Job Title: Strategic Lead for Attendance
Location: Laurence Jackson School
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Actual Salary: £28,827 to £31,916
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, term time plus 5 days
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 12.00pm, Monday 2 June 2025
Interviews: w/c Monday 9 June 2025
About the Role
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and committed Strategic Lead for Attendance who will embrace an inclusive attitude to education, is looking for a new challenge and wants to be part of driving continued improvements in our school.
The successful candidates must have:
- A calm, understanding and friendly personality.
- The ability to manage attendance and support students and their families
- A professional, nurturing and resilient approach.
- The willingness to work flexibly and constructively as part of a team, providing day to day support to the children and assisting with student behaviour as and if required in a supportive manner.
- The ability to establish good relationships with students, acting as a role model and responding to individual needs.
About Us
We are a newly merged Trust, Spark Education Trust which currently consists of 11 Primary Schools and 4 Secondary Schools. The Spark Education Trust can offer you a professional challenge and a rewarding opportunity, working with collaborative schools that are passionate about the progress and development of every student.
What we have:
- A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere
- Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve
- An aspirational curriculum for all students
- A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team
- Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents/carers
- Opportunities for career development
For further details on us as an organisation, please click here.
How to Apply
Please make sure that the completed application form is returned via email to vacancies@laurencejackson.org addressed to Mrs C Juckes, Headteacher.
Please note that feedback will only be given to shortlisted candidates, if you do not receive an invite to interview within 30 days of the advert’s closing date assume that you have been unsuccessful in your application for this post.
Safeguarding Notice
The Spark Education Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The post you are applying for is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. We will also carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.
