Education Services

The Performance Management (Children) Section will support academies to accurately and successfully complete the Termly School Census and/or School Workforce Census.

Details of the Service Offered

The Statutory Return Support Service will enable academies to make accurate, validated and timely submissions to the Department for Education in relation to the School Census and/or School Workforce Census. 

Support includes:

• Guidance on DfE requirements in relation to the relevant statutory return
• Support and guidance on the use of COLLECT
• Data cleaning and validation against alternative data sources
• Data cleaning and validation of a dry run return on request (multiple dry runs can be validated for an additional charge)
• Error and query resolution
• Helpdesk support
• Up to one half day on site support (additional on site support can be arranged for an additional charge)
• Reduced rates for training in the use of Personnel 7 in SIMS.net

Benefits to the Academy

This service will enable academies to make a successful statutory return submission to the Department for Education.  Data submitted via the School Census is used by the DfE and Ofsted to allocate funding and analyse school performance so it is essential that returns are accurate and timely.  The Performance Management (Children) Section has many years experience in dealing with these collections and can support your academy throughout the full process. ​