Attendance Manager
Biddick Academy
Sunderland
- £23,824 - £25,182 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 6
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 16 June 2023
Job overview
Attendance Manager
Scale 6 (£23,824 - £25,182 actual salary) to TTO 39 weeks. Full time (37 hours)
Inspiring learning, unlocking potential, achieving success
Biddick Academy is a good school (Ofsted, 2021) conveniently situated 10 minutes’ drive from Newcastle and Durham. The Academy enjoys an excellent reputation within the local community and is consistently oversubscribed year-on-year. We are seeking to appoint a colleague who shares our passion for learning and our determination to change lives through the education we provide.
Our extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities motivate students to aim high. The Academy has a strong and distinctive ethos of being a safe place where we continually strive to inspire learning, unlock potential and achieve success for every student.
Teaching and learning at Biddick Academy is supported by a committed and dedicated Pastoral and Student Support Team who make a significant contribution to maintaining a positive environment for learning.
We seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Attendance Manager who will work directly with all stakeholders encouraging, challenging and supporting improvements in attendance at an individual, cohort and whole school level.
We require an inspirational individual who has a clear understanding of barriers to attendance and the interpersonal skills to put solutions in place.
This is a tremendous opportunity for the right candidate to have a real and measurable impact. If attendance is outstanding, then students have improved life chances and will make more rapid progress academically and socially.
The successful candidate will be analytical, a skilled communicator, adept at creating and managing data/systems and have excellent organisational skills.
At Biddick Academy you will be joining a team where we work collaboratively to ensure our students are safe, happy, inspired and cared for. We provide an extremely supportive induction programme for new staff and high quality, bespoke leadership professional development opportunities.
Please contact Ashleigh Bulbeck, HR Manager at – bulbeck.a@biddickacademy.com or 0191 5111600, ext 5013 to arrange an informal discussion regarding the role or a visit.
To apply, please return completed applications forms to recruitment@biddickacademy.com
Biddick Academy is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect that all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before taking up the post, along with pre-employment safeguarding checks.
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About Biddick Academy
Biddick Academy is a co-educational secondary school based in Washington, near Sunderland, for students aged 11-16.
In 1997, Biddick was one of the first 11 schools in England to become a specialist sports college. The academy’s facilities include a sports hall, a dance studio, a fitness suite, a gymnasium, a full-size 3G pitch, floodlit tennis courts, a theatre and ICT suites.
Headteacher
Kate Morris
Values and vision
Biddick Academy wants to provide its students with the best possible opportunities and inspire them to have the highest aspirations. The secondary school prides itself on knowing each of its students individually. It believes passionately that everyone has something they are good at and it aims to bring out the best in every pupil.
Teachers think students learn best when they are challenged, engaged, motivated, involved in the process, understand the relevance of the learning, and are provided with frequent and accurate feedback. The development of literacy and numeracy skills is embedded into every subject area.
Ofsted report
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