Attendance Officer

Westminster Academy, London, W2 5EZ

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Other support roles
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,888 - £25,083 actual salary per annum based on Term Time + inset (£26,173 - £28,682 full-time equivalent)

Attendance Officer job summary

Westminster Academy is seeking a proactive and dedicated Attendance Officer to play a key role in supporting and improving student attendance across the school. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students’ education by helping them overcome barriers to learning and promoting a culture of punctuality, consistency, and engagement.

As Attendance Officer, you will:

• Monitor, analyse, and report on student attendance using our management systems (Arbor).
• Communicate effectively with students, parents/carers, and staff to ensure a robust approach to attendance and punctuality.
• Work closely with the AVP and Education Welfare Officer to design, implement, and evaluate attendance interventions.
• Build positive relationships with families to support students where attendance is a concern, conducting home visits when necessary.
• Collaborate with external agencies and the Local Authority where appropriate, including managing Fixed Penalty Notice referrals and CME procedures.
• Provide accurate data and reports to inform SLT decisions and contribute to whole-school improvement.

About You

You will be an organised, approachable, and confident communicator who thrives on building relationships and making a difference. With strong attention to detail and a solution-focused mindset, you will be able to manage competing priorities, identify trends, and take initiative to improve outcomes. Experience in an educational setting and knowledge of attendance legislation and DfE guidance would be advantageous.

Why Join Westminster Academy?

At Westminster Academy, we believe in transforming lives through education. You’ll join a supportive and committed team, working in a vibrant, inclusive community where every student is encouraged to succeed. We offer ongoing professional development and the opportunity to be part of a school that values innovation, collaboration, and care.

The working basis of this role is 8.00am - 4.00pm, Monday to Friday during Term Time + 1 week inset.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

We expect all staff to share our commitment to safeguarding.

A professional social media check may take place to identify a candidate's online presence to look for negative behaviours such as bullying, racism, nudity and excessive bad language.

The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020, as the work brings employees into contact with children who are regarded by the Act as a vulnerable group. Applicants for any role at WA must disclose all convictions.

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.

About Westminster Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1073 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westminster Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westminster-academy

At Westminster Academy we have a deep and genuine commitment to provide an education that is unsurpassed anywhere in the world. Our mission is "Education is Success". This captures the sense of optimism and determination to succeed that permeates the Academy. We aim to develop resilience in our students, and the ability to be tenacious in their quest to be the best that they can be in all aspects of their lives. We draw out their individual talents and celebrate their personal achievements and their individual contribution.

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