Purpose of role: 

• You will support our Pastoral Team to promote excellent levels of attendance across the Academy by developing and maintaining effective monitoring systems to identify trends and highlight concerns. To promote good attendance within the Academy and issue routine correspondence to parents and carers regarding attendance/ absence requests in accordance with the Academy attendance strategy.
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• You will also support our senior leadership team with the implementation of initiatives to improve attendance and engage with students and their families

Key accountabilities (and specific duties / responsibilities):

Specific Responsibilities

To be an effective member of the Attendance Team contributing to overall school improvement. General administrative and clerical duties as directed by the Senior Team- tasks including but not limited to: 

● Input of accurate student data including attendance, unauthorised absence, punctuality, sickness related and  truancy to ensure data is up to date 

● Supply and evaluate attendance data to the senior team as requested

● To work alongside other pastoral colleagues to plan and implement strategies that will improve the behaviour, attendance and attainment of individuals and targeted groups of students.

● Attend meetings with parents/ carers and multi agency meetings, when appropriate

● Inputting register information accurately  

● Report trends in data, to identify areas of concern and act accordingly to improve figures.

● Follow Trust and school policies around school attendance 

● Challenge student attendance through effective working with parents directly on the telephone and in person 

 ● Undertake home visits for targeted students 

● Responsible for tracking and monitoring of key cohorts of students 

● Undertake home visits to support parents / carers to encourage students to come into school

● Produce and send letters regarding lateness, and attendance. 

● Organise school attendance panels, set targets and if necessary, organise parenting contracts to be completed. 

● Advise parents of the legal process if their child becomes persistently absent.

● Identify and report safeguarding concerns linked to attendance to the safeguarding team 

● Deal with immediate concerns, problems or emergencies that may arise with a student’s attendance using  school and Trust policies 

 General: 

● Contribute to Academy life and the overall vision, values and guiding principles of the Academy

Attend and participate in training events and participate in project teams 

● Attend and participate in regular meetings 

● Comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, child protection, health, safety and security and  confidentiality, reporting any concerns 

● To carry out any other reasonable requests as and when required 

● Contacts will be internal at all levels, parents/carers, Trustees, Governors, community groups, Health, Social  Services, Local Education Authority, contractors, external agencies. 

The aim of the Job Description is to indicate the general purpose and level of responsibility of the

post. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the character of the post or general

level of responsibility. This is an outline Role Description only and the post holder will be expected

to undertake duties commensurate within the range and grade of the post or any lesser duties as

directed by the Headteacher.

The Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020, and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS