Guidance

School workforce census 2018: guides

Guides for schools and local authorities on submitting data for the school workforce census 2018.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 2 July 2018
• Last updated: 5 October 2018
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  1. 5 October 2018

     Updated the 'Centrally employed staff: guide' to meet the latest data protection legislation (DPA 2018).

  2. 4 October 2018

     Replaced 'School employed staff: guide' with an updated version. Changes listed in the document's version history.

  3. 5 September 2018

     Added document 'Centrally employed staff: guide'.

  4. 2 July 2018

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

School employed staff: guide

Ref: DFE-00194-2018

PDF, 1.38 MB, 85 pages

Centrally employed staff: guide

Ref: DFE-00271-2018

PDF, 1.23 MB, 74 pages

Details

These guides will help schools and local authorities:

• understand the purpose of the census
• prepare for the census
• complete their census returns for 2018

The guide for school-employed staff is for:

• schools and nurseries maintained by the local authority
• special schools maintained by the local authority (schools for children with special educational needs or disabilities)
• city technology colleges
• academies
• free schools
• pupil referral units (these provide education for children who can’t go to a mainstream school)
• local authority children’s services

The guide for centrally employed staff explains how local authorities who employ school staff centrally can submit school workforce census data.

Centrally employed staff includes:

• teachers
• teaching assistants
• support staff, for example healthcare workers, librarians, technicians, administrative staff and catering staff

Read more guidance on submitting data for the 2018 school workforce census.