At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and elevate attendance strategies to support every student's potential.
- Company: Birchwood Community High School, a thriving hub of community life.
- Benefits: Supportive environment, professional development, and a beautiful working space.
- Other info: Join a hardworking team committed to student success.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives and be part of a dedicated team.
- Qualifications: Experience in attendance management and strong organisational skills.
The predicted salary is between 29700 - 36300 £ per year.
Attendance Manager - Birchwood Community High School
The role
Birchwood Community High School is a thriving school at the heart of community life and continues to grow and flourish.
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Attendance Manager to lead and elevate our school's attendance strategies.
Stepping beyond administrative tracking, this role requires a strategic practitioner to drive high standards of attendance, build collaborative cross-departmental interventions, and ensure every student is supported to achieve their full potential.
The successful candidate will work alongside a wider team of pastoral support to include our Safeguarding and Pastoral Team & Assistant Headteacher for Attendance.
The successful candidate will need to be highly organised, hardworking, flexible and enjoy working in a busy school environment.
Key responsibilities
- Strategic Oversight & SLT Reporting: Prepare concise fortnightly attendance summaries and data insights for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to track trends and inform whole-school policy.
- Data & Targeted
Monitoring: Perform detailed weekly spreadsheet management and analysis to identify trends and flag students approaching Persistent Absence (PA) thresholds for early intervention.
Communicating with staff weekly with updates of the school attendance figures.
- Attendance Initiatives & Rewards: Design, launch, and manage creative whole-school attendance strategies and reward schemes that celebrate excellent and improved attendance.
Including delivering termly CPD for staff.
- Cross-Functional
- Strategy
Meetings: Lead regular attendance strategy meetings alongside the Safeguarding (DSL) and SEND teams to build unified support plans for vulnerable students.
- Intervention & Engagement: Act as the lead link between families, pastoral teams, and external agencies, conducting targeted meetings to remove barriers to regular school attendance.
Including regular tracking of students in school that do not attend lessons.
In return, we will offer you
- Exceptionally supportive parents and governors.
- A commitment to your professional development.
- An opportunity to be part of a thriving school community.
- A beautiful working environment, both inside and out.
- To be part of a hardworking, dedicated team.
The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (formally CRB).
Key dates
Closing date for application: 09:00 on Friday 18 September 2026. Interview date to be confirmed.
- 18 September 2026
- Location
Birchwood Community High School, Brock Road, Warrington, WA3 7PT.
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Attendance Manager - Birchwood Community High School in Warrington employer: Warrington Borough Council
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