Changes for 2024 to 2025
Any changes to the information we ask for, or how it should be provided, since the 2023 to 2024 academic year.
The ‘School Childcare’ module has been updated to record if:
- a childcare place is available for every parent who wants one
- the childcare provision is open from 8am or earlier (if before school)
- the childcare provision offers childcare covering 8am to 6pm
- the childcare provision is open to at least 6pm (if after school)
- the holiday childcare provider is open from 8am or earlier and to at least 6pm
The learner funding and monitoring (FAM code) associated code set has been updated to cover pupils in receipt of ‘tutoring’ following the conclusion of the National Tutoring Programme and 16 to 19 Tuition Fund. Code 01 has been extended to include all schools except nurseries, pupils in years 1 to 14 and enrolment statuses. Code 21 has been removed.
Pupil SEN type code has been updated to include Down Syndrome.
Expanded hours has been extended to record up to 15 hours for children from 9 months old with working parents.
For early years pupil premium receipt, the frequency of collection has been increased to termly and extended to children from 9 months old.
For early years pupil premium basis for funding, the frequency of collection has been increased to termly and extended to children from 9 months old.
The disability access fund indicator has been extended to children from 9 months old.
Attendance reason associated code set has been updated to include new codes effective from 19 August 2024.
References to T Level transition programme have been changed to T Level foundation year.
Signposting to offsite childcare, the response code ‘YF’ has been updated from ‘including transport’ to ‘including escort’.
The ethnicity code set (CS080) has been amended to align with the ONS 2021 census by including ABRI (Asian - British), AWEL (Asian - Welsh), BBRI (Black - British), BWEL (Black - Welsh), and ORAB (Arab). All are main codes except ORAB which is an extended code and covered by the main code of OOTH (Any other ethnic group). The description of WIRT has been updated to ‘Irish Traveller’.
Learner funding and monitoring (FAM) hours will be discontinued from autumn 2024.
Work placement employer ID will be discontinued from autumn 2024.
Sessions missed for Authorised, Unauthorised, Educational and Exceptional will be discontinued from spring 2025.