Attendance Improvement Leader

Attendance Improvement Leader
Excelsior Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 6AF

£32,020 – £35,411 FTE, £30,049 – £33,231 actual salary
Permanent
37 hours per week, term time plus 10 days with the opportunity for all year round by discussion

The Trustees are seeking to appoint an Attendance Improvement Leader for Excelsior Academy. 

Excelsior Academy is an All-Through Academy providing education for students aged 3 – 19, serving the West End of Newcastle.  Working at Excelsior, you will play an important role in our continuous drive for further improvement.

The successful candidate will join Laidlaw Schools Trust (a Multi Academy Trust) where all Academies support each other to the benefit of our pupils and their families.  Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The successful candidate will join a successful MAT where all Academies support each other to the benefit of our pupils and their families. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1. Interested candidates are welcome to tour the school, please contact the Academy office on 0191 2288 400 to arrange a visit. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Gabrielle Reddington on 0191 2288 400.

Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 13^th November 2023
Interviews will take place: week commencing 20^th November 2023
Applications should be returned to: exahr@excelsioracademt.org.uk Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.  

An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern that may arise during this search at interview.

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