School workforce census 2018

Guides for schools and local authorities on submitting data for the school workforce census 2018.

Documents

School employed staff: guide

Ref: DFE-00194-2018PDF, 1.54MB, 80 pages 

 

 

 

Centrally employed staff: guide

Ref: DFE-00271-2018PDF, 1.63MB, 73 pages

Details

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.

Published 2 July 2018
Last updated 5 September 2018 + show all updates

1. 5 September 2018 Added document ‘Centrally employed staff: guide’.
2. 2 July 2018 First published.