Use this guide to resolve School Census Error 3120
Error 3120:
DfE Validation:
- For all school phases, the following criteria for 3 year olds applies:
- <DAFIndicator> must only be present and a valid value for all 3 year olds where: [DOB is as follows:
- Autumn: For pupils born between 2019-09-01 and 2020-08-31 (inclusive)
- Spring: For pupils born between 2019-09-01 and 2020-12-31 (inclusive)
- Summer: For pupils born between 2019-09-01 and 2020-03-31 (inclusive)]
- For all schools, the following criteria for 4 year olds applies:
- <DAFIndicator> must only be present for 4 year old where: [<NCyearActual> equals ‘E1’, ‘E2’, ‘N1’ or ‘N2’] AND
- [DOB is as follows:
- Autumn: For pupils born between 2018-09-01 and 2019-08-31 (inclusive)
- Spring: For pupils born between 2019-01-01 and 2019-08-31 (inclusive)
- Summer: For pupils born between 2019-04-01 and 2019-08-31 (inclusive)]
- The disability access fund indicator should only be recorded for all pupils aged 3 and those aged 4 who are in nursery provision
Explanation:
- The DAF (disability access fund indicator) should only be ticked for pupils age 3 and those aged 4 (see date of birth ranges above) and in nursery provision i.e. year groups E1, E2, N1 or N2.
- To be eligible for the Disability Access Funding the child must have the DAF indicator ticked AND have the universal 15 hours entitlement in Module>Census>Select Return>Pupil Reconciliation>Funded Hours>Generate.
- To view/amend the DAF indicator go to Students>View Student Profile>Funding & Allowances>Additional Information>The child is in receipt of disability living allowance>Save
Read Guidance:
- For further guidance on Bromcom Census see here
THE EXAMPLES AND SCREENSHOTS IN THIS GUIDE ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY
Go to Students>Student Profile>Funding & Allowances>Additional Information.
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Then click the + icon and select Additional Information f you wish to tick the DAF indictor
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If you wish to untick the DAF indicator click on the record
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Click Save if you make any amendments.
IMPORTANT in order for the resolved error/query to be removed from the list of errors/queries you would need to generate a new Census return and remember to use save & validate for the errors/queries to update/clear.