Overview
What skills and experience we're looking for
School Standards & Improvement Officer: Attendance, Family & Community
Location: Based in Doncaster, Scunthorpe, Yorkshire and the Humber & the East Midlands supporting our local schools and communities. The successful candidate must be flexible to travel across all of Outwood Grange Academies Trust schools as required.
Are you ready to turn your best into normal? At the Outwood Family of Schools, we don’t just teach, we transform lives. We are looking for a visionary, high-calibre leader to join us as the School Standards & Improvement Officer for Attendance, Family & Community. This is a prestigious role for an expert practitioner passionate about driving the highest standards of student engagement and removing barriers to learning.
The Opportunity
In this strategic position, you will be the driving force behind attendance quality and family engagement. Working alongside school leaders and the Trust’s Strategic Attendance Lead, you will ensure rapid improvements in attendance levels and a significant reduction in persistent and severe absence.
Key responsibilities
* Strategy & Policy: Influencing and developing Trust-wide policies while ensuring the effective operation of attendance and punctuality strategies.
* Leadership & Coaching: Motivating and coaching school leaders and attendance teams to achieve "Ambition without limit."
* Intervention: Assessing needs and implementing creative, solution-focused actions to support students and parents/carers.
* Safeguarding: Identifying children in need of support and working with external agencies to safeguard vulnerable students.
* Legal & Statutory Compliance: Overseeing Local Authority procedures for Children Missing Education (CME), preparing reports for court proceedings, and acting as a witness if required.
About You
You are a specialist in attendance with a proven track record of impact at a leadership level.
Our ideal candidate possesses:
* Qualifications:
* Expertise: In-depth knowledge of DfE attendance codes, statutory frameworks, and safeguarding responsibilities and leading an attendance team.
* Analytical Skills: The strategic mindset to identify absence patterns and use education software to prepare complex data assessments.
* Communication: The ability to build partnerships with external organisations and communicate professionally with families and staff.
* Flexibility: A proactive approach and the ability to travel between academies within the Trust.
* The successful candidate must have a full UK driving license and access to a personal vehicle.
Why Outwood?
We are a family that believes in Ambition without limit. We invest heavily in our people, providing a unique platform to shape strategy and mentor the next generation of attendance professionals. Our "Students First" ethos drives us to break down barriers, ensuring every child—regardless of background—can excel.
Join Our Family At Outwood, "Every interaction counts." If you are a resilient, forward-thinking leader ready to work in a culture of high expectations and deep support, we want to hear from you.
To find out more about this role, or if you have any specific questions, please contact: recruitment@outwood.com
What the school offers its staff
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
* Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
* Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
* Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.
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.
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