Nonetheless, it is worth re-iterating that we have made assumptions to arrive at our estimates. We are assuming that schools are using code C2 in line with the official guidance on managing attendance and code C for pupils with flexi-schooling arrangements.
It may well be that some of the pupils with C2 china rcs data patterns have flexi-school arrangements, and it may well be that some schools are recording part-time timetables and flexi-schooling in other ways.
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Dave Thomson is chief statistician at FFT with over fifteen years’ experience working with educational attainment data to raise attainment in local government, higher education and the commercial sector. His current research interests include linking education and workplace datasets to improve estimates of adult attainment and study the impact of education on employment and benefits outcomes.