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SEND Manager
Lift New Forest, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 2PA14 days remaining to apply
Closing date
25 November 2026 at 3:40pm
Date listed
11 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £29542 - £31022 per annum
SEND Manager job summary
We're looking for a passionate and skilled SEND manager to join our team and play a vital role in supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities. This is an opportunity to make a real difference by helping shape the support and provision our students need to thrive.
Working closely with the senior leadership team and SENDCo, you'll manage all the systems, records and processes that help us offer excellent educational provision to every child. You'll also be the key point of contact for families, staff and external agencies, building trusted relationships and ensuring everyone has what they need to support our students effectively.
Your new school
Lift New Forest is a successful and friendly Secondary school in the Waterside area of Hampshire. Our vision is simple - to provide an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day. At Lift New Forest, children belong to a community of students who are proud of their school. Students are respectful to each other and behave very well in and out of lessons. They embody the habits of the New Forest Way; Be Kind, Show Determination, Make Good Choices. The children at our school are a pleasure to work with, both inside and outside the classroom. As a small school we are fortunate to be able to really get to know each student very well, and our children are part of a school with a real community feel. Strong relationships and first class support across the community ensure that young people are safe, happy and successful.
Key responsibilities:
- maintain accurate SEND records and registers, ensuring everything is up to date and organised in line with the SEND code of practice;
- manage Annual Reviews of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and ensure all paperwork is completed and shared promptly;
- collect and analyse student data to inform the school's SEND approach and monitor attendance and exclusion rates;
- act as the main contact for parents, carers and external agencies, coordinating meetings and referrals with professionalism and empathy;
- support financial processes, including managing top-up funding information and monitoring departmental budgets; and
- provide administrative support to the SENDCo, managing diaries, correspondence and maintaining an efficient filing system.
We are looking for someone who:
- holds Level 2 qualifications in maths and English (GCSE grade 4 or equivalent) and Level 3 qualifications (A levels or equivalent);
- has a good understanding of the SEND landscape within education and relevant legislation;
- brings excellent administrative and organisational skills with the ability to manage a busy workload;
- is confident using IT systems, including Google Workspace and management information systems like Arbor;
- has strong written and verbal communication skills and can build positive relationships with a variety of people; and
- shows empathy, creativity and flexibility when supporting students with SEND.
You'll be someone who handles sensitive information with absolute confidentiality and can respond calmly and thoughtfully to changing priorities. Does this sound like you?
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
How we support you
We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work. Discover how we'll support you to thrive, develop and grow your career in the way that's right for you: How we support you.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline 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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Lift New Forest
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 504 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Lift New Forest website
At Lift New Forest, our staff strive to enable ambitious futures for all young people. The expert teaching of our ambitious curriculum allows students from all backgrounds to achieve their full academic potential. We provide exceptional opportunities to develop the unique interests and talents of our students, and to prepare them for life in modern Britain. Strong relationships and first-class support across the community ensure that students are safe, happy and successful.
These are exciting times at the school. Staff are proud that the success of recent years was reflected in our recent examination results. And as Ofsted noted at their last inspection, "Leaders have successfully improved teaching across the school. There is a strong culture of learning among the staff which is continuing this improvement."
Students at the school are very proud of their school. They are respectful to each other and behave very well in and out of lessons. There is a strong culture of support for students and this helps to ensure their safety and wellbeing. We are proud to serve the South Waterside community. As a small school we are fortunate to be able to really get to know each student very well. Our children are part of a school with a real community feel.
All staff receive high-quality support which enables them to flourish at work. As part of a large and successful multi-school trust in Lift Schools, they are provided with training and opportunities for impactful collaborative work which allow all to thrive in their areas of expertise. At Lift New Forest, we seek to develop outstanding educationalists and leaders of the future.
I am excited about the future, and I invite you to join in our journey.
Rob Forder
Principal
Ofsted
We are a Good school and we were last inspected in 2023. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with Lift Schools.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our Lift Schools Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
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