Student 2021/22 - Teacher Reference Number
Student 2021/22Fields required from institutions in All fieldsTeacher Reference Number | return to field list |
Type | field |
Short name | TREFNO |
Description |
This field holds the reference number allocated to each student prior to course completion for the training of teachers. |
Applicable to | England 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 |
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Reason required | To link with teaching career information; used by the DfE, and EWC in Wales. |
Part of | |
Field length | 9 |
Minimum occurrences | 0 |
Maximum occurrences | 1 |
Schema components |
Element: TREFNO |
Related fields | |
Owner | The Teaching Councils |
Version | 1.1 |
Date modified | 2022-02-09 |
Change management notes | Guidance 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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