Trust Attendance Improvement Manager

Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Talent Academy and our schools. The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today's young people and inspiring tomorrow's leaders.

Star Academies is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Attendance Improvement Manager to join our skilled and dedicated Central Attendance Team. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in improving attendance outcomes for pupils across our trust and to make a lasting difference to children and families. Working closely with school leaders and attendance teams, you will lead and model best practice, provide intensive targeted support to designated schools and drive rapid, sustainable improvements in attendance. Drawing on Star's highly effective trust-wide attendance strategy - which has delivered some of the strongest attendance outcomes nationally - you will support schools to reduce persistent and severe absence and ensure pupils are in school, on time and ready to learn. The role will be primarily based within the West Midlands and South region. You will have:

• A strong track record of improving attendance and reducing persistent and severe absence.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• The confidence to lead, influence and support school leaders and teams.
• A child-centred, solution-focused approach balanced with a strong understanding of statutory frameworks.
• Flexibility to travel across trust schools and work remotely as required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Full commitment to our vision and values.