School workforce census 2018: guides
Guides for schools and local authorities on submitting data for the school workforce census 2018.
Applies to England
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These guides will help schools and local authorities:
- understand the purpose of the census
- prepare for the census
- complete their census returns for 2018
The guide for school-employed staff is for:
- schools and nurseries maintained by the local authority
- special schools maintained by the local authority (schools for children with special educational needs or disabilities)
- city technology colleges
- academies
- free schools
- pupil referral units (these provide education for children who can’t go to a mainstream school)
- local authority children’s services
The guide for centrally employed staff explains how local authorities who employ school staff centrally can submit school workforce census data.
Centrally employed staff includes:
- teachers
- teaching assistants
- support staff, for example healthcare workers, librarians, technicians, administrative staff and catering staff
Read more guidance on submitting data for the 2018 school workforce census.
Updates to this page
Last updated 5 October 2018 + show all updates
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Updated the 'Centrally employed staff: guide' to meet the latest data protection legislation (DPA 2018).
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Replaced 'School employed staff: guide' with an updated version. Changes listed in the document's version history.
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Added document 'Centrally employed staff: guide'.
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First published.