To all local authorities, direct grant nurseries, service children education and schools' MIS suppliers

The purpose of this note is to provide School Census contacts with an update on general progress at the end of the second full week of the 2011 Summer School Census and to offer some guidance and advice on current issues with the data collection.

For ease of reference the contents of this bulletin are as follows:

  1. Purpose
  2. General Progress
  3. Data collection timetable and key dates
  4. Data issues
  5. Post 16 data credibility checks
  6. Support

As always, if you have any queries about any of the points covered in this note, COLLECT or school census in general, please contact the DSD helpdesk.

Contact details

Data and Statistics Division (DSD) Helpdesk
1st Floor Mowden Hall
Staindrop Road
Darlington
DL3 9BG
Telephone: 01325 392626
Email: dsd.helpdesk@education.gsi.gov.uk
Website: http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schooladmin/ims/datacollections/requestform