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Free article: A-Z of codes – Applying the codes in practice

By Ben Whitney on 24th November 2015 Archive, Free, Registers and codes articles

To conclude this series of reference guides, Ben Whitney reflects on some of the issues it has raised, both in correspondence and through questions by participants at Forum attendance conferences.

A-Z of codes 7: Codes U, V, W, X, Y, Z and #

By Ben Whitney on 4th September 2015 Archive, Registers and codes articles

This series of handy reference guides, written by Ben Whitney, will explore each of the recommended Codes in detail, including:

The A-Z of codes 6: Codes S and T

By Ben Whitney on 7th June 2015 Archive, Registers and codes articles

This series of handy reference guides, written by Ben Whitney, will explore each of the recommended Codes in detail, including:

Q&A

August, 2019

Aug 16 Q. How do I calculate the persistent absence (PA) figure for a group such as pupils with an education health care plan (EHCP)?

Aug 16 Q. When should I use the ‘R’ code for ‘Religious observance’ in the attendance register?

June, 2017

Jun 02 Q. When can a pupil be dual registered? What does it mean and how do we mark the register?

Jun 02 Q. A parent has asked for a whole term’s leave while the family goes on an extended tour of Europe. What mark should we use?

March, 2017

Mar 20 Q. Is it true that academies and free schools have more freedom over when to mark the registers and how often the school must open?

June, 2016

Jun 09 Q. When can we use the Y code?

September, 2015

Sep 06 Q. What about the ‘persistent absence’ threshold going up to 90% attendance? Is it a good idea?

February, 2015

Feb 27 Q. Our Y11s go on study leave before their GCSEs and then only come in again for their examinations. I’ve been told by my local authority that we have to continue marking them in our registers till the end of June. Is that correct?

Toolkit

August, 2019

Aug 13 Form – Group absence data analysis

Aug 13 Form – Absence code analysis

June, 2017

Jun 05 Form – Deep clean your codes

November, 2015

Nov 24 Handout – A-Z of codes: Summary best practice guide

Nov 24 Training checklist – To authorise or not to authorise?

September, 2015

Sep 30 Handout – A-Z of Codes: Best practice guide, part 5

Sep 08 Handout – A-Z of Codes: Best practice guide, part 7

June, 2015

Jun 05 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide, part 6

February, 2015

Feb 25 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide, part 3

November, 2014

Nov 20 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide, part 4

June, 2014

Jun 04 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide, part 2

March, 2014

Mar 04 Table – Absence and attendance codes overview

Mar 04 Handout – A-Z of codes: best practice guide part 1