Uniform Education is a specialist Alternative Provision recruitment agency in London, supplying experienced Teachers, Learning Support Assistants, Behaviour Mentors, SEMH staff, Outreach Tutors and pastoral professionals to Alternative Provisions, PRUs, SEND schools and education services across London and the Home Counties.
Alternative Provision recruitment requires a different approach.
The right member of staff needs more than classroom experience.
They need to understand behaviour, relationships, boundaries, safeguarding and how to engage children and young people who may have had a difficult relationship with education.
That is where Uniform Education specialises.
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Speak to our specialist education recruitment team.
0203 794 8988
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Alternative Provision Staffing Specialists
Uniform Education has been recruiting education professionals since 2015, with extensive experience supporting specialist SEND and Alternative Provision settings.
We recruit staff for:
Alternative Provisions
Pupil Referral Units – PRUs
SEMH schools and provisions
SEND schools
Behaviour provisions
Inclusion units
Reintegration programmes
Outreach services
Local authority education services
Mainstream schools with specialist provisions
1:1 education programmes
Many of the children and young people within these environments need far more than conventional classroom support.
They may have experienced exclusion, school avoidance, trauma, anxiety, disrupted education, behavioural difficulties or significant SEND and SEMH needs.
We therefore recruit around the individual pupil and the environment, rather than simply matching a job title to a CV.
PRU Recruitment Agency London
Experienced Staff for Pupil Referral Units
PRUs can be demanding environments.
Strong staff need to establish relationships quickly while maintaining clear boundaries, consistency and high expectations.
Uniform Education recruits experienced professionals for PRUs throughout London, including:
PRU Teachers
Alternative Provision Teachers
Unqualified Teachers
Learning Support Assistants
Teaching Assistants
Behaviour Mentors
Learning Mentors
SEMH Teaching Assistants
Pastoral Support Workers
Inclusion Officers
Cover Supervisors
Outreach Tutors
1:1 Support Staff
We look carefully at previous experience with challenging behaviour, SEMH, safeguarding, de-escalation, pupil engagement and alternative education.
A candidate who performs brilliantly in a mainstream primary classroom will not automatically be suited to a PRU.
The environment matters.
So does personality.
So does resilience.
That understanding helps us make stronger introductions.
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SEMH Recruitment for Alternative Provision
Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs are a significant part of Alternative Provision.
Uniform Education recruits staff experienced in supporting children and young people with:
SEMH
ADHD
Autism
Emotional dysregulation
Challenging behaviour
Anxiety
School avoidance
Emotionally Based School Avoidance
Trauma
Low engagement
Exclusion or risk of exclusion
Difficulties maintaining relationships
Poor attendance
Disrupted education
Good SEMH staff understand that behaviour is communication.
They need to remain calm when situations become difficult, recognise potential triggers, build trust and maintain consistent boundaries.
We therefore look beyond qualifications alone.
We want to understand how somebody actually works with young people.
Behaviour Mentors for Alternative Provision
Behaviour Mentors can play a major role in helping children and young people reconnect with education.
Uniform Education recruits Behaviour Mentors across London for Alternative Provision, PRUs, SEMH settings and mainstream inclusion teams.
Candidates may come from backgrounds including:
Education
SEND
Alternative Provision
Youth work
Mentoring
Sports coaching
Residential children's care
Pastoral support
Behaviour intervention
Community work
The best Behaviour Mentor is not necessarily the person with the longest CV.
It is somebody who can build a genuine professional relationship with a young person while remaining consistent, calm and accountable.
When you give us a requirement, we want to know about the pupil, behaviour, provision and desired outcome rather than simply hearing:
"We need a Behaviour Mentor."
That produces a much better match.
Alternative Provision Teachers
Uniform Education recruits qualified and experienced teachers for Alternative Provision throughout London.
