Use this guide to resolve Wales PLASC Error 11280
Welsh Government validation;
- Error 11280
- Pupil’s free school meal eligibility must be present
Explanation
- Error 11280
- Check Students>View>Meals & Transport>Free School Meals
Further Guidance
- For Bromcom guidance on PLASC Census see here
- For further Bromcom guidance on Free School Meals see here
THE EXAMPLES AND SCREENSHOTS IN THIS GUIDE ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY
Select Students from the menu on the left.
Select the Student or Students indicated in the error from the list, and click View. You can select more than one Student.
Use the drop down in the top right of the Pupil Details panel to select Meal & Transport
You can either scroll down or use the Panel Selector (click the drop down arrow next to All) as highlighted below, to show the Meal & Transport Panel.
Press the + in the top right corner, this will allow you to choose from four Meal & Transport options.
Select Free School Meals.
An additional window will then pop out.
While on the Free School Meals tab, use Click to Add New FSM Eligibility.
You then need to enter the following information, keeping in mind that fields with * next to them are mandatory;
- Start Date* – This is the Date when the Student became eligible for FSM.
- End Date – This is the Date when the Student stopped receiving/being eligible for FSM.
- Review Date* – This is the Date when the Student’s FSM Eligibility is set to be reviewed.
- Evidence Provided – This is the Evidence that you have been provided with confirming the Student’s FSM Eligibility.
- Taken – This tick box is for you to mark whether the Student actually takes/uses the FSM that they are eligible for.
Once you have entered the information, press Save.
The FSM Eligibility will now be stored and visible concluding the process.
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.