Alternative Provision Lead

4 months ago


Preston, United Kingdom iWork Recruitment Limited Full time

Contract to start ASAP until 17-06-24 with a possible extension.

**Hybrid Role**

**Job Purpose**

Management and oversight of alternative provision and professional staff to ensure appropriate use of alternative provision in line with statutory guidance.

To work with settings, partners and families to ensure exclusion legislation is understood and adhered to when making decisions.

To work with families and partners to ensure elective home education legislation is understood, communicated across teams and adhered to when making decisions.

**Accountabilities/Responsibilities**

The post holder will require good interpersonal skills to provide direction to their team and act as a technical reference to deal with complex escalated issues.

Provide support for strategic development.

Implementation of local and national policy.

They will be involved in decision making and planning purposes to develop the exclusion process and elective home education processes in Lancashire.

Contribute to and have oversight of medical placement decisions of alternative provision places. Review processes and implement changes to ensure clear decision-making processes are in place.

Contribute to the analysis and shaping of the exclusion process; identifying risks and opportunities, and solutions, and directly feed information and recommendations to the Inclusion service senior managers and Head of Service.

Ensure arrangements are in place to appropriately support and advise schools and other professional colleagues on matters relating to alternative provision, elective home education and to support inclusion.

Ensure all pupils for whom the LA is responsible under Section 19 have access to appropriate education in line with statutory guidance;
Resolve complex problems relating to alternative provision and wider partners and teams.

Work collaboratively with schools, a range of LA services and other providers, to implement strategies and effective models that support inclusion, reduce exclusions and promote better outcomes for pupils at risk of exclusion;
Track and monitor the exclusion process from start to finish and ensure the young person's destination is clear and communicated throughout.

Track and monitor elective home education data to identify key trends and areas for improvement.

RQ1218870-03-24

**Salary**: £22.51 per hour

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: RQ1218870-03-24



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