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School Spring Census Thursday 16th January 2025

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This is a reminder that the Spring Census is Thursday 16th January 2025. 

The final deadline to return the data to the Department for Education (DfE) is Wednesday, 12th February.
Please check with your Local Authority as you may be required to submit the data earlier.

If this is not your area of responsibility, please forward this email on to the relevant person within your school.

School Spring Census Thursday 16th January 2025

Dear Colleague,

We hope this message finds you well.

We would like to remind all schools that the Spring School Census date is set for Thursday 16th January. It is crucial to ensure that all necessary data is accurately collected and prepared for submission. The final deadline to return the data to the Department for Education (DfE) is Wednesday, 12th February.

Please be aware that your Local Authority may have an earlier submission deadline, so we recommend checking with them to avoid any delays.

Customer Support

We will be available to take calls throughout the collection period so please do not hesitate to contact the help desk if you require support.  Alternatively, please log into the customer portal and log a ticket, detailing what you would like assistance with.

To help us resolve any issues as quickly as possible, please provide any query or error numbers when logging your ticket.

Any further updates will be shared via email. School ICT customers can also check the news section at https://www.schoolicts.co.uk/latest-news/ .

Census Consultancy

We offer a consultancy service to conduct your school’s census on your behalf. If you would like to discuss this with us, please contact the helpdesk on:

  • 0345 222 6802 (option 1)
  • 01865 597 620 (option 2)

Alternatively, you can reach us via email: –helpdesk@schoolicts.co.uk or mis.support@turniton.co.uk.

Training

We will be running census training sessions on the following dates; please use the links below to book your place.

Arbor

Bromcom

SIMS

The full training schedules can be found using the below link:
https://www.schoolicts.co.uk/online-training/

Available Resources

We have updated the customer portals with the latest guidance.

Please select the link to MIS specific guidance below:

Census Information

We would like to draw your attention to the following important school census information which is informed by current guidance from the DfE.
Any further updates will be shared either via email or via updates to the guidance on the customer portals. You can also check the news section at https://www.schoolicts.co.uk/latest-news/.

Census Date
Item Date From Date to
Attendance 02/09/24 31/12/24
Suspensions and permanent Exclusions 01/04/24 31/12/24
Free School Meals 04/10/24 16/01/25
Leavers with attendance 01/09/24 31/12/24
FAM 01/08/24 16/01/25
Pupils with Alternative Provision 03/10/24 16/01/25
Leavers with permanent exclusion and final governor review 01/04/24 15/01/25
Leavers with suspensions 01/01/24 31/12/24
Leavers with funding and monitoring 01/08/24 16/01/25
Leavers with alternative provision 03/10/24 15/01/25

Useful Links for further DfE guidance: –

Please do not hesitate to contact the helpdesk if you require further assistance.

  • School ICT Services  0345 222 6802 (option 1)
  • turn IT on  01865 597 620 (option 2)

Alternatively, you can reach us via email at: –

or by logging a ticket via the customer portals: –

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