HESA Collections
Student record 2020/21
Overview
- Introduction - Background information relating to the collection
- Data collection schedule - Details of the key dates and deadlines for the collection
- Data protection guidance - Information about how Data Protection legislation affects the processing of Student data by HESA
Data specification
- Coverage of the record - The criteria for the return of data in the record
- Reduced returns - Information on the data items required for the reduced returns
- Data model - Describes the entities included in the record and the relationship between them
- Data items - Directory of all data items collected, and the guidance surrounding them. Displayed by entity, and sortable for ease of searching File structure - Describes the physical structure of the record
- C20051.xsd - Schema for the structure of the XML file
- C20051DataTypes.xsd - Schema for the data types used in the XML file
- C20051CodeLists.xsd - Schema for the valid codes for use in the XML file
Submission process and quality assurance
- Validation overview - A document describing validation checks and the various stages when checks are made
Further guidance
- Further guidance on Apprenticeship Standards students - An introduction to Apprenticeship Standards
- Further guidance on collaborative supervision arrangements - A guide to the coding of collaborative supervision programmes for postgraduate research students
- Further guidance on returning DfE programmes (excluding EYITT) - A guide to the coding of Department for Education (DfE) programmes
- Further guidance on returning Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) programmes - A guide to the coding of EYITT programmes within the record
- Understanding student continuity and the UHN link - An introduction to UHN linking (formerly 'HIN') with worked examples
Need help?
Contact Liaison by email or on +44 (0)1242 388 531.