SEND Leads
SEND Leads
- 0613
- Permanent
- Central Team
- Closing date: 30 November 2026
- £65,000.00 – £70,000.00
- 37
- Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) + Lift Schools Benefits
- Advert opened: 9 November 2026
Two opportunities. Regional impact. National influence.
Take your SEND leadership further. Make a difference across multiple schools.
What if your next role gave you the opportunity to influence inclusive education beyond a single school?
We're looking for two exceptional SEND Leads, one covering the North and one the South, to strengthen SEND provision, develop school leaders and improve outcomes for children and young people.
This is an exciting opportunity to combine your SEND expertise with strategic influence, working closely with schools and local authorities across your region while helping to shape and strengthen our national approach to inclusion.
Our mission is to deliver an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day. You'll play an important part in making that ambition a reality for pupils with SEND.
The opportunity
Working alongside Principals, SENCOs and regional education leaders, you'll provide the expertise, support and professional challenge that help schools strengthen inclusive practice and deliver sustainable improvement.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Influence at scale: Strengthen SEND provision and inclusive practice across a portfolio of primary and secondary schools.
- Develop SEND leaders: Coach, support and challenge SENCOs, building confidence, capability and sustainable leadership.
- Drive meaningful improvement: Use evidence and quality assurance to identify priorities, address risks and evaluate impact.
- Champion inclusion: Strengthen early identification, adaptive teaching and provision so pupils with SEND can participate, belong and achieve.
- Shape national practice: Lead an area of specialist SEND expertise, sharing knowledge and influencing approaches across Lift Schools.
What we're looking for
You'll be a qualified teacher and SENCO with successful experience of leading SEND improvement and a strong understanding of what effective inclusive education looks like in practice.
You'll bring the credibility to work alongside school leaders, the ability to influence and develop others, and the professional judgement to balance support with constructive challenge.
You don't need to have worked across multiple schools before. We're equally interested in talented school-based SEND leaders who are ready to take the next step and extend their impact.
This is your opportunity to turn your SEND expertise into lasting impact for children across multiple schools.
Ready to take the next step?
If you're passionate about inclusive education and excited by the opportunity to influence change on a wider scale, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive.
Start date: ASAP
Location: Regionally based – North or South, with regular travel to schools and occasional national travel, including London.
Interview date: Tuesday 8 December 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
