Initial Teacher Training record 2016/17 - Revision history
Initial Teacher Training record 2016/17 - Revision history
This table lists changes and additions to the record specification and supporting documentation.
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Version 1.4 (2017-05-09)
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Student.BIRTHDTE | 1.1 | Guidance added to detail the purpose for this field being collected. |
| Student.DISABLE | 1.1 | Guidance added to detail the purpose for this field being collected. Additional guidance added to inform users of further information on protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act 2010. |
| Student.ETHNIC | 1.1 | Guidance added clarifying that providers may select 'Prefer not to say' on this field when conducting questionnaires. Guidance added to inform users of further information on protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act 2010. |
| Student.NATIOND | 1.1 | Guidance added clarifying that providers may select 'Prefer not to say' on this field when conducting questionnaires. |
| Student.SEXID | 1.1 | ECU contact email address has been updated. |
Version 1.3 (2016-10-17)
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| PreviousQualification.DEGCTRY | 1.3 | The Notes section for this field has been amended to refer to the student's previous degree, rather than previous undergraduate degree. |
| PreviousQualification.DEGTYPE | 1.2 | The Notes section for this field has been amended to remove a section of guidance that is no longer required now that the field can be returned multiple times. |
| PreviousQualification.PGCECLSS | 1.1 | The long name and description for this field have been amended to refer to the student's previous degree, rather than previous undergraduate degree. Notes section amended for clarity. |
| PreviousQualification.PGCESBJ | 1.1 | The long name for this field has been amended to refer to the student's previous degree, rather than previous undergraduate degree. |
| Student.ITTSCHMS | 1.1 | The label for valid entry 2 has been corrected from 'Student Associate Scheme' to 'Student Associates Scheme'. |
| Student.TREFNO | 1.1 | An inaccurate sentence regarding the inclusion of TRNs in the ITT record has been removed from the guidance in the Notes section. |
| Data model | 1.1 | This document has been revised to take account of the addition of the Previous Qualification entity for 2016/17. |
| File structure | 1.1 | This document has been revised to take account of the addition of the Previous Qualification entity for 2016/17. |
Version 1.2 (2016-09-08)
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Student.ALLPLACE | 1.1 | The guidance in the Notes section has been updated for 2016/17. |
| Student.CRMODE | 1.1 | Guidance added to the Notes section describing the expected coding of the field when the student is dormant in their first year. |
| Student.DEGCTRY | 1.2 | The labels for valid entries BF 'Burkina [Burkina Faso]' and SR 'Surinam [Suriname]' have been updated to 'Burkina Faso' and 'Suriname' respectively. This follows a change in the labels used by the National Statistics Country Classification, which now align with the labels used by ISO-3166. |
| Student.DOMICILE | 1.1 | The labels for valid entries BF 'Burkina [Burkina Faso]' and SR 'Surinam [Suriname]' have been updated to 'Burkina Faso' and 'Suriname' respectively. This follows a change in the labels used by the National Statistics Country Classification, which now align with the labels used by ISO-3166. The guidance in the Notes section associated with the coding of France has been updated, as Mayotte has been redesignated as an Overseas Department (Département d’Outre-Mer), and joined the European Union. |
| Student.ENTRYRTE | 1.1 | Guidance in the Notes section describing the relationship between Student.INITIATIVES and Student.ENTRYRTE amended for clarity. |
| Student.FUNDCODE | 1.1 | The guidance in the Notes section has been updated for 2016/17. |
| Student.INITIATIVES | 1.2 | Additional guidance added to the Notes section, describing the associated coding of Student.TTCID and Student.ENTRYRTE when valid entry P 'Abridged ITT course' is used in this field. |
| Student.NATION | 1.1 | The labels for valid entries BF 'Burkina [Burkina Faso]' and SR 'Surinam [Suriname]' have been updated to 'Burkina Faso' and 'Suriname' respectively. This follows a change in the labels used by the National Statistics Country Classification, which now align with the labels used by ISO-3166. The guidance in the Notes section associated with the coding of France has been updated, as Mayotte has been redesignated as an Overseas Department (Département d’Outre-Mer), and joined the European Union. |
| Further guidance about returning NCTL programmes (excluding EYITT) | 1.1 | The guidance in the Notes section has been updated for 2016/17. |
Version 1.1 (2016-07-21)
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| Student.BURSLEV | 1.1 | Additional guidance added to the Notes section on the subject of Undergraduate Opt-in bursaries. |
| Student.INITIATIVES | 1.1 | Additional guidance added to the Notes section, directing the reader to see the Student.BURSLEV field on the subject of Undergraduate Opt-in bursaries. |
| Student.PreviousQualification | 1.1 | The descriptions of the constituent fields within this entity have been updated to be as clear and unambiguous as possible. Guidance in the Notes section revised to state more clearly what should be returned in this entity. |
| PreviousQualification.DEGLENGTH | 1.1 | Guidance in the Notes section revised for clarity, stating that this field relates to the length of the qualification returned in the PreviousQualification entity. |
