Last updated 29th September 2008, 14:14

Please find below a selection of resourses that have been published to support secondary schools with the Autumn 2008 School Census.

School Census 2008 - DCSF Guidance (Secondary Schools) v1.4

Please click here for a statutory guidance docuent issued by Department for Children, Schools and Families.

School Census Autumn 2008 - Letter to All Schools

Please click here for the letter, headteacher’’s form and guidance on producing the Autumn Census on 2nd October 2008. Returns to be uploaded to COLLECT by 18/10/08.

Preparing for Autumn 2008 School Census - Secondary Schools

Please click here for a Capita document advising secondary schools on preparing and checking pupil data for the Autumn 2008 School Census.

Schools with Year 12 and 13: Please also see the Post 16 document below.

Preparing Post 16 Information for Autumn 2008 School Census - Secondary Schools with Sixth Forms

Please click here for a Capita document advising schools with Sixth forms on preparing and checking post 16 data for the Autumn 2008 School Census. Please see also the guidance for all secondary schools (above).

Producing and Uploading School Census Autumn 2008 - Instructions for Schools

Please click here for detailed guidance on producing the Autumn 2008 School Census on 2nd October 2008, including dry runs in advance of date. This document also details uploading the Census file to COLLECT and sending the Summary to the Information Management Unit via Anycomms.

School Census Autumn 2008 - Table of Data Items

Please click here for a list of all data items to be collected in the Autumn 2008 School Census for students on roll and relevant leavers. Also includes school level data.