Attendance Lead

Katharine Lady Berkeley's School; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Katharine Lady Berkeley's School in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, seeks an Attendance Lead to promote attendance and student safety. The role involves collaboration with staff, students, families and external agencies; non-teaching, 37 hours weekly, Mon-Fri 8:00-16:00 with a 30-minute lunch, term-time plus inset days.

The salary is NJC Points 21-24 (£34,237 - £36,581 pro rata) with a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• GCSE C/4 in English and Maths or equivalent.
• Experience with vulnerable children/adults in attendance or safeguarding.
• Non-teaching Attendance Lead role in an educational setting.

Responsibilities

• Promote and ensure attendance and safety of students.
• Collaborate with staff, students, families and external agencies to create a supportive environment.
• Contribute to safeguarding and educational engagement initiatives.

Skills

Attendance management

Safeguarding experience

Education

GCSE English & Maths (C/4)

Job description

Attendance Lead

Location: Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

Salary: NJC Points 21-24 £34,237 - £36,581 pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Employer: Katharine Lady Berkeley's School

We wish to appoint an Attendance Lead to play a crucial role in promoting and ensuring the attendance, and safety of our students. This position will involve close collaboration with staff, students, families and external agencies to create a supportive environment that prioritises attendance, safeguarding and educational engagement. For full details, please see the attached job description. This is a non‑teaching role.

The successful candidate will have a good standard of education in English and Maths to at least GCSE C/4 level, together with experience of working with vulnerable children/adults and working in an attendance or safeguarding role in an educational setting.

The hours of work are 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.00pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, term time + inset days. The salary for this position is paid at NJC Points 21-24 £34,237 - £36,581 pro rata.

Katharine Lady Berkeley's School is a very successful comprehensive with excellent results at GCSE and at A Level. It sits at the heart of the local community with extensive links to the surrounding area. We are a large school of 1565 students with 310 in the Sixth Form. The school is within easy commuting distance of Bristol and Gloucester being just 10 minutes from Junction 14 of the M5.

The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025 once again placed the school third among all comprehensive secondary schools in the South West of England. The school has high expectations of all students and celebrates their academic progress and achievement. This is balanced with a tailored pastoral approach that ensures all students have opportunities to develop and succeed in a supportive environment. Our \"Proud To Be...\" message, which permeates all aspects of our planning and development, is deeply rooted in the school culture.

Further information about the school is available on our website.

The closing date for applications is Monday 5th October 2026 at 12 noon. Please note that interviews may be arranged prior to the closing date by mutual agreement.