Attendance Mentor
Priory Academy and Dunstable Icknield Lower School

Actual salary: £18024 per annum (H4 Pro-rata)

Hours: 30 hours per week, term time + INSET

Start Date: June or Sept 2026

Contract: Permanent

Priory Academy and Dunstable Icknield Lower School are looking to appoint an Attendance Mentor to improve attendance, punctuality and behaviour of identified pupils, particularly those eligible for Pupil Premium (PP) and those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), through mentoring, family engagement, and targeted interventions.

The successful candidates will set themselves high personal standards and be keen to develop professionally to support the school’s creative curriculum approach to learning.

Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion.  We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Applications should be made by email to hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk.

Closing date: 14 May 2026, 9.00am

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.