Centre-based
Salford Alternative Provision
A small, structured setting combining academic teaching, daily mentoring, SEND-informed support, practical learning and a planned enrichment entitlement.
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Change the route.Keep the ambition.
When education has stopped working, we change how it is delivered, not what we believe the young person can achieve. LRL Education provides alternative provision, specialist tuition, Manchester FIREBOX and targeted school outreach for young people affected by SEND, anxiety, persistent or severe absence, exclusion or a disrupted relationship with education.
Alternative provisionSpecialist tuitionOutreach and mentoring
North West SEND FPSAlternative Provision provider
NCFE CentreFunctional Skills pathways
AQA Unit Award PathwaysAccredited achievement
Safer recruitmentSafeguarding and vetting controls
Approved delivery and wider reach
Local provision, with approved alternative education delivery across several regions.
Salford Alternative Provision is LRL's dedicated centre-based offer for Salford. LRL:FIREBOX Moss Side is based in Moss Side and serves the Manchester local authority area.
Alternative education, specialist tuition, outreach and mentoring can also be commissioned across the North West, Nottinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
The organisations shown represent a mixture of approved provider arrangements, commissioning relationships, qualifications, assessment systems, memberships and organisational commitments.
Our provision
Four services. Four different ways to reconnect a young person with education.
We begin with what has stopped working, what the young person can manage now and what needs to be different by the review point. We then recommend the service that gives them the strongest chance of making progress.
Manchester
LRL:FIREBOX Moss Side
A two or three-day KS3 and KS4 programme where education, boxing, mentoring and personal development work together to rebuild engagement.
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Specialist 1:1 Tuition
One-to-one tuition for learners with SEND, EOTAS arrangements, disrupted education or attendance that has become difficult to sustain.
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Targeted Outreach
A structured school-based intervention focused on regulation, confidence, resilience, communication, attendance and engagement.
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Tell us what is happening. We will help identify the right response.
You do not need to diagnose the solution before contacting us. We will listen carefully, consider the whole picture and be honest about whether LRL can help.
Suggested route
Salford Alternative Provision
For learners who need a smaller setting, consistent adults and a full education day combining academic teaching, mentoring, practical learning and enrichment.
The LRL approach
Know the learner. Teach well. Measure the difference.
Across every service, three things remain constant: a trusted adult, a shared approach to regulation and reflection, and an explicit personal-development curriculum.
Every child has a champion
One adult who keeps the whole picture in view.
Every pupil should know which adult is noticing patterns, following up concerns, recognising progress, revisiting targets and helping them make sense of what is getting in the way.
The 4Rs
A shared approach to regulation, reflection and repair.
The 4Rs help pupils and adults move beyond the incident itself: regulate first, reflect honestly, understand the pattern, then reconnect with people and learning.
Explore the curriculum modelCRACLL
Personal development, taught on purpose.
CRACLL turns confidence, resilience, ambition and purpose, communication, leadership and life skills into planned learning rather than vague expectations.
Explore CRACLLWho we support
For young people whose current access to education does not reflect what they are capable of.
We look at the whole picture: SEND, communication, regulation, attendance, relationships, prior attainment, previous provision and the environment in which the young person is most likely to succeed.
Adaptive teaching, predictable routines and consistent relationships for learners whose additional needs affect access, regulation or participation.
A carefully paced return to learning where anxiety, previous experience or other barriers have made attendance difficult to establish or sustain.
Individualised education that can form part of a wider Education Otherwise Than At School package, with clear teaching, reporting and review.
A structured intervention focused on regulation, relationships, learning habits and preserving realistic education options.
Meaningful education while a longer-term placement is identified, so progress does not pause while the system catches up.
Time-limited support to rebuild routine, confidence and readiness for school, college, training or another agreed destination.
LRL in action
Learning, enrichment and relationships that are visible in practice.
Our gallery shows how academic learning, personal development, sport, life skills and educational visits form one connected programme.
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What change can look like
One barrier removed can change far more than one subject.
H joined LRL with low academic confidence and significant reading difficulty. Once the reading barrier was identified and teaching was adjusted, progress accelerated across English, Maths and Science.
H
LRL Education case study
From disengagement to aspiration
Moved from working towards to on track to pass English, Maths and ScienceMoved from Set 5 to Set 2 in MathsMoved from Set 5 to Set 3 in English and ScienceBegan discussing university and a career in policing
Read the full case studyHow we judge whether provision is working
We measure the things we agreed needed to change.
Attendance, learning, engagement and readiness for the next stage are reviewed against the learner’s starting point and the outcomes agreed at referral.
Attendance
Placement attendance and changes from the learner's starting pattern.
Academic progress
Assessment, work quality and progress towards recognised outcomes.
Engagement & regulation
Readiness to learn, participation, incidents and increasing independence.
Destination
Movement towards reintegration, specialist placement, college, training or another agreed next step.
From LRL
Current work across the organisation.
New services, curriculum development and programme updates are shared here so schools, families and commissioners can see how the offer is developing.
LRL:FIREBOX Moss Side
A new Manchester-based route combining education, boxing, mentoring and personal development for KS3 and KS4 learners.
Explore LRL:FIREBOX Moss SideLRL Enrichment Framework 2026/27
A planned entitlement aligned with the Department for Education's 2026 enrichment benchmarks and built around CRACLL outcomes.
Explore the frameworkCRACLL.APP
LRL's personal-development curriculum and digital mentoring platform, designed to help staff teach, record and review progress consistently.
Explore CRACLLFor commissioners
Everything needed for an informed first decision.
The Commissioner Hub brings together provider status, safeguarding, SEND, attendance, risk, reporting and key documents so schools and local authorities can assess LRL efficiently.
Referral enquiries
Tell us what is happening. We will listen carefully and be honest about whether LRL can help.
Share the current education picture, the main concerns and what you hope will be different. We will advise which service, if any, is likely to be suitable.