Use this guide to resolve Wales PLASC Error 616
Welsh Government validation;
- More support staff in classes than reported for the school
Explanation :
- Check Part Time and Full Time Staff Teachers via the following screen: Modules>Census>PLASC>Select Return>Edit
Further Guidance
- For Bromcom guidance on PLASC Census see here
- For Welsh Government guidance see Section 8 – Teaching and Support Staff in the PLASC Technical Completion Notes
THE EXAMPLES AND SCREENSHOTS IN THIS GUIDE ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY
Full Time Teaching Staff
The PLASC return records the number of Full-Time Teaching Staff, broken down by sex and the following teaching categories:
- Headteacher
- Acting Headteacher
- Deputy Headteacher
- Assistant Headteacher
- Other Qualified Teachers
- Other Teachers (not QTS status but not ‘unqualified’)
- Trainees on Initial Teacher Training Courses
- Foreign Language Assistants
- Peripatetic Teachers in School on the Enumeration date
For the categories of Headteacher, Acting Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher, and Other Qualified Teachers, the number of staff on contracts of one year or less must also be recorded.
Enter the total number of teachers in each category.
Part Time Teaching Staff
For Part-Time Teaching Staff, the PLASC return records the same information as for full-time staff, and additionally includes the total number of hours worked per week.
Enter the total number of teachers in each category.
Support Staff
The PLASC return records the number of Full-Time and Part-Time Support Staff, including hours worked per week, broken down by sex and the following categories:
- High Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs)
- Teaching Assistants
- Special Needs Support Staff
- Pastoral Support Staff
- Matrons/Nurses/Medical Staff (including NHS employees)
- Laboratory or Workshop Technicians
- Librarians and Library Assistants
- Examinations Officers
- Other Administration Staff
- School Business Manager or Equivalent
Enter the total number of Support Staff in each category.
For more information, see Section 8 – Teaching and Support Staff in the PLASC Technical Completion Notes
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.