Attendance & Student Success Officer

Copthall School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff wellbeing initiatives

Staff development

Work‑life balance

Job summary

Copthall School in Barnet, London, is seeking an Attendance Officer with strong interpersonal and presentation skills. You will monitor daily student attendance, maintain records, and work with the Head of Year, EWO and SLT to address absences with safeguarding in mind.

The role also involves analysing attendance trends, preparing reports for Form Tutors, Heads of Year and governors, and contributing to whole‑school improvement.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to support young people and adults in developing progression into further/higher education, employability and apprenticeships.
• Experience in a secondary school setting is desirable; full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Maintain attendance records and monitor student attendance daily.
• Keep Head of Year, EWO and SLT informed of absence issues and actions.
• Track and improve attendance within safeguarding framework for vulnerable students.
• Prepare reports to identify attendance and punctuality trends and present termly reports to governors.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Student support

Education

Background in education

Job description

Copthall School in Barnet, London, is seeking an Attendance Officer with strong interpersonal and presentation skills. You will monitor daily student attendance, maintain records, and work with the Head of Year, EWO and SLT to address absences with safeguarding in mind.

The role also involves analysing attendance trends, preparing reports for Form Tutors, Heads of Year and governors, and contributing to whole‑school improvement.