Associate Assistant Principal-Senior Attendance Manager and Safeguarding Lead

Associate Assistant Principal-Senior Attendance Manager and Safeguarding Lead Location: Accrington Academy Salary: Pastoral and Student Welfare & Pay Band: Management, 4- £46,398 - £53,945 Contract type: Full time, Permanent Closing Date: 21st June 2026 (12pm) Start Date: September 2026 Do you want more pay? Do you want more time? Do you want more support? If you answered yes, then this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for… Accrington Academy is seeking to appoint a highly driven and compassionate Associate Assistant Principal to join our leadership team. This is a pivotal non-teaching role, offering the opportunity to shape whole-school strategy around attendance, safeguarding, inclusion and student wellbeing, ensuring that every young person feels safe, supported, and able to thrive. Working closely with the Assistant Principal – Attendance and Belonging, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to improve attendance, engagement and outcomes—particularly for our most vulnerable and disadvantaged students. As Senior Attendance Manager, you will drive the school’s attendance strategy through: Efficient use of data to identify trends and intervene early Leading targeted support for vulnerable groups (LAC, SEND, PP and disadvantaged students) Coordinating multi-agency support and managing complex attendance cases Working closely with families to remove barriers and secure sustained engagement Leading attendance panels, reintegration meetings and personalised plans As Lead DSL, you will: Provide strategic oversight of safeguarding and child protection across the Academy Lead the safeguarding team and ensure compliance with statutory guidance (KCSIE) Manage referrals, interventions and multi-agency partnerships Oversee support for vulnerable learners, including CLA, Young Carers and those in Alternative Provision We Are Looking for Someone Who: Is passionate about inclusion, safeguarding and improving attendance outcomes Has a strong tr