Attendance Officer (Maternity Cover)
Denbigh School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 6EX17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
23 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
6 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £29,071.00 - £32,046.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary – £25,498 to £28,107 p.a.
Attendance Officer (Maternity Cover) job summary
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Commencing - January 2027
Fixed Term (Maternity Cover) until December 2027
Term Time plus 5 INSET days
Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
37.5 hours per week
Salary - £29,071 to £32,046 FTE
Actual Salary - £25,498 to £28,107 p.a.
Do you have excellent administrative skills and a real eye for detail? Would you like a role where your work directly helps students be in school, ready to learn and achieve?
The Role
Denbigh School is looking for an organised, caring and proactive Attendance Officer to join our Attendance Team on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave. Reporting to the Lead Attendance Officer, you’ll help every student feel noticed and supported, and help them get back on track when attendance slips. As an Attendance Officer, you will:
- Be the friendly, reassuring first contact each morning, following up absences quickly and accurately so no student slips through the net.
- Keep our registers accurate and up to date using SIMS. Your records will help us keep every student safe.
- Use attendance data to spot patterns early, so we can step in with the right support before small problems become big ones.
- Lead Attendance Improvement Meetings with families, working alongside our Pastoral Team to remove barriers and help students get back into the habit of coming to school.
- Build trusting relationships with parents, carers, students and staff, and work with the Local Authority when a student needs more help.
About Denbigh School
Denbigh School is an excellent school with an enviable reputation. It is a highly successful, over-subscribed comprehensive school with 1750 students aged 11 - 18 and over 200 staff. At Denbigh School, we firmly believe that every student has the right to learn in every lesson, and every teacher has the right to teach without disruption. Our strong expectations around behaviour and engagement foster a calm, purposeful and dynamic environment where both staff and students can thrive. Our school embodies the core values of Kindness & Respect, Engagement, and Doing No Harm. These values are central to everything we do, guiding our approach as a school and as a cohesive team of staff.
For more information about our school, please explore our website: https://www.denbigh.net/
Learn more about why you should join us by downloading the attached Denbigh School Recruitment Pack
About The Alliance Schools Trust
The Alliance Schools Trust is driven by our mission of Care, Education and Opportunity. We prioritise care by ensuring that no student or staff member ever feels anonymous. Everyone is recognised, valued and supported, creating a strong sense of belonging within our community. Our commitment to education is reflected in our proven track record of academic success, consistently outperforming both Milton Keynes and national averages. We offer opportunity through supportive and dynamic learning environments, where every student can thrive and be well-prepared for future success in higher education or employment. For staff, we offer extensive opportunities for professional development and progression within our growing network of schools, empowering you to advance your career within a united, forward-thinking Trust.
We are recognised as leaders in raising educational standards both within our Trust and in the schools we support. We are proud to appoint motivated, highly qualified staff who thrive in a culture where collaboration and the spirit of partnership are central to everything we do.
How to Apply
Due to our commitment to safer recruitment practices, we can only accept applications through My New Term. Please do not submit CVs.
The Alliance Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
E-mail: hr@tastrust.org.uk
Headteacher: Mr Anthony Steed
Closing date for applications: Monday 23rd November 2026, 9am
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Denbigh School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1778 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Denbigh School website
Are you an inspirational, enthusiastic and committed teacher who is looking for the next exciting step in your career?
The Denbigh Alliance is a growing and successful MAT and you will teach across the age, key stage and ability ranges. You must have a passion for teaching and have strong subject knowledge.
Denbigh can offer you:
• The opportunity to be part of a welcoming, dynamic and dedicated community.
• Staff development and well-being is important to us and we offer excellent staff benefits, including pension schemes, an Employee Assistance Programme, social events, staff breakfast, annual flu jabs and discounted gym membership.
• The opportunity to join a growing and successful MAT which has recently been awarded a new school on the western expansion area in Milton Keynes.
• The knowledge that you are making a difference to students lives.
• Opportunities for exciting career development, including a subsidised MA Programme
A bit about us:
The Denbigh Alliance has a track record of delivering academic success in subjects which offers students a real currency to progress into higher education or employment. We consistently outperform the Milton Keynes and national averages in terms of the results our students achieve. This academic success is built on the supportive, well-disciplined and dynamic learning environment we provide, which enables our students to focus on their studies. We believe that for a School to succeed there needs to be a genuine spirit of partnership between students, the School and parents.
We are a Teaching School, Maths Hub, Computing Hub and SCITT and amongst the best in the country in terms of raising standards, both within our Trust and in the schools that we support.
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