Attendance Manager

Protocol Education Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational agency in Westminster is seeking an Attendance Manager to lead the management of student attendance at Westminster Academy. The role involves monitoring attendance data, supporting the safeguarding team, and contributing to strategies for improving attendance outcomes. Applicants should have strong interpersonal skills and experience in an educational setting. Full training provided, and this is a temporary position with the possibility of a permanent role.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

FREE online safeguarding training

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an attendance or safeguarding role in a school setting.
• Strong IT/data skills with experience in MIS.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Manage student attendance at the Academy.
• Monitor and report on attendance data.
• Work with safeguarding teams to address concerns.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

IT/data management

Knowledge of safeguarding principles

Tools

MIS (Arbor)

Job description

Attendance Manager

Westminster

Hours: 7:45/8:00 am – 4:00 pm

We are seeking a highly organised, motivated and proactive Attendance Manager to join Westminster Academy. The successful candidate will take a lead role in managing student attendance, ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed, and supporting the wider school team in improving attendance outcomes.

This role is vital in promoting excellent attendance, punctuality, and safeguarding across the academy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the day-to-day management of student attendance across the Academy.
• Monitor, analyse and report on attendance data using Arbor.
• Work closely with the safeguarding team to ensure concerns are identified, recorded, and escalated appropriately.
• Undertake first-day calling and follow-up with parents/carers regarding absences.
• Support and challenge students and families where attendance and punctuality are a concern.
• Prepare accurate attendance reports for senior leaders and external agencies.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and school policies.
• Liaise with pastoral, safeguarding and external agencies to support interventions.
• Contribute to whole-school strategies to raise attendance and reduce persistent absence.

Person Specification

• Essential
• Proven experience working in a school or educational setting in an attendance or safeguarding role.
• Strong working knowledge of safeguarding principles and procedures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with students, families, staff, and external partners.
• Strong IT/data skills, with experience in school MIS (Arbor experience desirable – training will be provided).
• Ability to manage sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.
• Desirable
• Experience using Arbor for attendance/data management.
• Knowledge of statutory attendance regulations.
• Experience of working with external agencies to support students and families.

What We Offer

• Full training in role, systems, and Arbor.
• Supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• The chance to make a real impact on students’ lives and educational outcomes.
• All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
• All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
• Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
• We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
• Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.