Alternative education

Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (SILS)

Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (SILS) offers full time education to:

• permanently excluded and dual registered pupils at Key Stage 3 (KS3)
• permanently excluded pupils at Key Stage 4 (KS4)

A dual registered pupil is a child who is registered at and attends two schools part-time.

SILS also offers outreach support for mainstream schools and academies, including:

• 'Day-Six' provision (SILS 6), which provides continuity of education for pupils on fixed-term exclusions of over six days
• education for young parents and pregnant teenagers at our Young Parents Education centre

You can read SILS Ofsted reports.

SILS currently operates at three sites:

SILS 3 KS3 centre

• Provides flexible learning with a broad and varied curriculum 
• a safe, nurturing environment for permanently-excluded students and those at risk of exclusion 
• a focus on re-engaging students with learning and positive behaviour back to school, including multi-agency and therapeutic interventions to meet additional needs

For more information, call 020 7525 1150

SILS 4 KS4 centre

• Re-engages Key Stage 4 students with personalised learning plans 
• pathways into post-16 provision
• including Southwark College and Street Vibes music sessions, work-related learning, careers guidance with Connexions
• working with the youth offending service, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and Childrens' Social Care

For more information, call 020 7525 0370

SILS Young Parents Education Centre (YPEC)

• Offers qualifications to young parents and parents-to-be from 14 to 19 years old to support them to engage with education and learn parenting skills
• plus access to a range of courses at Southwark College

For more information, call 020 7732 1119

If you think a child is missing from education because they do not have a school place, or are not getting any kind of education, contact us by calling 020 7525 5768, or emailing cme@southwark.gov.uk.
You can also message the Pupil Tracking and Licensing Team.

Contact us

You can contact us by:

• calling 020 7525 2714
• emailing earlyhelp@southwark.gov.uk