Alternative Provision Specialist Lead

Position: Alternative Provision Specialist Lead (Contract)
Provide education leadership and operational oversight for the commissioning and transformation of Alternative Provision in North East Lincolnshire (NEL); ensuring alignment with Department for Education statutory guidance, NEL Children's Services strategies including SENDAP strategies, Education and Inclusion Strategy and local priorities.

You will be the education service lead supporting the project sponsor and Deputy Service Director contributing education expertise to the delivery of this high-impact project, ensuring it utilises insights and data gathered and it meets performance expectations, delivers value for money, and supports positive outcomes for children and young people on the Alternative Provision Pathway.

Lead the development and maintenance of strong, effective partnerships with commissioners and a wide range of stakeholders across the public, private, voluntary, and independent sectors to co-design and deliver a high-quality Alternative Provision offer. Stakeholders include Trusts, Headteachers, NEL officers , parents ,carers children and young people.

Provide clear direction and operational management of the Alternative Provision Transformation Project, ensuring delivery within agreed time frames, budgets, and quality standards.

Champion and embed the principles of the ‘Our Children, Our Future’ vision, SENDAP strategies and Education and Inclusion Strategy, ensuring that children and young people remain at the heart of all commissioning activity and that the project team is fully engaged and outcome-focused.

Apply expert knowledge of education leadership, SEND and AP, mainstream provision, pastoral care, education governance and decision making and behaviour strategies to shape and influence the local Alternative Provision landscape