ACTUAL SALARY - Grade 5 SCP 15-20

Part Time, Permanent

As soon as possible

11 December 2024

The postholder must at all times carry out his/her duties and responsibilities
within the spirit of Tapton School Academy Trust Policies and within the
framework of the Education Act 2002, and School Standards and Framework Act
1998 with particular regard to the statutory responsibilities of the Governing
Bodies of Schools.
Attendance monitoring under the direction of the Inclusion Manager

• Ensure that school/s continue to improve the attendance of students by challenging

absence accordingly.

• Undertake home visits to those students that are persistently absent, identifying reasons

for non-attendance, working closely with families and others to achieve regular
attendance.

• Monitor attendance of key students, provide immediate response in the event of an

absence, liaising with the Inclusion Manager to ease return to school with appropriate
support.

• Attend parents’ evenings and whole school events.
• To meet parents on a regular basis to discuss attendance strategies and draft parental

agreements.

• To attend Attendance Panel Meetings alongside other school representatives and

representative from the MAST Team.

• To provide guidance, support and advice to all staff regarding the attendance protocols

and procedures for the school including statutory legislation

• Provide advice and support to families in identifying and understanding barriers to

students achieving their full potential.

• Apply a range of persistent and pro-active approaches to engage with families with

a range of needs who may be resistant to using services.

• To identify risks to good school attendance and ensure effective measures are in

place to reduce or eliminate risk.

• To support the LA’s legal response to non-attendance including decisions on

penalty notices and court referrals

• Aid transition from Primary to Secondary for students where attendance is a

concern.

• To undertake Attendance interviews in school with individual students.
• To alert the Inclusion Manager to any concern/issues relating to student welfare

identified whilst working with students and/or parent/carers.

• The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and students and

provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential to the role
Attendance Reporting

• Monitor the systems and procedures for monitoring and recording absence to ensure

best practice

• Ensure the accurate and timely reporting and analysis of all attendance data
• Provide accurate attendance information to school management, and other agencies as

appropriate

• Maintain accurate records of parental meetings, home visits and actions proposed to

support the work of the Inclusion Manager and to support the preparation of cases for
further action.

• Any other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade and role

All the above duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with
Tapton School Academy Trust Policies, Standing Orders and current legislation
with an emphasis on Customer Care, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and
Health and Safety
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• To work within the remit of the school attendance policy and procedure to improve levels of

student attendance. To work with students and their parents/carers, to re-engage these children
with education.

• Good standard of literacy & numeracy
• Experience in Local Authority/Multi Agency environment
• Ensure that school/s continue to improve the attendance of students by challenging absence

accordingly.

• Undertake home visits to those students that are persistently absent, identifying reasons for non attendance, working closely with families and others to achieve regular attendance.
• Monitor attendance of key students, provide immediate response in the event of an absence,

liaising with the Inclusion Manager to ease return to school with appropriate support.

• Attend parents’ evenings and whole school events.
• To meet parents on a regular basis to discuss attendance strategies and draft parental

agreements.

• To attend Attendance Panel Meetings alongside other school representatives and representative

from the MAST Team.

• To provide guidance, support and advice to all staff regarding the attendance protocols and

procedures for the school including statutory legislation

• Provide advice and support to families in identifying and understanding barriers to students

achieving their full potential.

• Apply a range of persistent and pro-active approaches to engage with families with a range of

needs who may be resistant to using services.

• To identify risks to good school attendance and ensure effective measures are in place to reduce

or eliminate risk.

• To support the LA’s legal response to non-attendance including decisions on penalty notices and

court referrals

• Aid transition from Primary to Secondary for students where attendance is a concern.
• To undertake Attendance interviews in school with individual students.
• To alert the Inclusion Manager to any concern/issues relating to student welfare identified whilst

working with students and/or parent/carers.

• The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and students and provide advice in

accurate spoken English is essential to the role

• Attendance Reporting
• Monitor the systems and procedures for monitoring and recording absence to ensure best

practice

• Ensure the accurate and timely reporting and analysis of all attendance data
• Provide accurate attendance information to school management, and other agencies as

appropriate

• Maintain accurate records of parental meetings, home visits and actions proposed to support the

work of the Inclusion Manager and to support the preparation of cases for further action.
All the above duties and responsibilities to be carried out in accordance with Tapton
School Academy Trust Policies, and current legislation with an emphasis on Customer
Care, Equal Opportunities, Data Protection and Health and Safety