Location: Slough, Berkshire and surrounding commissioning areas.
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Start: Following completion of POFAS commissioner-readiness work
Campaign period: Autumn 2026, ahead of the planned January 2027 learner opening
Remuneration: To be agreed; consultancy retainer and/or performance-linked structure
Primary objective: To secure funded school and commissioner placements for POFAS ahead of opening.
About POFAS
POFAS is a vocational Alternative Provision being developed in Slough for young people who may benefit from a small-group, practical route back into meaningful education. Our proposed offer combines hair and beauty education with regulated qualification opportunities, customer service, employability, personal development, progress monitoring and progression support.
Before this assignment begins, POFAS will have completed a separate operational and commissioner-readiness project. The successful School Partnerships & Commissioning Consultant will therefore be taking a defined, documented provision to market rather than developing the educational model from scratch.
The Assignment
We are seeking an experienced education commissioning, partnerships or business-development professional who understands how schools, academy trusts and local authorities purchase Alternative Provision. The central purpose of the assignment is to build a high-quality commissioning pipeline and convert suitable opportunities into funded learner placements.
Our priority is to establish commissioner relationships and secure placements in sufficient time for POFAS's planned January 2027 learner opening.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute POFAS's initial school and commissioner acquisition strategy.
- Identify suitable schools, academy trusts, local authorities and other authorised commissioners in Slough, Berkshire and relevant surrounding areas.
- Identify named decision-makers, including SENCOs, Inclusion Leads, Alternative Provision Leads, Heads of Year and commissioning/procurement contacts.
- Build and maintain a qualified commissioner lead database. xgikmsk
- Prioritise commissioners whose learner needs align with the POFAS offer.
- Identify approved-provider lists, frameworks...
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