We can support requirements for:
Primary Teachers
Secondary Teachers
English Teachers
Maths Teachers
Science Teachers
Functional Skills Teachers
SEND Teachers
SEMH Teachers
Intervention Teachers
Outreach Teachers
Unqualified Teachers
1:1 Tutors
Teaching within Alternative Provision can look very different from teaching within a conventional classroom.
Some pupils may be working significantly below their chronological age.
Others may have strong academic ability but struggle to access education because of anxiety, behaviour, SEND or previous experiences within school.
Teaching may involve small groups, individual tuition, highly differentiated learning or gradually rebuilding engagement before academic progress can accelerate.
We recruit people who understand that difference.
1:1 Tutors & Outreach Support
Some children cannot currently access a conventional school or Alternative Provision placement.
Uniform Education can also provide 1:1 Tutors and Outreach Teachers to support children and young people in agreed community or home-based settings.
Support may be appropriate for pupils experiencing:
School refusal or avoidance
SEMH
Autism
Anxiety
Exclusion
Medical needs
Interrupted education
Reintegration into education
EHCP-related educational needs
Our outreach work can form part of a wider Alternative Provision or education package commissioned by a school, local authority or other appropriate organisation.
Where a pupil requires highly personalised provision, we look at both academic needs and the individual's ability to engage with the person delivering the education.
Alternative Provision Staff at Short Notice
Staffing requirements do not always arrive conveniently.
A member of staff may call in sick.
A placement may start unexpectedly.
A pupil may require additional support immediately.
A provision may suddenly need additional capacity.
Uniform Education provides:
Daily Supply
Short-notice teachers and support staff for sickness, absence and immediate staffing requirements.
Short-Term Cover
Staff for placements lasting several days or weeks.
Long-Term Recruitment
Teachers, LSAs, Behaviour Mentors and support staff for sustained placements.
Temp-to-Perm
A flexible way to assess suitability before making a permanent appointment.
Permanent Recruitment
Candidate sourcing and recruitment support for permanent vacancies and leadership requirements.
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Recruiting Around the Young Person
One of the biggest mistakes in specialist recruitment is treating every vacancy with the same job title as the same job.
An LSA supporting a pupil with autism in a specialist school requires a different skill set from an LSA supporting a Year 10 pupil at risk of permanent exclusion.
Likewise, a teacher delivering GCSE Maths within a PRU may need a completely different approach from somebody providing 1:1 education to a pupil who has not successfully engaged with education for several months.
Before sending candidates, our consultants want to understand:
Age and year group
Current educational setting
SEND requirements
SEMH needs
Behaviour
Academic level
Communication needs
Known risks
Safeguarding considerations
Required qualifications
Previous exclusions
Attendance
Personal-care requirements where applicable
Desired outcomes
Timetable
Location
Start date
Duration of the placement
Better information creates better matches.
Safeguarding & Compliance
Safeguarding is fundamental to education recruitment.
Uniform Education maintains robust recruitment, vetting and compliance procedures for workers supplied into education settings.
Our compliance processes include the appropriate checks required for the role and setting, alongside candidate referencing, employment-history scrutiny and safeguarding assessment.
Uniform Education is an REC Gold Member and has spent more than a decade working with schools, academy trusts, SEND organisations and public-sector education services.
We take compliance seriously because the people we recruit work with children and young people who can be particularly vulnerable.
Procurement-Compliant Education Recruitment
Uniform Education can support schools and public-sector education organisations through compliant procurement arrangements.
We are Value Match approved, providing an available procurement route aligned with the Procurement Act 2023, and we have also been approved through other education procurement routes including Harris PerCo.
If your school, Trust or local authority needs to establish the appropriate procurement route before engaging an agency, speak to our team.
We can provide the relevant information for your procurement or finance colleagues.
Alternative Provision Recruitment Across London
Uniform Education recruits Alternative Provision and PRU staff throughout London, including:
Barnet, Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth and Westminster.
We also work across the surrounding Home Counties including Hertfordshire, Surrey, Essex, Kent and Buckinghamshire.