| Further guidance about returning Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) programmes | 1.1 | Guidance removed from the second paragraph of the document, as this conflicted with the recently-added guidance in the first paragraph. |
| Quality rules | n/a | The quality rules web page, describing the validation which enforces the quality of the submitted data, has been included under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. |
| Validation kit | n/a | The revised version of the downloadable validation kit has been included under the 'Submission process and quality assurance' section. This allows data to be tested against quality rules during preparation, prior to submission. |
Version 1.0 (2016-05-19)
| Element | Element version | Notes |
| CourseSubject.SBJCA | 1.0 | Guidance added to the Notes section adding additional subjects to the Primary and Secondary designated subjects. |
| Student.DISALL | 1.0 | The guidance has been updated to specify that this field relates solely to DSA funded by either the Student Loans Company (SLC) or Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS). |
| Student.DISCFUND | 1.0 | Field removed from the ITT record for 2016/17, the data collected in this field is no longer required by the NCTL. |
| Student.DOMICILE | 1.0 | Student.DOMICILE added to the record to collect the country code of the student's permanent home address prior to entry to the course. |
| Student.ENTRYRTE | 1.0 | Student.ENTRYRTE added to the record to describe the route by which the student has accessed Initial Teacher Training provision. |
| Student.INITIATIVES | 1.0 | Addition of valid entries P 'Abridged ITT course' and R 'Undergraduate Opt-in' to assist in the identification of these schemes. Removal of valid entries F 'EYITT Graduate Entry', G 'EYITT Graduate employment-based', H 'EYITT Undergraduate entry', I 'EYITT Assessment Only', and J 'EYITT School Direct' as these schemes are now identified in Student.ENTRYRTE. Guidance in the Notes section amended accordingly. |
| Student.ITTAIM | 1.0 | Student.ITTAIM has been reformed to hold only the general qualification aim of the programme in terms of both qualifications and professional statuses. All of the previous valid entries have been removed and replaced with 201 'Professional status only', 202 'Both professional status and academic award', and 203 'Professional status by assessment only route'. |
| Student.ITTSCHMS | 1.0 | New valid entry 8 'Currently on a course with subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) as a requirement' added to the field. The label for valid entry 7 has been changed to 'Previously completed a subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course' for clarity. |
| Student.MODE | 1.0 | Addition of valid entry 02 'Other full-time' to align the Initial Teacher Training elements with the HESA student record. The guidance has been updated to clarify when valid entries 63 'Dormant - previously full-time' and 64 'Dormant - previously part-time' should be returned. |
| Student.MSTUFEE | 1.0 | Field removed from the ITT record for 2016/17, the requirement for the field has been realised within the new Student.ENTRYRTE field. |
| Student.NATION | 1.0 | Student.NATION added to the record to collect the student's country of legal nationality. |
| Student.NATIOND | 1.0 | Student.NATIOND added to the record to collect the national identity of the student. |
| Student.NQTEMAIL | 1.0 | Student.NQTEMAIL added to the record to collect email addresses for trainees on Initial Teacher Training courses. |
| Student.QLAIM | 1.0 | Student.QLAIM added to the record to describe the qualification aim of the Initial Teacher Training course and is intended to record the qualification that will be attained as a result of successful completion of studies. |
| Student.TTCID | 1.0 | Valid entries 8 'NCTL funded flexible provision' and G 'School Direct Training Programme' have been removed. The NCTL no longer funds flexible provision, and School Direct provision is now recorded in Student.ENTRYRTE. |
| Student.PreviousQualification | 1.0 | Addition of a new Student.PreviousQualification entity to enable multiple qualifications to be returned. |
| PreviousQualification.BURSFLAG | 1.0 | PreviousQualification.BURSFLAG added to the record to indicate which qualification is being referenced for the bursary level calculation. |
| PreviousQualification.DEGCTRY | 1.0 | The labels for valid entries XQ, XX, AG, XS, BL, BA, XW, XU, XL, TW, XC, XP, EU, MF, XR, XT, XV, ES, TT, TC, WF, and PS have been updated to match the ISO-3166-1 standard and the National Statistics Country Classification (NSCC). Where the label differs from the NSCC, the ISO-3166-1 label is given in square brackets. |
| PreviousQualification.DEGEST | 1.0 | Addition of valid entry 0228 'Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine'. The label for valid entry 0010 has been updated to 'The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama' reflecting the current name of the higher education provider (HEP). |
| PreviousQualification.FIRSTDEG | 1.0 | PreviousQualification.FIRSTDEG added to the record to indicate which qualification is a student's first degree. |
| 1.0 | Data items moved from the Institution.Student entity to the Student.PreviousQualification entity to enable multiple qualifications to be returned. | |
| Further guidance about returning Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) programmes | 1.0 | The document has been revised to reflect the changes to the data items that are used to identify the different EYITT routes. |
| Further guidance about returning NCTL programmes (excluding EYITT) | 1.0 | The document has been revised to reflect the changes to the data items that are used to identify the different NCTL routes. |
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