GovWire

Changes for 2024 to 2025

Department For Education

September 11
15:19 2024

The School Childcare module has been updated to record if:

  • a childcare place is available for every parent who wants one
  • the childcare provision is open from 8am or earlier (if before school)
  • the childcare provision offers childcare covering 8am to 6pm
  • the childcare provision is open to at least 6pm (if after school)
  • the holiday childcare provider is open from 8am or earlier and to at least 6pm

Existing data items

The learner funding and monitoring (FAM code) associated code set has been updated so that Code 01 has been extended to include appropriate pupils, school types, and the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) has been replaced with tutoring. Code 21 has been removed.

Pupil SEN type code has been updated to include Down Syndrome.

Expanded hours has been extended to record up to 15 hours for children from 9 months old with working parents.

For early years pupil premium receipt, the frequency of collection has been increased to termly and extended to children from 9 months old.

For early years pupil premium basis for funding, the frequency of collection has been increased to termly and extended to children from 9 months old.

The disability access fund indicator has been extended to children from 9 months old.

References to T Level transition programme have been changed to T Level foundation year.

Signposting to offsite childcare, the response code YF has been updated from including transport to including escort.

Deleted data items

Learner funding and monitoring (FAM) hours will be discontinued from autumn 2024.

Work placement employer ID will be discontinued from autumn 2024.

Sessions missed for Authorised, Unauthorised, Educational and Exceptional will be discontinued from spring 2025.