Guidance
School workforce census 2019: guides
Guides for schools and local authorities on submitting data for the school workforce census 2019.
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These guides will help schools and local authorities to:
- understand the purpose of the school workforce census
- prepare for the census
- complete their census returns for 2019
The guide for school employed staff is for:
- schools and nurseries maintained by a local authority
- special schools maintained by a 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 include:
- teachers
- teaching assistants
- support staff (for example, healthcare workers, librarians, technicians, administrative staff and catering staff)
Read more guidance on submitting data for the 2019 school workforce census.
Updates to this page
Published 18 June 2019