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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for how long (a) unique pupil numbers and (b) unique learner numbers are held after a child leaves secondary education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for how long (a) unique pupil numbers and (b) unique learner numbers are held after a child leaves secondary education.
Asked by
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Coaker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 February 2010
For answer on
26 February 2010
Answered on
10 March 2010
Unique pupil numbers (UPN) are used to facilitate the tracking of pupils' movement and progress within the maintained school system in England. The number is allocated to each pupil according to a nationally specified formula on their first entry to school and is a unique identifier, which is intended to remain with them throughout their school career.The unique learner number (ULN) is a 10-digit identifier which is allocated by the Learning and Skills Council to pupils in schools in England in year 9 as they approach their 14th birthday. Pupils will retain the same ULN for accessing details of their education and skills participation and achievement through and beyond their post-14 school career.The Department currently holds all of the UPNs and ULNs it has collected via the School Census in the Department's national pupil database (NPD). The NPD is a longitudinal database, containing pupil and student characteristic information from the School Census, matched to attainment data at each key stage. The data held in the NPD is used to monitor achievement and participation in the education sector and also to inform, influence and improve education research and education policy. The information currently held in the NPD allows for the tracking of pupil attainment at key stage 5 with their achievement back to key stage 1.Our retention policy, including archiving data with the national archive, is currently being developed as part of gaining accreditation to ISO 27001.
Subjects
Children; Databases; Personal records; Pupils; Students
Date
10 March 2010
Reference
507 c364-5W; 319610
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether pupils who do not attend school because of (a) travel difficulties and (b) school closure in severe weather are classified as absent for the purposes of his Department's statistics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether pupils who do not attend school because of (a) travel difficulties and (b) school closure in severe weather are classified as absent for the purposes of his Department's statistics.
Asked by
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Coaker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 January 2010
For answer on
18 January 2010
Answered on
25 January 2010
Where pupils are unable to attend school because of severe weather conditions their absence will be counted as an authorised absence. However, where pupils who rely on transport that is provided by the school or a local education authority to get to school are not able to do so because of severe weather conditions, then their absence is not counted in the statistics. Where a school is forced to close due to severe weather conditions the pupils absence is not counted in the statistics.Every lesson counts and it is right that schools should stay open during poor weather conditions where it is safe to do so. Those schools that remained open during the recent spell of poor weather should be commended for doing so.It is for this reason that we are asking local authorities to ensure that schools are not penalised for remaining open during the recent snow and to make it clear that we expect authorities to take any increased absences due to the poor weather into consideration when looking at school absence figures—where the head teacher is able to provide suitable evidence.The Pupil Registration Regulations 2006 are clear that where a school is open and pupils do not attend, their non-attendance has to be recorded whether it is due to the poor weather or for any other reason (e.g. illness, or being on holiday). While this will mean that those schools will have a higher absence rate than if they had been forced to close, head teachers should not take decisions about closing schools based on concerns about absence records. Their primary concern in such cases should be for the welfare of their pupils and staff.The Department are currently looking at ways that absences due to exceptional circumstances, such as the recent poor weather conditions, can be reported and monitored within the school absence data. However, we will not be able to do this for the recent snow.
Subjects
Attendance; Absenteeism; Pupils
Date
25 January 2010
Reference
504 c625W; 311808
House
House of Commons