aa2b_cf427dfc4c8148e99d8c2f3a40d7e0c7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrew Russell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) is often misunderstood as simple truancy or defiance. From the perspective of an Alternative Education Provider (AEP), it looks very different. We tend to meet young people after traditional approaches have been exhausted—when attendance has dropped, anxiety is entrenched, and relationships with school have fractured. What we see, consistently, is not refusal, but distress.]]></description><link>https://www.bestfootforward.org.uk/post/emotionally-based-school-avoidance-ebsa-guide-parents-schools</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f0bc5489aa25024edfd016</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:10:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a5aa2b_853b0ce92dce4a8aa8049c0e9b9ada0c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andrew Russell</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>