RIG 18 May 2005

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RIG 18 May 2005

• Coordinated Admissions and Attendance/Absence
  issues
• Terry Keane

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Coordinated admissions

• Thank you to all involved in the 2005 admissions
  round
• DfES considers that coordinated admissions were a
  success in that round
• DfES also recognises that there were some
  problems with the transfer of data
• Admissions Sub RIG and supplier meetings to
  identify and resolve issues

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Coordinated admissions

• Issued revised transfer file specifications
  (including example files)
• Issue XML schema(s)
• Producing additional guidance on how process
  systems deal with transfer files

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Admissions questionnaire

• Issued to LEA Admission Officers in April
• Covered
• Software (problems)
• The coordination process
• Suggestions for improvement
• Offers made to parents
• Return date of 9 May
• Responses from 79 LEAs by 11 May

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Admissions and Edubase

• All LEAs invited to contribute amendments to
  school data on Edubase
• Only 12 taken up the offer so far
• None have actually returned any amendments yet
• Amendments by end May will be in July release
• Software suppliers will have access in July

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Attendance/absence codes

• Codes and guidance issued
• Available via http//www.teachernet.gov.uk/managem
  ent/tools/ims/absenceattendance/
• to be implemented no later than the start of the
  Autumn Term 2006
• LEAs need to draw attention of schools to the new
  codes

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Attendance/absence codes

• Interpretation of pre Autumn 2006 data and
  reporting arrangements on that data
• Asked suppliers to consider proposals or
  suggestions on common advice to issue to schools

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Attendance/absence data collections

• No termly collection of data in Autumn term (in
  respect of Summer term)
• Will be an Annual Survey as usual
• January 2006 will see
• Termly survey for Primary and Special schools
• Termly absence data for Secondary schools
  collected via School Census
• Absence data (Autumn term) for PRUs collected via
  SLASC (subject to confirmation)

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Attendance/absence data collections

• May 2006 will see
• Termly survey for Primary and Special schools
• Termly absence data for Secondary schools
  collected via School Census
• Annual Absence Survey (all schools)
• September 2006 will see
• Absence data for Secondary schools collected via
  School Census (Summer term and annual)

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Attendance/absence data collections

• January 2007 will see
• Termly absence data for all schools collected via
  School Census
• Absence data may be collected by reference to
  reason for absence