This table lists changes and additions to the record specification and supporting documentation.
Element |
Element version |
Notes |
CourseSubject.SBJCA |
1.1 |
Subject X110 'Training teachers - nursery' added to the field to facilitate the use of identical codes in both the Student and ITT records. |
Student.ALLPLACE |
1.1 |
Additional guidance added to the Notes section. |
Student.DEGEST |
1.1 |
The label for valid entry 0064 has been changed from 'Leeds Metropolitan University' to 'Leeds Beckett University' to reflect the current name of that provider. |
Student.FUNDCODE |
1.1 |
Valid entry 7 relabelled from 'Fundable by the NCTL' to 'Eligible for funding from the NCTL' for clarity, reflecting more closely the meaning of the code. Guidance in the Notes section update with additional information on the circumstances in which this code would be used. |
Student.SURNAME |
1.1 |
Text in the Notes section updated to remove references to the former 'ReasonForNull' attribute, which is no longer required. |
Student.TREFNO |
1.1 |
A reference to the location of the TRN downloadable file within the data collection system has been updated. |
Coverage of the record |
1.1 |
A reference within this document to the 'Teacher Qualification Unit' has been updated to 'Performance and Analysis Division'. |
Data collection schedule |
1.2 |
This document has been updated to add a reference to the NCTL's October 14th census date. References to the 'test-commit' and 'commit' dates also added. |
Further guidance about returning NCTL programmes (excluding EYITT) |
1.0 |
This document has been added under the 'Further guidance' section following consultation with the NCTL, to aid in the coding of ITT students. |
Element |
Element version |
Notes |
All documentation |
n/a |
References to higher education institution (HEI) have been replaced with higher education provider (HEP). Reference to institution (as a short-hand for higher education institution) has been changed to provider. The change enables HESA to refer collectively to both publicly funded higher education institutions and privately funded alternative providers within its constituency. |
All documentation |
n/a |
Business stage validation is now collectively referred to under the umbrella term 'Quality rules' rather than 'validation rules' in all associated documentation. |
All documentation |
n/a |
The data item web pages have been reordered to increase the prominence of the valid entries and labels. |
Student.ALLPLACE |
1.0 |
Field added to the record. |
Student.BURSLEV |
1.0 |
Valid entry B 'Undergraduate bursary' added, guidance has been added to explain when this should be returned. Guidance amended in the Notes section, aligning with the NCTL document 'Training bursary guide: academic year 2015 to 2016'. |
Student.DEGCTRY |
1.0 |
Field coverage amended to state that this field is additionally required for EYITT routes at a postgraduate level - where Student.ITTAIM is 032 'Early Years Teacher Status' and Student.INITIATIVES is F 'EYITT Graduate Entry', G 'EYITT Graduate employment-based', or J âEYITT School Direct'. |
Student.DEGENDDT |
1.0 |
Field coverage amended to state that this field is additionally required for EYITT routes at a postgraduate level - where Student.ITTAIM is 032 'Early Years Teacher Status' and Student.INITIATIVES is F 'EYITT Graduate Entry', G 'EYITT Graduate employment-based', or J âEYITT School Direct'. |
Student.DEGEST |
1.0 |
Field coverage amended to state that this field is additionally required for EYITT routes at a postgraduate level - where Student.ITTAIM is 032 'Early Years Teacher Status' and Student.INITIATIVES is F 'EYITT Graduate Entry', G 'EYITT Graduate employment-based', or J âEYITT School Direct'. |
Student.DEGLENGTH |
1.0 |
Field coverage amended to state that this field is additionally required for EYITT routes at a postgraduate level - where Student.ITTAIM is 032 'Early Years Teacher Status' and Student.INITIATIVES is F 'EYITT Graduate Entry', G 'EYITT Graduate employment-based', or J âEYITT School Direct'. |
Student.DEGSTDT |
1.0 |
Field coverage amended to state that this field is additionally required for EYITT routes at a postgraduate level - where Student.ITTAIM is 032 'Early Years Teacher Status' and Student.INITIATIVES is F 'EYITT Graduate Entry', G 'EYITT Graduate employment-based', or J âEYITT School Direct'. |
Student.DEGTYPE |
1.0 |
Valid entries 214 'Master of Chemistry (M CHEM)' and 215 'Master of Physics (M PHYS)' added. Field coverage amended to state that this field is additionally required for EYITT routes at a postgraduate level - where Student.ITTAIM is 032 'Early Years Teacher Status' and Student.INITIATIVES is F 'EYITT Graduate Entry', G 'EYITT Graduate employment-based', or J âEYITT School Direct'. |
Student.DISCFUND |
1.0 |
