ScholarPack Spring Census 2025 guidance
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ScholarPack Spring Census 2025 guidance
Here’s our update on the latest guidance for the ScholarPack Spring 2025 School Census.... the first of the new year!
Important Dates
- Collection Date: Thursday 16th January 2025
- Deadline for returns: Wednesday 12th February 2025
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- * Your local authority may have a shorter deadline. Please see 'submitting your return' at the end of this article If you have any specific questions about what data to enter, please consult your Local Authority or MAT leaders for guidance.
- The Spring 2025 Census collects information relating to the class activity that all pupils undertake at a selected time on Census Day.
- The Selected time is based on the last digit of a schools DFE number as follows.
| Last digit of the School DfE number | Selected time |
|---|---|
| 0, 1 or 5 | the selected time is one hour after the start of afternoon school |
| 2, 3 or 6 | the selected time is one hour after the start of morning school |
| 4, 7, 8 or 9 | the selected time is one hour before the end of morning school |
Click here to view the ScholarPack guidance for Spring Census 2025
Click here to view the DFE guidanceChanges for the censuses
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School childcare must now be 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
This can be recorded in Admin > Census > Spring Census > Childcare details.
- For full guidance from the DfE on changes to the census, Click here
- For further information detailing what data your school must return in the Autumn, Spring or Summer census, Click here
- Please see our guidance on Spring Census Specific Data items Click here
You can sign up for our upcoming webinar here: Webinars and recordings
Download the DfE COLLECT Notepad entries guidance Notepad entries
If you require any assistance or ScholarPack support please call us on 0345 222 1551 | Opt 3. or email misservicedesk@schoolbusinessservices.co.uk
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