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DCSF Update Paul Sinclair PLASC / NPD User Group 18/11/2008. DCSF Update. Content New Content in 2008 2009 Consultation exercise User Guides Data Availability. NPD: Data Update. School Census Now includes 3 2008 termly censuses (Jan, May and October)
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DCSF Update Paul Sinclair PLASC / NPD User Group 18/11/2008
DCSF Update • Content • New Content in 2008 • 2009 Consultation exercise • User Guides • Data Availability
NPD: Data Update • School Census • Now includes 3 2008 termly censuses (Jan, May and October) • 2008 Census includes service children in education indicator • 2 term and 3 term extracts of 2007/08 absence data now available from school census • 3 term extracts of 2006/07 exclusion data now available from school census • Post-16 Learning Aims; • 2007/08 data collected through school census (October and May) • Allowing the calculation of participation and retention rates • Higher Education Data • HESA data for 18 & 19 yr olds in 2006/07 now included
NPD: Data Update • New indicators included for 2008: • KS4 • A*-B in 2 or more science GCSEs • Achieved at least 1 vocational qualification at KS4 • Achieved at least 2 BTEC National Diplomas at KS4 • KS2/KS3 • L4+ at KS2 in both English and Maths • L5+ at KS3 in both English and Maths
NPD: Data Update • New indicators consultation for 2009: • We will be consulting PLUG users again in 2009 for any requirements for new indicators • Information will be posted on the PLUG website early next year • Please respond if you have any requirements for additional indicators or derived variables
NPD: Data Update • User Guides • These are being updated for 2008 and will be included on the PLUG website in time with the release of 2008 data for each key stage • The KS1 guide is available now and will appear on the PLUG website shortly • We would be pleased to receive feedback on their usefulness and suggestions for any additional information for inclusion • In future the user guides will be updated annually to keep abreast of changes in the data from year to year
NPD: Data Update • KS2 and KS3 2008 data • KS2 and KS3 data for 2008 will not be available until next year. We have no firm timetable for its release as yet.