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Guidance: Special educational needs survey: guide to submitting data

Department For Education

August 26
16:02 2022

The SEN2 survey is a statutory data collection that takes place every January. You must complete a statutory collection by law unless theres a good reason not to.

The survey collects information on education, health and care (EHC) plans.

This survey should not be confused with the annual school census, which also collects data on the number of pupils with statements of special educational needs and EHC plans.

Important dates

The 2023 survey deadlines are:

  • survey day: Thursday 19 January 2023
  • deadline for submitting data: Thursday 16 March 2023

Submit your data

Youll need to:

  • register and log in with DfE Sign-in
  • use COLLECT to submit your data

Please contact your school or local authority approver, if:

  • you want to request a DfE Sign-in username or password so you can access COLLECT
  • special educational needs survey is not on the list of collections you can see in COLLECT

Get help using DfE Sign-in

If you do not know who your approver is, please use the DfE Sign-in request form.

If youve forgotten your password, use DfE Sign-in to reset it. You will need to click Start now and then the Ive forgotten my password link.

Well only be able to change the status of your data submission to authorised once youve cleared all errors in the data in COLLECT.

Survey documents

The following documents will help you complete the 2023 (person level) survey:

Queries about submitting data

Use the service request form if you have any questions about your data. We aim to answer your question within 5 working days.

Feedback

Use the feedback form if you have any comments about our data collection service, including COLLECT and the helpdesk service.

Published 25 March 2014
Last updated 26 August 2022 +show all updates
  1. Added link to 'Special educational needs person level survey: technical specification'.

  2. Updated with reference to the 2023 survey.

  3. Updated with reference to the 2022 survey.

  4. Added information on the special educational needs person level survey 2022.

  5. Added a link to the Special educational needs survey 2022: guide.

  6. Updated for 2021 survey deadlines.

  7. Added link to 'Special educational needs survey 2021: guide'.

  8. Updated the deadline dates for 2020 and removed the 2018 guide.

  9. Updated 'Submit your data section' and DfE Sign-in help links.

  10. Updated COLLECT link from secure access to DfE sign in.

  11. Removed link to 2018 guidance and added link to the guide for 2020.

  12. Added a link to 'Special educational needs survey 2019: guide'.

  13. Added links to new generic COLLECT guides for schools and local authorities.

  14. Added the 'Special educational needs survey 2018: guide'.

  15. Added link to 'Special educational needs survey 2016: COLLECT guide'.

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