Whether you are looking for a PRU recruitment agency in North London, Alternative Provision staff in South London, SEMH staff in West London or Behaviour Mentors in East London, speak to Uniform Education.
Alternative Provision Jobs London
Looking for work within Alternative Provision?
Uniform Education regularly recruits:
Alternative Provision Teachers
PRU Teachers
SEMH Teachers
Teaching Assistants
Learning Support Assistants
Behaviour Mentors
Learning Mentors
Pastoral Staff
Inclusion Staff
Outreach Tutors
1:1 Tutors
Cover Supervisors
Unqualified Teachers
Alternative Provision can be incredibly rewarding, but it is not right for everybody.
Our consultants will talk to you about your previous experience, strengths, personality and the environments in which you are likely to succeed.
If we believe a particular setting is not right for you, we would rather tell you.
Good recruitment should work for the candidate, the provision and — most importantly — the young person.
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Why Choose Uniform Education?
Uniform Education has supported schools, councils and education services across London and the Home Counties since 2015.
Our recruitment business has developed particularly strongly within SEND and specialist education.
We combine:
More than a decade of education recruitment experience
Specialist SEND knowledge
Alternative Provision experience
PRU recruitment
SEMH recruitment
Behaviour support recruitment
Outreach tuition
Daily supply
Long-term recruitment
Permanent recruitment
Dedicated compliance support
London and Home Counties coverage
REC Gold membership
Value Match approval
Procurement Act 2023 compliant procurement routes
Award-winning social-value credentials
We deliberately remain a hands-on education recruitment business.
Schools can speak directly with consultants who understand their requirements rather than sending a vacancy into an anonymous system.
Recruitment to Shape Future Generations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Alternative Provision recruitment agency?
An Alternative Provision recruitment agency sources and vets education professionals for settings supporting pupils who cannot currently access conventional mainstream education. This can include Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Learning Support Assistants, Behaviour Mentors, SEMH staff, pastoral workers and tutors.
Does Uniform Education recruit staff for PRUs?
Yes. Uniform Education recruits Teachers, LSAs, Teaching Assistants, Behaviour Mentors, SEMH staff, pastoral professionals and other education workers for Pupil Referral Units across London.
Can you provide Alternative Provision staff at short notice?
Yes. Subject to suitable cleared candidates being available, Uniform Education can support urgent and same-day staffing requirements as well as planned long-term and permanent recruitment.
Do you recruit SEMH staff?
Yes. SEMH is a major part of our specialist recruitment work. We recruit SEMH Teachers, Teaching Assistants, LSAs, Behaviour Mentors, Learning Mentors, pastoral staff and Tutors.
Do you provide Behaviour Mentors?
Yes. Uniform Education recruits Behaviour Mentors across London for Alternative Provision, PRUs, SEND schools, SEMH settings and mainstream schools.
Do you recruit Alternative Provision Teachers?
Yes. We recruit qualified Teachers, specialist SEND Teachers, subject Teachers, intervention Teachers, Outreach Teachers and suitable experienced Unqualified Teachers for Alternative Provision.
Can you provide 1:1 Alternative Provision tutors?
Yes. Uniform Education provides 1:1 Tutors and Outreach Teachers for children and young people who require education outside a conventional classroom setting.
Which areas do you cover?
We recruit throughout London and the Home Counties, including Hertfordshire, Surrey, Essex, Kent and Buckinghamshire.
Does Uniform Education offer permanent Alternative Provision recruitment?
Yes. We support daily supply, short-term, long-term, temp-to-perm and permanent Alternative Provision recruitment.
Need Alternative Provision or PRU Staff?
Whether you need:
Alternative Provision Teachers
PRU Teachers
Learning Support Assistants
Behaviour Mentors
SEMH Staff
Pastoral Staff
1:1 Tutors
Outreach Teachers
or an entire staffing solution:
Talk to Uniform Education.
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