Updated Attendance Guidance

The DfE issued updated school attendance guidance on 2 March 2021.  A link to a new set of sub-codes and clarifying information in the data collection section has been added.  The main guidance remains the same.

Sub-Codes

The sub-codes relate to COVID-19 absence and are optional but can be used to support the DfE data submission. As the subcodes have been issued by the DfE, they will not impact on census data unlike the previous codes 7, 8 and 9.

Capita SIMS

Patch 26311 will be automatically deployed to Primary/Nursery/Infant and Junior schools. Secondary schools will be able to deploy these patches via Solus.  Once patch 26311 is installed, schools will be able to use the new sub codes.

If you have any questions on how to access the patch, please contact your ICT support. 

Other Management Information Systems

Schools may wish to contact their provider to establish how their MIS system will be updated.

Data Collection

This year the census will collect attendance codes in addition to absence codes.

Attendance Coding Advice

If you have any questions regarding the use of sub-codes, please feel free to contact the Warwickshire Attendance Service:

was@warwickshire.gov.uk

Links:

School Attendance Guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-attendance

Sub codes:  https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/965878/Recording_non-attendance_related_to_coronavirus.pdf