Angela Wood
Articles
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How Free School Meal history comes across when you import a CTF
Applies to: EnglandWhen a student joins your school, their Common Transfer File (CTF) often contains their Free School Meal (FSM) history from the sending school. That history matters, because Targ...
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Cancelling a suspension or permanent exclusion
Applies to: UKDfE (England) | Available from: Autumn 2026 term (first collected in the Spring 2027 School Census)From the 2026/27 academic year, the DfE has brought the recording of cancelled exclu...
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How to record a managed move
Applies to: England, non-nursery schools A managed move is a permanent, voluntary and planned transfer of a student to another school, agreed by both schools and the student's family, often arrange...
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Add, edit or delete an Asylum Seeker Reference Number
This article provides instructions on how to add, edit, or delete an Asylum Seeker reference number for guardians. It includes permission requirements and step-by-step guidance for managing them in...
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How do I add my Asylum Seeker Reference Number (NASS) on the Parent Portal or App?
If your school uses Free School Meal eligibility checking, they may ask you to add an Asylum Seeker Reference Number (sometimes called a NASS number) to your profile. This is used instead of a Nati...
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Logging and reporting on students in Kinship Care
Applies to: England schools This article explains how to record and report on which students are in a Kinship Care arrangement. From the Autumn 2026 School Census this information will be collected...
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Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility - Bulk Actions
Applies to: England schools The DfE has changed how Free School Meal eligibility is recorded. A single FSM status has been replaced with three categories — Targeted FSM, Expanded FSM and Other FSM ...