SEND Leads

Take your SEND leadership further. Make a difference across multiple schools.

We are 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 will play an important part in making that ambition a reality for pupils with SEND.

Working alongside Principals, SENCOs and regional education leaders, you will provide the expertise, support and professional challenge that help schools strengthen inclusive practice and deliver sustainable improvement.

You will 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.

You will 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 will 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.

This is your opportunity to turn your SEND expertise into lasting impact for children across multiple schools.

If you are passionate about inclusive education and excited by the opportunity to influence change on a wider scale, we would love to hear from you.

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