Q. Gender: We don’t understand how values other than male or female can be allowed. Surely the school should not be allowed to submit not known or not specified?
A. There are some cases where a person does not know their own gender hence the ‘not known’ option.
Q. Ethnic Code: Does NOBT (not yet obtained) mean asked for but not supplied or responded to, or does it mean not requested.
A. Ethnicity should always be requested for all members of staff. If staff refuse to supply their ethnicity then REFU (did not wish to be recorded) should be used. If the data has not yet been requested or entered then NOBT (not yet obtained) should be used.
Q. How do I record a member of staff with a disability?
A. In the member of staff’s record in sims, enter ‘Disabled’ in the ‘Are day to day activities substantially affected by physical or mental impairment’ field (located in 2. Personal Information).