Senior Attendance Lead

Deyes High School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 6DE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  23 September 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  8 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £38,510.00 - £37,565.00 Annually (FTE) NJC SCP 26 - 29 | Pro rata salary £35,132 - £37,565

Senior Attendance Lead job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional, resilient and compassionate professional to join Deyes High School as our Senior Attendance Lead. This is a key leadership role within our pastoral and safeguarding structure, responsible for leading attendance strategy, managing the attendance team and ensuring every student has the best possible opportunity to succeed through regular school attendance.

Working closely with senior leaders, families and external agencies, you will play a vital role in reducing persistent and severe absence, delivering targeted interventions and creating a culture where attendance is valued and supported across the whole school.

About the Role

As Senior Attendance Lead, you will:

• Lead and manage the school's Attendance Team.
• Develop and implement attendance improvement strategies using an inclusive attendance approach.
• Monitor, analyse and report on attendance data to drive improvement.
• Work proactively with students, families and external agencies to improve attendance outcomes.
• Conduct home visits and attendance meetings where required.
• Support the school's safeguarding responsibilities and statutory attendance duties.
• Lead interventions for key groups, including disadvantaged students, SEND learners and vulnerable pupils.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working within a school or educational setting.
• Has a strong understanding of attendance legislation, procedures and best practice.
• Possesses excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Can build positive, supportive relationships with students, families and staff.
• Is skilled in analysing data and identifying effective interventions.
• Is passionate about improving life chances for young people.
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and high expectations.
• Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to their own vehicle with business insurance for work-related travel, including home visits and meetings with external agencies.

Why Join Us?

At Lydiate Learning Trust, our people are at the heart of our success. We offer:

• Excellent professional development and career progression opportunities.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Coaching, mentoring and high-quality CPD programmes.
• Employee assistance and occupational health support.
• Family-friendly policies and excellent pension provision.
• Staff wellbeing, recognition and reward initiatives.

If you are passionate about improving attendance, removing barriers to education and making a lasting difference to young people's lives, we would love to hear from you.

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

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.

About Deyes High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1336 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Deyes High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/deyes-high-school

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