Alternative Provision recruitment, built by people who understand the sector.
Agency+ is a specialist Alternative Provision recruitment agency connecting high-quality practitioners with high-quality Alternative Provision services.
Working in Alternative Provision requires more than professional qualifications. Practitioners must have the right skills, resilience, values and understanding to support children and young people with diverse and often complex needs.
Specialist AP recruitment
We recruit individuals who are passionate about developing their careers and committed to becoming high quality AP practitioners. All training and development is delivered through Agency+, led by AP experts with years of experience working within the sector. Our clear progression pathways are designed to support your development at every stage. See below for an overview of our practitioner levels.
Our Practitioner Levels
Recruited. Vetted. Trained. Assessed.
AP ready. Placement ready.
Many practitioners enter Alternative Provision having never worked in education, or from a leadership role in a mainstream school. AP is a different job, and until now there has been no training to bridge that gap. Every Agency+ practitioner completes an intensive training programme designed specifically for Alternative Provision before we place them with a non-school alternative provision where their values, vision and culture align.
Check
Safer recruitment, suitability and mandatory employment checks.
Train
An intensive training programme designed specifically for Alternative Provision.
Profile
A full practitioner profile covering skills, experience and values.
Match
Matched to providers on qualifications, location, culture and provider requirements.
Why join Agency+
Becoming an Agency+ practitioner means more than finding your next role. You join a community that invests in your training, wellbeing and progression.
Free AP training
A free training programme delivered by Alternative Provision experts, designed to prepare you for AP work.
Safer recruitment checks
Supported through robust safer recruitment and employment checks (at cost).
First access to wellbeing app
First access to our upcoming wellbeing app, built for AP practitioners.
Alterna Prestige awards
A chance to receive an award at our national annual awards event, Alterna Prestige.
Personal A+ passport
A personal and unique passport that records your journey, training and achievements.
Exclusive progression rates
Exclusive access to additional training if you choose to progress through the levels, with exclusive rates.
Mental health support
Agency+ practitioners can access 9 months of free mental health support through Able Futures — because looking after yourself is part of doing the job well.
Quality and safer recruitment
Every placement is supported by robust safer-recruitment and suitability processes, designed to help Non School AP services access practitioners who are appropriately checked, experienced and suited to the role. Our approach considers:
- +Relevant experience and qualifications
- +Safeguarding knowledge
- +Understanding of SEND, SEMH and trauma-informed practice
- +Experience of supporting disengaged or vulnerable learners
- +Professional values and conduct
- +Compatibility with the provision's culture and learner needs
- +Required employment and background checks
The right practitioner for the right provision
Agency+ looks beyond filling a vacancy. We take time to understand the service, the role and the needs of the children and young people being supported. This enables us to create meaningful partnerships between practitioners and provisions, supporting safer placements, stronger teams and better outcomes for learners.
Our aim is to strengthen Alternative Provision by placing skilled, value led practitioners into services where they can make a genuine difference.
Supporting high-quality Alternative Provision
Through our connection with Provisions Plus+, we work with services committed to quality, safeguarding and continuous improvement. Agency+ supports Non School AP services with:
Our high quality training
All training is delivered by experienced AP specialists who have spent many years working within the sector. Their practical knowledge ensures every session is grounded in real Alternative Provision practice.
+ Safer provision. Stronger practitioners. Better outcomes. +
Your A+ team starts here.
Agency+ — high-quality AP practitioners partnered with high-quality Non School AP services.