--- title: "Recruitment of Attendance Advisers 2022" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d5c20080-e2fa-42b5-9b1f-e3eb2b0e8292" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d5c20080-e2fa-42b5-9b1f-e3eb2b0e8292" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d5c20080-e2fa-42b5-9b1f-e3eb2b0e8292.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d5c20080-e2fa-42b5-9b1f-e3eb2b0e8292.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2022-06-15" --- # Recruitment of Attendance Advisers 2022 Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d5c20080-e2fa-42b5-9b1f-e3eb2b0e8292 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d5c20080-e2fa-42b5-9b1f-e3eb2b0e8292) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d5c20080-e2fa-42b5-9b1f-e3eb2b0e8292.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking to recruit Attendance Advisers through a tender titled "Recruitment of Attendance Advisers May 2022." This procurement process falls under the services industry category and focuses on enhancing school attendance in England. The tender period is scheduled to close on 24 June 2022, with the potential contract commencing on 1 September 2022 and lasting until 31 August 2024. This initiative aims to bolster support for local authorities and schools in managing attendance, following new statutory guidance set to take effect in September 2022. This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in educational consultancy, recruitment services, and data analysis related to attendance management. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to bid, enabling them to leverage their expertise in fostering educational success. Engaging in this process can help businesses expand their portfolio while contributing to the important objective of improving student attendance across schools and local authorities in the UK. ## Notice 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 Additional information: '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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2dc7cc2-8941-47bf-99aa-3ba7fba27ad1 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Recruitment Campaign | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Jun 2022 | | Submission deadline | 24 Jun 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £350,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 15 Jun 2022 at 15:44 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2dc7cc2-8941-47bf-99aa-3ba7fba27ad1 - 13 Jun 2022 at 13:42 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2dc7cc2-8941-47bf-99aa-3ba7fba27ad1 - 23 May 2022 at 14:23 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2dc7cc2-8941-47bf-99aa-3ba7fba27ad1 - 23 May 2022 at 14:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2dc7cc2-8941-47bf-99aa-3ba7fba27ad1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2dc7cc2-8941-47bf-99aa-3ba7fba27ad1 15th June 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/629e42ff-3034-41e1-9d8c-0b4f3b27ad6f Application Pack - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-improve-school-attendance Working together to improve school attendance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b1660796-90d5-4d2e-ae3d-f002cd18055f 'Please note that the closing date for applications has been extended until Friday 24 June' ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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