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Charlotte Bailey – UK Department for Education, 2023
The School Admissions Code ('the Code') requires school admission authorities to provide for the admission of all children in the September following their fourth birthday. This is when children usually start school, but a child does not reach compulsory school age until the "prescribed day" following their fifth birthday (or on their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Registration, Preschool Children, School Districts
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Smith, Shawn C. – College and University, 2012
The origins of the registrar's office are complex. According to common tradition, the registrar was, or evolved from, the office of the beadle (sometimes referred to as "bedel") in the medieval university. This tradition is incorrect; the story is more complex. The beadle sometimes performed functions similar to those performed by the…
Descriptors: Universities, Academic Records, Registrars (School), Higher Education
Kedney, R. – 1984
The management of course registration by Wirral Education Authority in England is discussed, along with the relationship of course size and student retention. After providing background information on the control of course size, standards set by Wirral are specified. Data on initial registrations and attendance levels as measured three or four…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Class Size, College Attendance, Databases