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  • Start date details

    January 2026

  • Closing date

    24 October 2025 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    16 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,896.00 - £29,031.00 Annually (Actual) H Grade

Attendance Officer job summary

We are currently looking for a committed and passionate Attendance Officer to oversee responsibilities regarding student attendance at Newquay Tretherras. The main focus of this role is to enhance attendance rates for all students, with a special emphasis on vulnerable groups such as those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), disadvantaged students, and children in care.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with students, families, the pastoral support team, and external agencies to improve school attendance. This will involve analyzing data to identify areas for improvement, implementing targeted interventions, and evaluating their effectiveness.

Ensuring high levels of student attendance is crucial for their academic success, making this role a key component in the overall functioning of the academy.

Cornwall Education Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
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Commitment to safeguarding

Cornwall Education Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

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About Newquay Tretherras

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1653 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Newquay Tretherras is one of the largest schools in Cornwall, with over 1700 young people, including a thriving Sixth Form, set on the beautiful north coast. We are a popular and over-subscribed school at the heart of our community. We are known for being an inclusive school with a caring family ethos. Our judicious curriculum is ambitious and aspirational for all of our children as we believe that a great set of exam results, whatever a child’s starting points, opens doors to exciting futures. Our staff set high standards and we aim to ensure that all our children are inspired in school to become the best that they can be, realise their full potential and achieve remarkable things.

Tretherras students are a pleasure to teach and learn with: they know that their education is important for their life chances and they take full advantage of the incredible range of clubs, experiences and facilities offers to them at Tretherras, both within and beyond the classroom.

We have a large team of specialist staff who are fully committed to our students and to each other. We offer excellent pastoral and professional support for all our staff and our dedicated Learning Team ensures high quality training and career development opportunities for all, whatever the stage of your career. Whether you are a newly qualified or experienced teacher, you will find Tretherras to be a school that will invest in you personally. We offer an extensive and highly supportive programme for teachers in the early stages of their career and there are lots of opportunities to become involved in the wider life of the school. As a member of CELT, we also provide an extensive CPD programme and opportunities to share school improvement expertise with colleagues from across the four secondary schools in the Trust.

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