Who to include

Please remember that data is required for teachers and support staff who:

are employed by the school via a current contract that has lasted for 28 days or more on 07/11/2024 

or have been employed by the school for 28 days or more during the period 01/09/2023 to 07/11/2024 inclusive 

Support staff are comprised of: 

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  • “Teaching assistants”: Those support staff based in the classroom for learning and pupil support staff, for example, HLTAs, teaching assistants, special needs support staff, nursery officer/assistant, minority ethnic pupils support staff and bilingual assistants;

  • "‘Leadership non-teacher” refers to any member of staff, not reported in a teaching post, who is part of the school's Senior Leadership Team (SLT) or has other formal leadership responsibilities. This includes, but is not limited to, staff with school business responsibilities, for example, finance, operations, HR and other support staff formally recognised in leadership posts.

  • “School Business Professional”: is expected to include staff with the roles of ‘Bursar’, ‘Business Manager’, ’Finance Officer’, ’Office Manager’, ‘Premises Manager’ or ‘ICT Network Manager’

  • “Other support staff”: Those support staff that are not classroom based for example, matrons/nurses/medical staff, librarians, IT technicians, technicians, administrative officers/secretaries and other administration/clerical staff, premises and catering staff

  • “Advisory teachers”: These are often qualified teachers that carry out a range of duties including training staff, helping develop and implement school policy and classroom support.