Attendance Officer

About The Role

Higham Lane School is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Attendance Officer for a January 2026 start.

Higham Lane School is a large, 11-18 comprehensive academy, set on an attractive site on the Warwickshire-Leicestershire border with excellent road, train and bus connections. The school values achievement in artistic, academic, social, cultural, sporting and intellectual forms within a diverse seven-year curriculum. The school was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2025. The school is committed to ensuring all students make excellent academic progress and to achieving high attainment for all, irrespective of starting points.

Higham Lane School is one of the highest-achieving non-selective comprehensive schools in Warwickshire and has strong ethos based on mutual respect between students and staff.

We offer a range of staff benefits and development opportunities to support our employees.

• excellent continuous professional development
• reduced workload
• behaviour for learning that empowers teachers to teach and students to learn
• a range of imaginative approaches to staff wellbeing
• free, onsite parking
• subsidised eye care for extended VDU users
• a Gym Membership Scheme
• a Cycle to Work Scheme
• free lunch for duty staff
• an Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
• an Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and enthusiastic individuals to promote excellent attendance, through a whole school approach, with pupils, parents and other agencies increasing attendance and reducing persistent absences and lates.

Please apply by clicking the vacancy link or visit the school website and click on “Job Vacancies”. The closing date for applications is 9.00am, Monday 5 January 2026. If you would like to discuss the post or arrange an informal visit, please contact the named colleagues below.

Contact:
Adam Williams, Deputy Headteacher or Sharon Clarke, Office Manager, at .

Dates: selection activities and interviews for shortlisted candidates are likely to be on Friday 9 January 2026. The school reserves the right to close the application process early if suitable candidates are identified. Please submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note our clear expectations regarding personal and professional conduct and safeguarding of students. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and the school vetting procedure. The school is committed to protecting personal data; the Privacy Notice is available on the school website under the GDPR section.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Other

• Human Resources Services

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