School Census Spring 2016 Overview

Jim Haywood - Product Manager for Statutory ReturnsSchool Census Spring 2016 Overview

Version 1.0SIMS NewsfeedSchool Census Spring 2016Series 220 Filesets for SIMS Autumn 2015

Date: 23/01/2016

Special Educational Need

SIMS now stores a history of rankings and School Census is looking at the rankings as they were on Census Day(21/01/2016) rather than as they are today (23/01/2016)

Special Educational Need

SIMS now stores a history of rankings and School Census is looking at the rankings as they were on Census Day(21/01/2016) rather than as they are today (23/01/2016)

Date: Census Day

Childcare provision

Childcare provisionContentChildcare provisionMoved from its temporary home in School Census to its permanent home in student details, so that the information is available throughout the year and not just on Census Day

Childcare provisionIn the majority of cases you will see what you entered for the Summer Census, but the DfE has made some small changes to the questions, so we cant guarantee this for all cases. Please check the information before it is used by the Spring Census.

Childcare provisionEnhanced so that schools are less likely to enter information that isnt needed for specific types of childcare

CRChildcare ProvisionEnhanced so that schools are less likely to enter information that isnt needed for specific types of childcare

CRChildcare provisionEnhanced so that schools are less likely to enter information that isnt needed for specific types of childcare

CRChildcare provisionThe childcare provision information is displayed in the Spring Census and can be modified via clicking edit

EYPP eligibilityThe menu route previously named Tools | Statutory Return Tools | Update Hours for Early Years has changed to Tools | Statutory Return Tools | Update Early Years

EYPP eligibilityColumns named Basis for EYPP eligibility and In Care have been added. The In Care column is read-only.

EYPP eligibilityThere are five choices for EYPP eligibility(NB: Some pupils may appear even though they are our of scope by age for EYPP eligibility, but any EYPP eligibility information for such pupils will be ignored by the Spring Census)

Census ApplicationBasic Details panel of Routines | Statutory Return | School Census

Census ApplicationCollection of class information operates in the same way as for 2015 and takes account of all through schools, multiple timetables and alternative curriculum (if required)

Reg ClassesCensus ApplicationEarly Years panel in Routines | Statutory Returns | School Census has been modified in line with Tools | Statutory Return Tools | Update Early Years (NB: EYPP eligibility column will not be displayed for middle deemed primary, middle deemed secondary or secondary schools)

Census ApplicationAn Early Years Report has been added to the detail reports in Routines | Statutory Returns | School Census

EYPP Pupils:Census ApplicationGeneral detail report in Routines | Statutory Returns | School Census has been extended to include a table for Childcare Provision

Census ApplicationBrand new academy with new DfE Number no longer has to indicated when the Establishment Number and URN changedCensus ApplicationFailure to Create XML Return FileOne reason for Create failing is that collecting the data via a SQL query can take longer than we allowed. With this in mind we have doubled the time allowed for collecting the data.We believe that one of the other main reasons for Create failing is membership issues, which can often be resolved by running Tools | Validate Memberships.Thank you for your timeThank you for your timeContentnullBlues25872.0