Alternative Provision Lead — Inclusion & Outcomes

Hull City Council; Humbleton; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

LGPS pension

Annual leave

Training opportunities

Supportive culture

Job summary

Hull City Council is seeking an ambitious Alternative Provision Lead to provide strategic leadership across a network of AP providers and ensure statutory responsibilities are met. You will oversee commissioning, QA and performance, driving inclusion and safeguarding for vulnerable children.

You will work with schools, SEND services and partners to deliver measurable outcomes, improve reintegration into mainstream education and strengthen cross‑agency collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of leading change and driving improvement.
• Ability to manage contracts and performance across providers.
• DBS checks and safeguarding commitment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of Alternative Provision contracts ensuring compliance with contractual agreements, statutory requirements, and local authority expectations.
• Support delivery of the SEND Reform Plan jointly owned across the SEND partnership.
• Lead and coordinate audits of alternative provision to ensure reintegration interventions.
• Identify strengths, areas for development and emerging trends across the city.
• Build and maintain relationships with schools and partners to remove barriers to reintegration.
• Promote coproduction so that children, young people and families remain central to design and delivery of AP.
• Lead the AP network partnership with cross-border arrangements and embed practice standards.
• Manage Quality of Education Officers and develop their practice in transitions between AP and post-16 settings.
• Oversee reintegration pathways with measurable targets and review milestones.
• Challenge delays or barriers impacting timely reintegration into mainstream education or long-term placements.
• Ensure providers deliver value for money through contract management and alignment of placements to specifications.
• Act as the education representative on panels for placement and allocation of children in AP and non-schools.
• Liaise with finance and legal services to ensure contract compliance.

Job description

Hull City Council is seeking an ambitious Alternative Provision Lead to provide strategic leadership across a network of AP providers and ensure statutory responsibilities are met. You will oversee commissioning, QA and performance, driving inclusion and safeguarding for vulnerable children.

You will work with schools, SEND services and partners to deliver measurable outcomes, improve reintegration into mainstream education and strengthen cross‑agency collaboration.