Published date: 23 May 2022

Last edited date: 15 June 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 June 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£350,000

Procurement reference

Recruitment of Attendance Advisers 2022

Published date

23 May 2022

Closing date

24 June 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Recruitment Campaign

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

<Please note that the closing date for applications has been extended until Friday 24 June>

Overview:
Regular attendance at school is vital for pupils' education, well-being, and mental health. Our schools white paper made clear that supporting schools, trusts and local authorities to maximise attendance is a central priority for the department.

Following public consultation, we recently published guidance setting out how we expect local authorities (LAs), schools and trusts to work together to improve attendance. The guidance will apply from September 2022 and the Secretary of State has committed to it becoming statutory no sooner than September 2023.

This guidance is intended improve the quality and consistency of support for attendance across the country: this will mean changes in practice and working for all schools, trusts and LAs.

To help LAs, specifically, to implement the expectations in the new guidance, we intend to expand our existing team of 5 attendance advisers and support more authorities across the country. We are looking to recruit an additional 3-6 advisers to work with specifically with LAs.

In line with the new guidance, advisers will support LAs to:
• Review and develop a strategy for managing attendance across their local area.
• Consider how to make best use of their existing staff and other resources to support strong attendance.
• Ensure that attendance is considered and embedded across all relevant services in the authority.
• Review their use of attendance data to target efforts to improve attendance.
• Build strong relationships with schools, families, and other partners in the local area.

We are also looking to appoint an additional 1-2 advisers to work specifically with MATs and schools to review their current approach to tackling persistent absence. Advisers will work closely with their schools and trusts supporting them to: develop effective strategy, systems and practice; use data effectively; and develop a whole school culture of excellent attendance.

Please refer to the application pack for further information, including:

1. Role description and responsibilities
2. Person Specification
3. Terms of Appointment
4. How to apply
5. Selection
5. Application form

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'Please note that the closing date for applications has been extended until Friday 24 June'

To apply for one of these roles please submit the application form above, the contact details of two referees, and a CV/ job history (maximum 2 sides) by email to: school.attendance@education.gov.uk.

Please email school.attendance@education.gov.uk if you have any questions or require further information about these roles.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sophie Jones

Address

Department for Education, Attendance Division, part of the Families Group
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

school.attendance@education.gov.uk