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 include:
About You
You are a specialist in attendance with a proven track record of impact at a leadership level.
Our ideal candidate possesses:
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.
The School Standards & Improvement Officer drives attendance across Trust academies by identifying at-risk pupils and implementing tailored family interventions, including home visits.
You will ensure statutory compliance with safeguarding and Local Authority procedures while collaborating with external agencies and leading attendance panels. By analysing data and coaching school staff, you will proactively remove barriers to learning, ensuring all students maximise their educational opportunities through consistent attendance.
To secure this role, you must demonstrate a proven track record in a leadership capacity focused on student attendance and reducing persistent absence. Essential qualifications include Level 3 Safeguarding and evidence of professional development in attendance management.
You should possess in-depth knowledge of DfE statutory frameworks, Local Authority procedures for CME/EHE, and the Education Act (1996). Experience in data analysis, family engagement, and preparing legal witness statements is vital. Candidates must be solution-focused, able to travel between academies, and committed to breaking down barriers to student success.
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.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
We are an award-winning multi-academy education trust with passion, purpose and people at our heart. We manage 41 transformative primary, junior, secondary and Post 16 schools up and down the North of England, from Redcar to Nottinghamshire, each celebrating very different identities but driven by a shared vision. Each academy is individually shaped around the community and children it serves.
We’re incredibly proud of how far our kind, creative and talented teachers and support staff go to make life better for our pupils and their families. It’s why we have built such a leading reputation in education and taken failing schools to Ofsted-rated outstanding in a record amount of time.
We are committed to putting students first, raising standards and transforming lives.
