Attendance Manager: Data-Driven Pupil Attendance Leader

E-ACT; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS or TPS pension

Life cover

31 days annual leave

Cycle to Work

Job summary

E-ACT Willenhall Academy is seeking an Attendance Manager to drive improvements in pupil attendance and engagement. You will build positive relationships with families, monitor attendance trends, and ensure compliance with statutory requirements to help pupils reach their full potential.

Reporting to the DSL, you will lead attendance strategies, manage absence processes, and provide detailed data reports for monitoring.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including Maths and English minimum grade 4 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of attendance improvement strategies.
• Experience of leading attendance management in a school environment.
• Experience of using data to identify issues and produce reports and experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential student information.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage attendance strategies and supporting procedures throughout the Academy.
• Lead first day absence management systems and processes.
• Use data to provide regular and ad hoc detailed reports and information for Academy attendance monitoring.
• Establish reasons for non-attendance, assess and plan to facilitate return to school within timescales.
• Conduct formal meetings with parents/carers and ensure follow-up actions are implemented and monitored.

Skills

Knowledge of attendance strategies

Attendance data reporting

School attendance leadership

Data handling of student information

Education

GCSEs including Maths & English (grade 4+)

Job description

E-ACT Willenhall Academy is seeking an Attendance Manager to drive improvements in pupil attendance and engagement. You will build positive relationships with families, monitor attendance trends, and ensure compliance with statutory requirements to help pupils reach their full potential.

Reporting to the DSL, you will lead attendance strategies, manage absence processes, and provide detailed data reports for monitoring.