Should INSET days and enforced closure days be included in EDU/009?
As pupils are not required to attend on these days they should not be counted as school days for this indicator. Q: The 2008/09 guidance states that the number of days should be counted “from the 17th school day after the headteachers decision to exclude to the date that appropriate education provision is offered or the pupil reaches the end of compulsory education” I am informed that pupils may leave school on the last Friday in June in the school year in which they reach tha age of 16. For 2008/09 (2007/08 academic year) should this date be taken as the end of ‘compulsory education’ or the end of term? Which date should be used for 2007/08 data (2006/07 academic year) A: As the guidance states that the number of days should be counted “from the 17th school day after the headteachers decision to exclude to the date that appropriate education provision is offered or the pupil reaches the end of compulsory education” this date should be taken as the end of compulsory education i.e. the
