[sims] Recording In Care details for post looked after children?

[JoeS]

I am taking over tracking who is Pupil Premium from my ex colleague. Our school currently has no children in care, but a few who are post looked after. They are currently correctly identified in the post looked after arrangements area of SIMS for the census.

 

However, none of them are coming up as "Ever in Care" on SIMS because it seems the "welfare" section of the student profile was never filled in.

 

I like thing to be "right" in SIMS, but is it worth trying to find out care details (care authority / start / end date etc etc) for these 5-6 students? Just so when I run an "Ever in Care" report they appear? Will not having the in care details affect anything else? Is reporting them just for the census enough?

 

Thanks

[Seb1780]

For the census the special section to record these children is enough.

 

I don't use the welfare section for anything other than known, current in care details.

 

I do add them is as PP in the Additional Information section and put in a note that they are PLAC

[howartp]

I wasn't involved in the why's but we added a UDF checkbox called PLAC about 3 months ago, and moved it into the Welfare section.

[JoeS]

Many thanks both, I like the idea of a UDF checkbox!