Coverage amended to restrict the optional return of this field to those whose Student.COMDATE is before the 2015/16 reporting period, as discretionary funding has ceased to be awarded. |
Student.ENDDATE |
1.0 |
Data type adjusted from 'DateWithNullStructure' to 'DateWithNullType', in order to remove the 'ReasonForNull' attributes formerly available in the schema. These have been removed due to the absence of a need for such attributes. Guidance adjusted accordingly. |
Student.FNAMES |
1.0 |
Data type adjusted from 'NameWithNullStructure' to 'NameWithNullType', in order to remove the 'ReasonForNull' attributes formerly available in the schema. These have been removed due to the absence of a need for such attributes. Guidance adjusted accordingly. |
Student.INDSLFCRT |
n/a |
This field, which collected 'Positive indication that self-certification complete', has been removed from the record as it is no longer required. This data item had previously been required to be completed with a 'Y' until it could be removed. |
Student.INITIATIVES |
1.0 |
Guidance amended in the Notes section, clarifying that the field can be returned twice if a student falls under two separate schemes. |
Student.ISANUM |
n/a |
This field, which collected 'Independent Safeguarding Authority Registration Number', has been removed from the record as it is no longer required. This data item had only ever been present as a place-holder for data which was never subsequently collected. |
Student.ITTCOMDATE |
1.0 |
Description updated to clarify the relationship this field has with Student.COMDATE. |
Student.MSTUFEE |
1.0 |
Coverage statement amended to exclude dormant students, for whom this field is not required. New valid entry 06 added to the field, to allow for the coding of students funded by such bodies. |
Student.PGCECLSS |
1.0 |
Field coverage amended to state that this field is additionally required for EYITT routes at a postgraduate level - where Student.ITTAIM is 032 'Early Years Teacher Status' and Student.INITIATIVES is F 'EYITT Graduate Entry', G 'EYITT Graduate employment-based', or J 'EYITT School Direct'. |
Student.PGCESBJ |
1.0 |
Field coverage amended to state that this field is additionally required for EYITT routes at a postgraduate level - where Student.ITTAIM is 032 'Early Years Teacher Status' and Student.INITIATIVES is F 'EYITT Graduate Entry', G 'EYITT Graduate employment-based', or J 'EYITT School Direct'. |
Student.TREFNO |
1.0 |
A link to the ITT user guide has been added to the Notes section. |
Coverage of the record |
1.0 |
Document updated to reference Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). |
C15053.xsd |
n/a |
In line with HESA's move to using 'higher education provider' as a more accurate reference to those submitting organisations within its remit, the former 'Institution' entity has been renamed to 'Provider'. The opportunity to rename the root entity for the collection from 'GTCRecord' to 'ITTRecord' has been taken at the same time to minimise disruption.
The schema sequence for submitting data items has been reordered to align with HESA's policy of producing schemas in a predictable order, already rolled out across most collections:
- Entities are presented in parent-child order, starting with the 'Provider entity',
- Fields within entities are presented in the order of primary key fields, candidate key fields, foreign key fields, and non-key fields,
- Child entities then follow,
- Each field or entity within a parent entity is presented in alphabetical order to aid its location.
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C15053CodeLists.xsd |
n/a |
Attributes have been removed from the 'CodeContentType' extension base within the C15053CodeLists.xsd. These have been removed due to limited usage within the higher education sector and the absence of a need for such attributes. These optional attributes were 'name', 'codeListAgencyName', 'codeListName', 'codeListVersionID', and 'languageID'. Files submitted using these attributes will no longer pass schema validation. |
C15053DataTypes.xsd |
1.0 |
Data types have been revised due to the discontinuation of the 'ReasonForNull' attributes formerly available in the schema. These have been removed due to the absence of a need for such attributes. The removed data types, applicable to Student.ENDDATE and Student.FNAMES, are:
- DateWithNullStructure
- NameWithNullStructure
- ReasonForNullType9
Where used, these data types have been substituted with existing types which do not feature the attributes. These changes are listed against the individual fields affected. In addition, four data types not used in the record have been removed: PositiveIntegerWithNullStructure, PositiveIntegerWithNullType, ReasonForNullType and ReasonForNullType1. |
Introduction |
1.0 |
Document updated to reference Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). |