Guidance
School workforce census: guides
Guides for schools and local authorities on submitting data for the school workforce census 2023.
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These guides are to help schools and local authorities:
- understand the purpose of the census
- prepare for the census
- complete their census returns
- understand the minimum notes needing to be added in the case of validation queries
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.
More guidance on submitting data for the school workforce census is available.
Published 24 August 2020
Last updated 31 October 2023 + show all updates
Last updated 31 October 2023 + show all updates
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Added 'School workforce minimum notepad entries: guide'.
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'Centrally employed staff: guide' was updated.
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Replaced 'School employed staff: guide' with the 2023 collection. Changes since 2022 are listed in section 1 of the guide.
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Added 'Centrally employed staff: guide'.
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First published.