As I’m sure you know, Census Day is coming!  A summary of what has changed compared with previous year is displayed below:

• Census Day is the 19/01/2012
• Attendance code Y will be included in the collection of attendance information for Autumn Term 2011.
• Funded Hours on Census Day will be collected for 2, 3 and 4 year olds as well as Hours at Setting.
• Collection of Admission Appeals will be extended to include Academies, but the DfE only expects to receive this information from Academies where those Academies were previously Voluntary Aided or Foundation Schools.
• Attendance code D will NOT be included in the collection of attendance information for Autumn Term 2011 and will not be counted in the Sessions Possible.

As ever for the Spring Census, this will be a point in time Census. The time period that your School will report on is determined by the last digit of your School’s DFE number:

SIMS Discover is a powerful tool that helps you to see into your data.  Click the link to see a demonstration video here which gives a great insight of what SIMS can do for you.

The product represents the long term replacement for Performance Analysis (PA) – it combines the assessment data with core details about the child, behaviour and attendance details, making a very powerful and interactive application for data analysis. SIMS Discover (as an upgrade for PA) is included as part of the local authority’s annual entitlement.

For further information please contact the Schools Information Systems Team on 0203 045 5700