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Benefits of using an education record

Education records provide benefits for pupils, schools, sixth forms and colleges.

For pupils

The benefits of using education records are that:

  • pupils can easily get access to the education information that the Department for Education holds about them in the DfE education record app
  • sixth forms and colleges know about pupil’s support needs and can provide assistance as early as possible
  • pupils share education information digitally rather than having to bring paper copies of information when enrolling at a sixth form or college

For schools

The benefit of using an education record for schools is that they can prepare their pupils for transition into further education by issuing them with their latest verified education information as an education record

For sixth forms and colleges

The benefits of using an education record for sixth forms and colleges are that they:

  • know who pupils are and what their support needs are after pupils share their education records
  • get pupil information digitally without having to ask for pupils to hand over paper copies