Education Counsellors Supporting Pupils in Education Information

C McEwan made this Freedom of Information request to Somerset County Council

The request was successful.

From: C McEwan

5 June 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

1. Does your Local Authority presently employ Education
Counsellors* (rather than ‘buying in’ such a service from an
external provider)?

2. If the answer to Question 1 is ‘yes’, please state for each
Education Counsellor employed by the Local Authority:

• Whether they have been deemed to be eligible to join the Teachers
Pension Scheme and

• The date when they joined the Teachers Pension Scheme

• Whether they are employed on Teachers Terms and Conditions of
Employment

3. If your Local Authority does not presently employ Education
Counsellors have they done so in the past?

4. If the answer to Question 3 is ‘yes’, please state for each
School Counsellor employed by the Local Authority since 31 March
2004:

• Whether they were deemed to be eligible to join the Teachers
Pension Scheme and

• When they joined the Teachers Pension Scheme

* Education Counsellors meaning those employed to support pupils in
education

Yours faithfully,

C McEwan

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From: Somerset Direct - Generic
Somerset County Council

5 June 2009

Dear Mr/Ms McEwan,

Thank you for your email.
I have sent your request to our FOI officer who will respond within 20
working days, your reference is 209488.

Yours sincerely
Sal Khan
Generic Team - Somerset Direct
The Deane House
Belvedere Road
Taunton
TA1 1HE
Tel Number: 0845 345 9166
[email address]

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Taunton Deane Borough Council & Avon and Somerset Police.

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6373780 Registered office:PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hants
PO6 3AU

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From: Steve Altria
Somerset County Council

9 July 2009

Dear Mr/Ms C McEwan

I write in reply to your request under the Freedom of Information
provisions.

I am advised that we do not employ any Education Counsellors

I am also advised that IF we did employ a Education Counsellor or
someone to do a role similar to this they would be paid on Local
Government green book pay and conditions which would provide for them to
join the local government pension scheme and not the Teachers Pensions
scheme.

I trust this answers your questions.

yours sincerely,

Steve Altria
Service Development Manager
Somerset County Council

Finance Service telephone number: 01823 355226 internal 5226
[email address]
Finance Service, Block B1E, Somerset County Council, County Hall,
TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 4DY
www.somerset.gov.uk

Southwest One - working in partnership with Somerset County Council,
Taunton Deane Borough Council & Avon and Somerset Police
South West One Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number
6373780. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hants
PO6 3AU

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