Guidance and regulation

How local authorities, local-authority-maintained schools, and academies should collect and submit data for the school workforce census.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 6 July 2023

Guides for schools and local authorities on submitting data for the school workforce census 2023.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 31 October 2023

Information on the scope and business rationale of the school workforce census 2023.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 November 2023

Information on the scope and business rationale of the school workforce census 2018.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 May 2018

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

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 5 October 2018

Guide for schools and local authorities (LAs) on submitting data about school-employed staff for the school workforce census 2016.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 16 November 2016

A list of COLLECT queries and explanatory notes to help schools, academies and local authorities complete the 2016 school workforce census.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 14 November 2016

Information on the scope and business rationale of the school workforce census 2019.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 18 June 2019