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Student 2021/22 - Teacher Reference Number

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Student 2021/22

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Teacher Reference Number


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Typefield
Short nameTREFNO
Description

This field holds the reference number allocated to each student prior to course completion for the training of teachers.

Applicable toEngland Wales
Coverage

Compulsory for instances at providers in England where Course.TTCID = 1.

Compulsory for instances at providers in Wales where Course.TTCID = 1 and QualificationsAwarded.OUTCOME = 1 and QualificationsAwarded.QUAL = H11 or I11 and Instance.REDUCEDI = 00 or 04.

Optional for instances at providers in Wales where Course.TTCID = 1 and QualificationsAwarded.OUTCOME = 1 and QualificationsAwarded.QUAL = M71, M73, H71 or I71 and Instance.REDUCEDI = 00 or 04.

Notes

This number will stay with the teacher throughout their career within the teaching profession.

For providers in England the reference number required is the Teacher Reference Number (formerly known as a DfES number). The number is allocated by the DfE when details of a trainee are entered onto their system and the trainee's record created. The number allocated is a seven digit number.

For providers in Wales the Education Workforce Council (EWC) are responsible for creating and assigning the TREFNO. The number allocated is a seven digit number.

Overseas students not allocated a teacher reference number should be coded 999999999.

A relevant qualification in QualificationsAwarded.QUAL would be code H11 'First degree with honours leading to QTS/registration with a GTC', I11 'Ordinary (non-honours) first degree leading to QTS/registration with a GTC', M71 'Post-Graduate Certificate in Education or Professional Graduate Diploma in Education', H71 'Professional Graduate Certificate in Education', or I71 'Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)/registration with a General Teaching Council (GTC) only'

A code H11 or I11 in QualificationsAwarded.QUAL would generate an error if Instance.TREFNO is blank; codes M71, H71 or I71 in QualificationsAwarded.QUAL would generate a warning if Instance.TREFNO is blank.

Quality rules
Quality rules to follow
Reason required To link with teaching career information; used by the DfE, and EWC in Wales.
Part of
Field length9
Minimum occurrences0
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: TREFNO
Related fields
OwnerThe Teaching Councils
Version1.1
Date modified2022-02-09
Change management notesGuidance updated to advise that the Education Workforce Council (EWC) are responsible for creating and assigning the TREFNO for providers in Wales.

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