A pupil's educational record is made up of their academic achievements, other skills and abilities and pupil reports. Also, communications of headteachers and teachers or other Wigan Council employees form part of a pupil's record. These must be retained and parents or pupils may request to see them.
The following guidance is by no means exhaustive but covers the items most frequently asked about:
- School Log Books- must be retained permanently. When a log book is completed send it to the Record Office.
- Admission Registers- these should be retained permanently - note that this is not the same as the class register in which daily attendance is marked.
- Pupil Record cards or printouts- to be retained for a minimum of seven years after the pupil has left school or until the pupil has reached the age of 25 years, whichever is the later date.
- Class registers- to be retained whilst the pupils are still at school. For example, if a pupil enters school in September 2001 and leaves in July 2008, the September 2001 register for that class can only be destroyed in 2008.
