Attendance Officer
Kenton School
Newcastle upon Tyne
- £25,500 - £27,952 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade N6
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 December 2022
Job overview
Northern Leaders Trust, formerly Kenton Schools Academy Trust, formed in 2014, is a growing, passionate Trust in the North East of England. Our eyes are firmly fixed on providing the best education possible for young people in our city, our region and nationally.
Students are at the centre of everything we do. Through collaboration, every aspect of our work is of high quality. Our academies deliver an ambitious and inclusive curriculum that enables all students to excel academically and socially.
Ensuring student attendance stays above national and regional benchmarks is a key priority for us and we are therefore seeking applications for this exciting role to support us in the delivery of our attendance improvement strategy. The role will involve monitoring and reporting on student attendance and absence, conducting home visits and working with students and families to identify and seek to remove barriers to good attendance.
If you are the person we are looking for you will possess:
- A proven track record undertaking pastoral work in a secondary school environment, ideally in attendance.
- The ability to analyse and interpret data to inform practice.
- The ability to produce and report on attendance data to the Trust Attendance Manager, schools and trust leaders.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to challenge robustly and professionally.
- A determined approach with the creativity to develop and deliver new strategies and approaches to secure good attendance across all year groups.
If you have the skills, commitment and enthusiasm to succeed in this role, we want to hear from you. In return, we can offer you:
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including cycle-to-work and childcare voucher schemes
- Free onsite parking
- Free gym access
To apply, please visit: https://northernleaderstrust.org/vacancies/
Closing date: Noon on 12th December 2022
Northern Leaders Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in all its schools and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school.
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About Kenton School
Kenton School is a mixed, mainstream, non-denominational secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne. It caters to students aged 11-18 and has 2,010 pupils at full capacity, including 300 in the sixth form.
Kenton School was opened to pupils and staff on 17th March 1961 as a maintained comprehensive school. After 47 years in the original buildings, the school moved into new state-of-the-art premises in 2008.
Kenton School converted to academy status in 2012. In 2014, it formed Kenton Schools Academy Trust. This multi-academy trust opened Studio West, a new studio school, in West Denton in 2014.
Principal
Sinead Green
Vision and values
Outstanding teaching and learning for all students, so that knowledge is embedded and disadvantage is not a barrier to learning. All students reach their potential, so that they are well placed for life beyond school. Ensuring confident, happy and resilient students, who treat others with compassion and respect.
Ofsted report
“The school’s work to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural education of pupils and to prepare them for life in modern Britain is also a real strength. Pupils discuss current affairs regularly through the systematic personal, social and health education (PSHE) curriculum.”
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