Changes for 2026 to 2027

Details of what’s changed for 2026 to 2027.

The following changes will take place for the termly collections beginning in summer 2026.

New data items

  • < UnqualifiedStaff > (N00818) and < SENCOStaff > (N00819) have been added to the Staff information module. These will be collected in the spring census only.
  • < SENtype > (N00166), < SENtypeRank > (N00024) and < UPN > (N00001) have been added to the Pupil/child module. These will be collected in the spring census only.

Existing data items

< EYSchoolRelationship > (N00262) has been amended to only cover provision that is delivered on the school site.

Deleted data items

The following data items have been deleted:

  • < PhoneNo> (N00231)
  • < EYSettingType > (N00255)
  • < EYSettingTypeOther > (N00256)
  • < EYDayCare > (N00257)
  • < EYDayCareOther > (N00258)
  • < EYEstablishmentPartnership> (N00263)
  • < OpenIndicator > (N00515)
  • < MondayOpenTime > (N00516) through to < SundayCloseTime > (N00529)