Recording Attendance and absence from 1st June

A quick summary of the DfE requirements in relation to recording attendance and absence from school.

Schools must take an attendance register and submit their daily attendance  figures to the DfE by midday each day  by completing  “Educational Setting Status Form” http://www.education.gov.uk/educational-setting-status.

The guidance provided  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-attendance-recording-for-educational-settings/process-for-recording-attendance-and-using-the-educational-setting-status-form#register states that the following coding should be used:

Students not eligible to return:

  • code X (temporarily used to indicate not expected to attend)

Students eligible but do not attend:

  • Code Y - Shielding/self-isolating/EHCP risk assessed as not safe to attend students (temporarily used to indicate unable to attend due to following govt. coronavirus guidance).
  • Code I – illness. You will need to specify on the “Educational Setting Status Form” if illness is coronavirus symptoms.
  • Code C – for any other reason (authorised by the school).
  • Where other specific authorised absence and attendance codes are more appropriate schools may want to use these as usual.

All absences are classified as authorised.

Clinically extremely vulnerable people and Clinically vulnerable people

Schools are expected to use government/NHS guidance to decide if students are shielding or self-isolating. Students should not attend if they have symptoms or are self-isolating due to symptoms in their household.   A summary of that guidance is shown below;

Clinically extremely vulnerable people

  1. Will be those issued with a shielding letter stating must not leave their home until 30 June.
  2. Children or young people or staff within these households are advised to only attend an education or childcare setting if stringent social distancing can be adhered to and, they are able to understand and follow those instructions.
  3.  If stringent social distancing cannot be adhered to those individuals are not expected to attend.

Clinically vulnerable people

  1. Will be those considered to be at a higher risk of severe illness from coronavirus.
  2. Children or young people living with someone who is clinically vulnerable, including those who are pregnant, can attend their education or childcare setting

 

Sharon Clarke

Operations Manager

Education Welfare Service