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Education arranged for pupils who cannot attend mainstream school, for example because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, often in a pupil referral unit or AP academy. In England AP is the usual abbreviation; do not confuse with US Advanced Placement.

Also called
AP
Used in
England
Topic
Types of school

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Pupil referral unit (PRU) England Wales
A type of school run by the local authority for children who cannot attend a mainstream or special school, for example after a permanent exclusion.
Permanent exclusion England Wales
Removing a pupil from a school's roll permanently because of serious or persistent breaches of the behaviour policy. Often called being expelled.
Advanced Placement (AP) United States International
College-level courses and exams from the College Board taken in high school; exams are scored 1 to 5 and colleges may give credit for high scores.

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