Assistant Headteacher - Outreach and Alternative Provision

Ealing Alternative Provision (EAP) is seeking to appoint a highly effective and inspirational Assistant Headteacher: Outreach and Alternative Provision to join our senior leadership team at a pivotal stage in our development. Job Purpose This is a key strategic role for an ambitious, resilient and outward-facing leader who is passionate about inclusion and improving outcomes for vulnerable young people, particularly those at risk of permanent exclusion. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership for outreach, reintegration and alternative provision across EAP. You will lead on the ongoing development of EAP Extend, offering bespoke packages for vulnerable young people in Ealing Lead the development and quality assurance of onsite and offsite alternative provision pathways, including vocational provision, while strengthening partnerships with mainstream schools and external agencies across Ealing. Working closely with the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher, the postholder will play a central role in ensuring that all pupils receive high-quality, appropriate and aspirational provision that supports engagement, attendance, progress, reintegration and successful onward transition. The role combines strategic leadership with operational oversight and direct intervention work, requiring a leader with strong pastoral, safeguarding and systems expertise alongside a deep understanding of SEMH, trauma-informed practice, SEND and alternative provision. The Provision EAP is a co-educational Alternative Provision that provides a bespoke educational offer to students aged 11-16 who have either been permanently excluded, have a diagnosed mental health condition and interim provision for students who have yet to be placed in mainstream or have an EHCP. We also provide home tuition to students aged (11-16) who have a physical medical condition which means they are unable to attend school for a period of time. Our vision is to deliver high-quality education within a