Benefits of using an education record

Education records provide benefits for schools, pupils, sixth forms and colleges.

Education records for pupils

The benefits of using an education record for pupils is that they can:

• easily get access to education information the government's Department for Education holds about them in the DfE education record app
• sixth forms and colleges know who the pupils are when pupils share their education records with the sixth form or college
• pupils save time by sharing education information digitally rather than having to take paper with them when they go to a sixth form or college to enrol

Education records for schools

The benefits of using an education record for schools is that they can:

• prepare their pupils for transition into further education by issuing them with their latest verified education information as an education record

Education records for sixth forms and colleges

The benefits of using an education record for sixth forms and colleges is that they can:

• sixth forms and colleges know who pupils are after pupils share their education records with the sixth form or college
• get pupil information digitally without having to ask for it on enrolment days