9 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    4 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    22 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 32 hours and 30 minutes per week 8:15am – 3:15pm Monday to Friday (includes an unpaid 30-minute daily lunch break) 39 weeks per year (Term time plus INSET days)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Actual starting salary - £19,548 pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

Start Date – as soon as possible

The Castle School requires an ambitious and dedicated Attendance Officer to support students in achieving their full academic potential by promoting excellent attendance.

This is an interesting and varied role, based in the heart of the school in the Pastoral Hub. You will deal with staff and students on a daily basis, so excellent communication skills are required.

We require someone who has proven knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages including Word and Excel. You should have a friendly and helpful manner, be well-organised with strong attention to detail, and ideally have experience of working in a busy office or school environment.

What the school offers its staff

Our school is part of the Blackdown Education Partnership, we believe that our schools should sit at the heart of our communities; that there are no limits to what our children and young people can achieve; and that they should be great places to work and learn.

We are incredibly proud of our Trust and the schools within it. Strong partnerships, collaboration and generosity are the bonds which underpin our collective mission to provide great education for all children no matter what their starting point or their background.

We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.

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.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

All applications should be made by completing the application form available, including evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role and should be submitted by midday on the closing date.

Further details are available within the job description and person specification.

Closing date: Wednesday 4th February 2026 at midday

Interviews: Week commencing 9th February 2026

Commitment to safeguarding

Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Applying for the job

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About The Castle School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1202 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
The Castle School website
Email address
office@castle.bep.ac
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The Blackdown Education Partnership is a multi-academy trust (MAT) working across Devon and Somerset. It was born of a merger between two established MATs: The Castle Partnership Trust and Uffculme Academy Trust and currently looks after a family of 12 schools: 6 primary and 6 secondary and 4 nurseries.

Blackdown Education Partnership is, therefore, a single organisation established to deliver the education and to safeguard the wellbeing of every child in our Trust. The Trust seeks to ensure that high quality collaboration and system leadership continue to improve the education in our schools. We are responsible for the good governance of the schools within our Trust and are accountable for the performance of each school. We work with an exceptional team of leaders, teachers and support staff whose combined efforts deliver on our promise to believe in every child.

We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.

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