Workforce Census in Arbor

Key Dates for the School Workforce Census 2026:

Census date: 05/11/2026
Deadline for submitting your data:
04/12/2025
Absence collected from 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2026
Continuous contracts collected from 01/09/2025 to 05/11/2026

Click here to view pay scales for teaching staff. You will need to update these in your MIS before running your workforce census. Support staff pay scales vary so you will need to contact your payroll provider to obtain a copy.

Arbor Dry Run

Please note the dry run for Workforce Census in Arbor opens on Thursday 9th October 2025.

Errors and Resolutions

Arbor have a dedicated section on their Help Centre for any error and query codes. Click here to visit this page.

Updates

We will post any updates here as and when we get them from Arbor.

Submitting Your Workforce Census

Please click here to view the DfE guide to submitting your Workforce Census via COLLECT.

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