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 |