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Hello and welcome to an Autumn Census special edition of the Scomis Newsletter. This newsletter contains links to our Autumn Census 2025 FAQ, Arbor and Bromcom Census guides and webinars, and Bromcom Post-16 guidance.

As always, if you have any questions or issues, you can get in touch with our Service Desk at scomis@devon.gov.uk or 01392 385300.

Autumn School Census – Frequently Asked Questions

The Autumn School Census 2025 is coming up on the 2nd October, and the DfE return date is on the 29th October.

We have put together an FAQ with all the guidance, documentation and information that you need to be prepared.

Check out the FAQ now.

MIS Specific Autumn Census Guides

Both Arbor and Bromcom have released MIS specific guides for the Autumn School Census, which you can find below.

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For the Arbor School Census guide click here.

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For the Bromcom School Census guide click here.

MIS Specific Webinars

Arbor and Bromcom will also be carrying out MIS specific webinars to assist schools with the upcoming census.

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Arbor will be providing pre-recorded webinars to help with the census, available to customers in their Resource Library.

Post-16 Census Recording:

  • Tuesday 30th September – 1pm

Autumn Census Recording:

  • Thursday 2nd October – 1pm

Learn more and find the Arbor Autumn Census recording here.

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Primary dates:

  • Wednesday 1st October – 9:30am to 10:30am

Secondary dates:

  • Tuesday 30th September – 9.30am to 10.30am

Learn more and sign up for Bromcom’s Autumn Census webinar here.

Bromcom Post-16 Guide

Bromcom have also provided a  guide outlining the key requirements for managing Post-16 Learning Aims to support accurate census submissions.

You can find the guide on their website here.

As always, if you have any questions or issues, you can get in touch with our Service Desk at scomis@devon.gov.uk or 01392 385300