Edubase

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Edubase

• Consultation in November 2004 on the use of
  Edubase for Coordinated Admissions purposes
• Suggested
• Each LEA section of the Edubase database being
  forwarded to each LEA in .csv format each March
• The LEA would be invited to comment on the LEA
  data provided and to return comments (proposed
  closures, mergers, new schools etc.) by the end
  of May
• Edubase consulting on all comments received with
  SOU in June

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Edubase

• Edubase publishing all revisions in July
• LEAs and software houses obtaining new downloads
  in July from Edubase
• All LEAs responding welcomed the proposals
• Breakout session to discuss how to take this
  forward
• Presenters will be
• Phil Dent DfES Edubase Contract Manager
• Sara Ayton Eyles Edubase Helpdesk

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Coordinated Admissions

• Commenced review of transfer processes
• Concentrated so far on ADT files
• Problems have included
• Missing data in files e.g. preferences, sibling
  address
• Validation on version numbers
• Import routines
• Change files
• Use of bureau for data capture/bulk entry
• Patches issued to solve problems

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Coordinated Admissions

• Already looking to provide improvements
• File for out of LEA pupils in Year 5 to home
  LEA
• File to assist bulk import of application data
• Inclusion of UPN in ADT as an optional item
• Provision of warnings if software tries to
  produce ADT files with missing mandatory data
• Review of mandatory items

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Coordinated Admissions

• This week (and next) sees major activity in
  running allocations and exchanges of offers
  (iterations)
• Offers are to be made to parents on 1 March
• Will then be able to look back on exchange
  activity and identify if improvements are
  required
• Any questions?

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Pupil Absence Recording and Data Collection

• Response to last years consultation on absence
  codes etc issued
• Includes new codes and guidance
• Further copies available from Terry.Keane_at_dfes.gsi
  .gov.uk
• Commencement date for using new codes in schools
  not later than September 2006
• First collection using data derived from new
  codes - January 2007

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Pupil Absence Recording and Data Collection

• New Termly Absence Survey
• 92 of returns made within 2 weeks
• Thank you to LEA and school staff
• Data now being analysed
• Provide feedback to LEAs mid to late February
• Comparison with previous year (where available)
• Progress towards performance targets

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Pupil Absence Recording and Data Collection

• PRUs and pupils in alternative provision
• Subject to Ministerial and Star Chamber approval,
  a special exercise in January 2006 to collect
  school level attendance/absence data from PRUs
  for Autumn Term 2005
• LEAs asked to consider how similar data could be
  provided in respect of pupils in other
  alternative provision

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Pupil Absence Recording and Data Collection

• Formal PRUs are schools and are subject to the
  same requirements as other schools
• This includes requirements relating to the taking
  of registers
• Details yet to be finalised
• Will be formal notification to LEAs
• Views on extension to alternative provision to
  Terry.Keane_at_dfes.gsi.gov.uk
• Any questions?

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