Here you can find technical tools and guidance on completing the CIN data requirements, historic data from previous years and information about the CIN focus groups. You can also find information about the CIN review.
- School Census
- School Level Annual School Census (SLASC)
- PRU Census
- Alternative Provision Census
- School Workforce Census
- Children in Need Census
- Children Looked After Return
- Early Years Census
- Early Years Foundation Stage Profile
- Phonics Screening Check Data Collection
- Key Stage 1 assessments
- Parental Responsibility Measures - Attendance Census
- Private Fostering return
- School Capacity survey
- Special Educational Needs return
- Appeals Against Exclusions survey (APEX)
- Appeals Against Admissions survey (APAD)
- Service request form
- Data collection access form (LAs only)
- Data collections feedback form
Children in Need Census
LA CIN focus group
Information about the LA children in need focus group. The group was brought together by the Department to help develop the technical specification of the children in need census.
General article 02 May 2013
Children in Need (CIN) Census 2012–13 news
News and reminders for the 2012–13 Children in Need (CIN) Census.
Multi-page article 20 March 2013
Children in Need (CIN) Census 2012–13
General information and support documents for the 2012–13 Children in Need (CIN) Census.
General article 15 March 2013
Children in Need Census FAQs
Answers to the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Children in Need Census.
FAQ 25 February 2013
Children in Need (CIN) Census 2013–14
General information and support documents for the 2013–14 Children in Need (CIN) Census.
General article 22 February 2013
Meetings with management information suppliers
A collection of notes and slides from regular joint meetings with Children's Services Statutory Returns software suppliers.
General article 26 April 2012
CIN for 2011-12
The CIN materials for 2011-12 are published here.
General article 26 April 2012
Children in Need census (CIN) review
Information about the Children in Need census review announced in September 2010, which is due to report at the end of March 2011.
General article 26 April 2012
