[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Data management - The Department for Education

Common Basic Data Set (CBDS) database
Information on the Common Basic Data Set (CBDS) and the most recent data files to download.
General article 26 January 2011
Completed request for change to CBDS forms
Information about requests for change (RFC) to CBDS forms.
General article 11 January 2011
Background to data standards and the CBDS
An overview of the Common Basic Data Set, which provides a standard for data used in software systems for management information in schools.
General article 09 December 2010
Workforce data standards FAQs
Frequently asked questions about workforce data standards.
FAQ 10 November 2010
The standards framework
An overview of the workforce data standards framework, including information on the future revision of the existing standards.
General article 10 November 2010
Workforce data standards
Information and resources on the workforce data standards, including details of the final standards and a job role code set and guidance.
General article 10 November 2010
Data protection
The data-protection issues that schools need to be aware of when collecting and processing personal data about learners and other individuals.
General article 22 September 2010
Suggested text and guidance for issuing Privacy Notices
Information on suggested texts for use by local authorities, schools and academies in privacy notices for the collection of data in the School, Early Years, Children in Need and School Workforce Censuses.
General article 21 September 2010
Who DfE passes pupil data to
Information on pupil data and where it is passed on to by the Department under current privacy laws.
General article 21 September 2010
CBDS change control process
Information on the CBDS procedures required for carrying out a request for change (RFC).
General article 16 September 2010