DATA COLLECTION SUB RIG

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• DATA COLLECTION SUB RIG
• February 25th 2004

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Agenda

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Mike BattleGale McNiff
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E.Mail dsc.helpdesk_at_dfes.gsi.gov.uk Tel 01325
392626
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E-mail PLASC 2004 LEA/0273c/2003 issued 10
October 2003
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OTHER ISSUES Errors (all 9031 12 low, 12
medium, 76 low) Nurseries 200 in on PLASC ASC
Website moving to TeacherNet - May 2004 School
to School (s2s) Quality of School Software systems
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PLASC 2005 Commissioning Process

• AS wrote to Policy Facing colleagues (copying in
  policy teams) at the end of September 2003,
  seeking proposals for any amendments to the Pupil
  Level Annual Schools Census (PLASC) in 2005.
  Ofsted, QCA and LSC were also involved in the
  process. A number of proposed changes were
  subsequently received and these have been
  discussed at length by the ASC Project Board. LEA
  views on the proposals have also been gathered
  via a RIG Data Collection Core Group meeting.

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• Record Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs)
  separately from other teaching assistants
• Data requested to monitor delivery of Modern
  Foreign Languages to KS2 pupils
• Request to disaggregate support staff categories
  further Request to differentiate between catering
  and premises staff
• Queries about teacher vacancies and staff
  teaching vocational subjects?

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• The inclusion of Independent schools on PLASC
• Further support for including PRUs A related
  involves the lack of information on alternative
  provision and children missing education.
• Changes to First Language field have been
  suggested, adding bilingual as an option and
  choosing first language from a supplied list
• Remove SEN provision type Q from PLASC 2005
• A snapshot of attendance information

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• that it would be very useful to have something on
  family characteristics.
• definitive lists on which schools are involved in
  which policy initiatives.
• remove permanent exclusions from PLASC
• the teaching of Modern Foreign Languages
• time spent on PE and out of hours school sport
• Information about Extended schools activities

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• a Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN)
• on ICT in Schools
• Information on how children travel to school
• Information on number of pupils studying for key
  skills and vocational qualifications
• Collect Admissions Appeals information relating
  specifically to Infant classes.
• Add Cornish to the list of extended Ethnic
  categories available to LEAs to use in PLASC
  returns

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