Attendance Manager - Term Time

The Abbey School, Faversham

• Ref:KCC886-4242-75S
• Posted:04/06/2019
• Pay:KR6 £20,222 - £22,072
• Start Date:September 2019
• App Close Date:21/06/2019 at 12:00
• Interviews:W/C 24 June 2019

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Hours – 37 hours per week for 40 weeks per year

The Abbey School is looking to appoint a fulltime Attendance Manager to start at the beginning of the new academic year. The successful candidate will be required to build up positive relationships with students and parents, ensuring any absence is addressed quickly, and all records are accurate.

Previous experience of working with secondary school students would be an advantage but is not essential. Candidates should possess good interpersonal skills, balancing a calm manner, high expectations and genuine care for students. 

The post will involve carrying out all administrative tasks associated with the recording, management and monitoring of attendance. Through the monitoring of the data, you will support in the implementation of a range of strategies with key stakeholders, be responsible for helping to raise attendance within the school. On a daily basis, you will be in contact with students, various members of staff, parents and external agencies.

This is a busy and fast-paced role so we would like to hear from candidates who are keen to be part of our collaborative and supportive team, which is forward-thinking and focused on doing the very best for each and every student.

The Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and the well-being of students and expects all staff to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Information about the school

The Abbey School is a mixed secondary school with a thriving population of over 1200 students. We believe that school should be a place where young people can discover and develop their own talents. We have high expectations of all our students which are supported by consistently applied systems, structures, rituals and routines across our learning environment. We are a supportive school community including a positive staff team with high staff morale.

The Abbey school recently celebrated some robust results, with 45% of students achieving Maths and English at 4+ (an improvement of 34% from 2017), and record A level results with 52% of grades at A-C. The Abbey school is rated GOOD for quality of education by Ofsted.

The school is situated in the historic market town of Faversham. We aim to provide the highest quality value-added education and excellent pastoral care for all students.

The Abbey proudly joined The Howard Academy Trust on 01st April 2023, a highly successful Trust in which all schools have improved their Ofsted rating since joining or maintained their good rating.

Job Contact Information

• Name:The Abbey School
• Address:London Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8RZ
• Telephone: 01795 532633
• Email: slthr@abbeyschoolfaversham.co.uk

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