Attendance & Wellbeing Lead

Lift Schools; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lift Sir Herbert Leon is seeking an Attendance & Wellbeing Lead to improve attendance, wellbeing and engagement for students in Milton Keynes. You will analyze attendance data, work with families and staff, and coordinate interventions while acting as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to safeguard students.

The role requires GCSEs in English and Maths, experience with young people, safeguarding knowledge, and a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• GCSEs in English and Maths are required.
• Experience of working with and motivating young people.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection.
• Full UK driving license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse attendance and punctuality, identifying trends and areas for intervention.
• Work directly with students and families to understand and overcome barriers to attendance.
• Undertake home visits where appropriate and support students to successfully reintegrate into school.
• Coordinate attendance interventions and work collaboratively with school colleagues and external agencies.
• Support students experiencing wellbeing or safeguarding concerns as a named DDSL.
• Build strong relationships with families, ensuring they can access appropriate support and services.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Safeguarding knowledge

Engaging families

Education

GCSEs in English and Maths

Job description

Are you passionate about improving attendance, supporting wellbeing, and helping young people succeed?

We are looking for an Attendance & Wellbeing Lead to join our team at Lift Sir Herbert Leon. This key role supports students and families in overcoming barriers to attendance, engagement, and wellbeing, ensuring every young person has the opportunity to thrive.

About the role

You’ll take a proactive approach to improving attendance by working closely with students, families, school colleagues, and external agencies. Using attendance data and your knowledge of individual students, you’ll identify where support is needed and help implement effective interventions.
You’ll also be a named Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), playing an important role in supporting student welfare and safeguarding across the academy.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse attendance and punctuality, identifying trends and areas for intervention
• Work directly with students and families to understand and overcome barriers to attendance
• Undertake home visits where appropriate and support students to successfully reintegrate into school
• Coordinate attendance interventions and work collaboratively with school colleagues and external agencies
• Support students experiencing wellbeing or safeguarding concerns as a named DDSL
• Build strong relationships with families, ensuring they can access appropriate support and services

We are looking for someone who

You’ll be an excellent communicator who can build positive relationships with students, families, colleagues and external professionals. You’ll be confident using data to identify patterns and inform decisions, with the resilience and empathy to manage sensitive and sometimes challenging situations.

You’ll have GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths, experience of working with and motivating young people, and a good understanding of safeguarding and child protection. Previous experience within education, attendance or working with external agencies would be advantageous.

A full UK driving license is essential as home visits form part of the role.

Your new school

Lift Sir Herbert Leon is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. The academy offers excellent learning facilities, particularly in Sport and the Arts, including a theatre/cinema, a library and a swimming pool.

Our work is underpinned by our core values of Ambition, Kindness, Respect, and Determination, which shape how we learn, work, and grow together as a community.

The school’s vision is to ensure that every student rises to ambitious challenges and experiences success both academically and personally. The school strongly emphasises removing barriers and enabling every student to thrive, with strong partnerships with families and the wider community at the heart of this approach.

In recent years, it has been judged ‘Good' by Ofsted in each area (October 2024), won Secondary School of the Year 2025 at the Milton Keynes Education Awards, and achieved its best-ever English & Maths combined GCSE scores at 4+ (63%) and 5+ (46%) in summer 2026.

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

How we support you

We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work.

Discover how we’ll support you to thrive, develop and grow your career in the way that’s right for you: How we support you

This is a full-time position, working 37 hours per week. The contract is fixed-term until 31 July 2027, with a start date as soon as possible.

• Safer Recruitment Statement - September 2026.pdf
• Attendance & Wellbeing Lead Job Description and Person Specification.pdf