The St Lawrence Academy is a thriving Church Academy that has successfully served its local community since opening in 2008 and provides children with fantastic opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. We are part of St Lawrence Academies Trust which is a new church based Multi-Academy Trust wanting to serve the young people and communities that our schools are set in. It is a mixed multi academy Trust with church and community schools from both the primary to the secondary phase.. Directors of St Lawrence Academies Trust and the Diocese of Lincoln are looking for an inspirational and talented person; one who can lead the academy towards achieving academic excellence for our students and enable them to fully flourish.
The St Lawrence is an-oversubscribed academy for 11-16 year old students of all abilities. Our PAN now stands at 165 per year.
We serve a diverse community in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. We are an inclusive Academy striving to meet the needs of all our learners in our caring environment. Students from all backgrounds and faiths, regardless of ability, are welcome. We are sponsored by the Diocese of Lincoln and have a strong Christian ethos.
We are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated individual to take on the role of:-
Attendance Manager
Required ASAP
This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant and successful Inclusion department and you will be part of a fantastic and highly motivated team. You will provide strategic leadership and operational management of the attendance function of the academy, contributing to a culture of educational excellence.
The successful candidate will:
1. Have a friendly, welcoming and professional manner
2. Preferably have experience of working in a school or attendance experience
3. Have a working knowledge of statutory attendance policy and procedure
4. Demonstrate the ability to multitask and prioritise workload
5. Be passionate about young people, their development and wellbeing
6. Be highly motivated, well organised and hard working with the ability to work on own initiative
7. Have the ability to meet deadlines, whilst remaining calm under pressure
8. Have flexibility in approach, vision and commitment
9. Have the ability to support and communicate effectively at all levels
10. Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to cope with challenging situations
11. Have knowledge of a range of IT packages and the ability to produce complex reports
We can offer:
12. A supportive and engaged leadership team, with a track record of developing staff to middle and senior leadership
13. An outstanding community of staff and governors who work as a strong team to best support our students
14. An inclusive and inspirational church school environment within wonderful and vibrant new buildings
15. An exciting opportunity to make a real contribution to our high standards and expectations of academic success and care, support and personal development of our students
16. Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
17. High standards and expectations of academic success and care, support and personal development of our students
18. Access to documents from home via Google documents and web based software packages
19. Laptop
20. Free staff parking
21. On site gym
22. Consider reasonable flexible requests.
For further details about The St Lawrence Academy and St Lawrence Academies Trust and an application pack please see our website at
The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with children. Applications will only be considered from individual applicants on our standard application form, and not via CV alone or agencies.