Elective Home Education - suitable education

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Church Square House,
30-40 High Street,
Scunthorpe,
North Lincolnshire,
DN15 6NL

Telephone: 01724 296820
E-Mail: [North Lincolnshire Council request email]

Customer Name: Ms Tania Berlow
Address:

Reference Number (URN): 368893
Date Received: 03/08/2009

Details of Enquiry;
Dear Sir or Madam, I read that you currently have 38 children registered as Electively Home Educated. Therefore for the purposes of this FOI request , these children are either de-registered from a school or have never been registered with a school. A) I would like to know of these children how many are there where the visiting person has concerns that a 'suitable' education is being provided? B) I would also appreciate it if this information could be broken down into categories: 1)whether they feel that no education is taking place? 2)whether they feel that the philosophy of education is inadequate -for example in the case of autonomous or child led learning , that particular child is not appearing to be learning 'enough'? 3)whether there are concerns because the family have not implemented a structured approached? 4)or whether the fact that the national Curriculum is not being followed is causing concern? C)If there are children in the above 4 categories , please indicate if further steps are being taken- for example , issuance of a School Attendance Order? D)Please also indicate if any any Education Supervision Orders are currently in court for this population.? E) Please can you confirm whether any children who fit into the above categories of concern about 'educational provision suitability' would also therefore be referred to Social Services? F) Lastly is it possible in your Local Authority that Social Services are involved with a family but that The EHE department do not know of this involvement (This involvement would be on an on-going basis rather than a one off referral which is found to be of no genuine concern) Yours faithfully, Tania Berlow

Dear Ms Berlow,

This is a response on behalf of North Lincolnshire Council to your recent
Freddom of Information request regarding Home Educated children in our
authority.

Following the EHE visits all provision was found to be at least
satisfactory.

Of the children who are receiving EHE which we are aware of there is no
current Childrens' Care involvement.

All names are checked with the Childrens' Social Care database to ensure
the family is not known to the Service.

North Lincs currently has no SAOs or ESOs.

Please note that the information provided is the property of North
Lincolnshire Council and permission is required from us should you wish
to make use of it for any reason other than your own personal knowledge.
You can find information about this on our website at the following
address, follow the link at the bottom of the web page entitled 'Re-use
of council information'.
www.northlincs.gov.uk//northlincs/counci...
ce/freedomofinformation

Kind regards,

Caroline Harris
FOI Coordinator
Children & Young People Service
North Lincolnshire Council

Customer Name: Ms Tania Berlow
Address:

Reference Number (URN): 368893

Your request for information has now been finalised and the Council trusts that you are satisfied with the information provided. The details of your enquiry are as follows:

Date Received: 03/08/2009

Details of Enquiry;
Dear Sir or Madam, I read that you currently have 38 children registered as Electively Home Educated. Therefore for the purposes of this FOI request , these children are either de-registered from a school or have never been registered with a school. A) I would like to know of these children how many are there where the visiting person has concerns that a 'suitable' education is being provided? B) I would also appreciate it if this information could be broken down into categories: 1)whether they feel that no education is taking place? 2)whether they feel that the philosophy of education is inadequate -for example in the case of autonomous or child led learning , that particular child is not appearing to be learning 'enough'? 3)whether there are concerns because the family have not implemented a structured approached? 4)or whether the fact that the national Curriculum is not being followed is causing concern? C)If there are children in the above 4 categories , please indicate if further steps are being taken- for example , issuance of a School Attendance Order? D)Please also indicate if any any Education Supervision Orders are currently in court for this population.? E) Please can you confirm whether any children who fit into the above categories of concern about 'educational provision suitability' would also therefore be referred to Social Services? F) Lastly is it possible in your Local Authority that Social Services are involved with a family but that The EHE department do not know of this involvement (This involvement would be on an on-going basis rather than a one off referral which is found to be of no genuine concern) Yours faithfully, Tania Berlow

Details of Resolution;
Dear Ms Berlow, This is a response on behalf of North Lincolnshire Council to your recent Freddom of Information request regarding Home Educated children in our authority. Following the EHE visits all provision was found to be at least satisfactory. Of the children who are receiving EHE which we are aware of there is no current Childrens' Care involvement. All names are checked with the Childrens' Social Care database to ensure the family is not known to the Service. North Lincs currently has no SAOs or ESOs. Please note that the information provided is the property of North Lincolnshire Council and permission is required from us should you wish to make use of it for any reason other than your own personal knowledge. You can find information about this on our website at the following address, follow the link at the bottom of the web page entitled 'Re-use of council information'. www.northlincs.gov.uk//northlincs/counci... ce/freedomofinformation Kind regards, Caroline Harris FOI Coordinator Children & Young People Service North Lincolnshire Council

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