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Data collection and censuses for schools

School censuses and school-level annual school censuses (SLASC), school capacity surveys, phonics screening checks, key stage 1 and 2 assessments data.

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Services

• National pupil database: agreement and declaration forms

  Documents for national pupil database, individualised learner record and Higher Education Statistics Agency data requests post DfE approval.

• Common transfer file: downloadable pupil transfer forms

  Forms for schools that are unable to transfer information electronically using school to school (S2S) and the common transfer file (CTF).

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Guidance and regulation

• Data protection: privacy notice model documents

  Guidance

  20 July 2018

  Department for Education

• School census 2018 to 2019: guide for schools and LAs

  Guidance

  27 July 2018

  Department for Education

• Data protection: toolkit for schools

  Guidance

  23 April 2018

  Department for Education

• School census: guide to submitting data
  • Detailed guide
  • 3 July 2018
  • Department for Education
• School to school service: how to transfer information
  • Detailed guide
  • 26 March 2014
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

Thousands more children on track to become fluent readers

28 September 2017

Department for Education

News story

1. National database of governors
   • 1 July 2016
   • Department for Education
   • News story
2. Parents given power of veto on schools’ use of biometric information
   • 15 May 2012
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
   • Press release

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Transparency

• Common basic data set (CBDS): requests for change (RFC) 2018
  • 16 August 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency
• Secondary and primary school application and offers: 2018
  • 14 June 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• School capacity: academic year 2016 to 2017
  • 15 March 2018
  • Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Official statistics
• Education in inpatient mental health units
  • 1 February 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Longitudinal education outcomes study: how we use and share data
  • 5 December 2017
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Department for Education
2. Education & Skills Funding Agency
3. Standards & Testing Agency