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SWC Guides

Step-by-step guidance to set up your system in preparation for the SWC.

School workforce census guideThis article provides guidance on setting up Education People for the school workforce census.
The school workforce census webinarCan I view a recording of the SWC webinar?
Get ready to export your school workforce census dataHow do I setup my software for the school workforce census?
Export the school workforce censusHow do I generate my school workforce census data?
Permissions needed to prepare for the SWCThe employees who need to set up the system to prepare for the Schools Workforce Census will need the permissions mentioned in this article.
Run the SWC Data Collection reportYou can report on your SWC data by running the standard report as described in this article.
School Workforce Census - Add reason for leaving to terminated employeesFollow these steps to add a reason for leaving to a terminated employee retrospectively.
SWC Teaching staff headcount - Data point definitionsThis article provides guidance on the Teaching, Non QTS and Unknown terms for the SWC.
Contract and service agreement for school workforce censusWhat is the contract and service agreement type used for?
Curriculum with school workforce censusThis article offers information on how to add subjects to an employee's teacher details.
Absence for school workforce censusFollow these steps to correctly set up absence for the SWC.
Staff details for school workforce censusWhere can I store my staff details and what does each field mean?
Data manager for school workforce censusFollow these steps to use the Data Manager feature to upload SWC information in bulk.
Add agency staff to the SWCThis article provides information on recording agency staff members for the Schools Workforce Census.
SWC DestinationsFollow these steps to set up SWC destinations and assign them to employees.
Run a SWC validation reportFollow these steps to run a validation report to check the data for the School Workforce Census before submitting it to the DfE.
Set up TLRs to pull through on the SWC exportAdditions to basic pay such as TLRs can be set up to pull through on the SWC export by following the steps in this article.
Add or remove a SWC role identifierFollow these steps to add or remove a role identifier to an employee or post. This information is mandatory for the Schools Workforce Census.