Guidance: School to school (S2S) data transfer system: guides
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How schools and local authorities access and use the S2S secure data transfer system.
Documents
School to school (S2S) guide for schools
Ref: DfE-00155-2019PDF, 747KB, 22 pages
School to school (S2S) guide for local authorities
Ref: DfE-00154-2019PDF, 557KB, 26 pages
S2S ULN service: user guide
Ref: DFE-00205-2016PDF, 822KB, 13 pages
Encrypting data you wish to send using WinZip
PDF, 259KB, 2 pages
Details
Guidance on how to use the S2S secure data transfer system to send pupil data using the common transfer file to schools and local authorities.
The guides cover:
- encrypting data
- file formats and naming conventions
- uploading and downloading files
- pupil transfers
- using the unique learner number link to access the learning records service
Published 10 December 2013
Last updated 26 July 2019 + show all updates
- Updated guidance for schools and LAs to include information on using DfE sign-in to access S2S.
- Updated S2S ULN service guide with warnings about sending unsecured, personal information.
- Updated URLs, screenshots and acronyms in ‘S2S: guide for schools’ and ‘S2S: guide for local authorities’.
- First published.
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