COVID-19 Related SIMS Attendance Subcodes

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21. 03. 08
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Following consultation with the DfE, a range of subcodes have been added to the SIMS Attendance/Lesson Monitor application for session marks I (Illness) and X (Non-compulsory school age or COVID-19 related). The aim is to assist schools with differentiating pupil/students’ absence from school in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new subcodes have been added to schools SIMS databases for use via the Take Register/Edit Marks routines.

Please click here to access a presentation demonstrating the routine for adding the new subcodes to registers. Please take a few minutes to watch this brief presentation for an explanation of the process for entering the new subcodes.

Please Note: These codes are for reporting purposes only and will only be reflected in School Census in terms of their aggregation into attendance session code totals as per the table below:

Subcode Description Attendance session code
I01 Illness I
I02 Illness Confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) I
X01 Non compulsory school age pupil not required to be in school X
X02 Pupil self-isolating with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms X
X03 Pupil self-isolating due to potential contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) INSIDE the school setting X
X04 Pupil self-isolating due to potential contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) OUTSIDE the school setting X
X05 Pupils required to self-isolate as part of quarantine requirement (after arriving in the UK from a non-exempt country or territory) X
X06 Pupil not in school because they have been advised specifically by their Doctor or public health authority that they are clinically extremely vulnerable and should not attend X
X07 Pupil advised specifically not to attend school as part of restrictions to education set out in Government advice X

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COVID-19 Related SIMS Attendance Subcodes

Following consultation with the DfE, a range of subcodes have been added to the SIMS Attendance/Lesson Monitor application for session marks I (Illness) and X (Non-compulsory school age or COVID-19 related). The aim is to assist schools with differentiating pupil/students’ absence from school in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new subcodes have been added to schools SIMS databases for use via the Take Register/Edit Marks routines.

Please click here to access a presentation demonstrating the routine for adding the new subcodes to registers. Please take a few minutes to watch this brief presentation for an explanation of the process for entering the new subcodes.

Please Note: These codes are for reporting purposes only and will only be reflected in School Census in terms of their aggregation into attendance session code totals as per the table below:

Subcode Description Attendance session code
I01 Illness I
I02 Illness Confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) I
X01 Non compulsory school age pupil not required to be in school X
X02 Pupil self-isolating with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms X
X03 Pupil self-isolating due to potential contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) INSIDE the school setting X
X04 Pupil self-isolating due to potential contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) OUTSIDE the school setting X
X05 Pupils required to self-isolate as part of quarantine requirement (after arriving in the UK from a non-exempt country or territory) X
X06 Pupil not in school because they have been advised specifically by their Doctor or public health authority that they are clinically extremely vulnerable and should not attend X
X07 Pupil advised specifically not to attend school as part of restrictions to education set out in Government advice X