Information re: Education Counsellors supporting pupils in Education.

C McEwan made this Freedom of Information request to Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Borough Council did not have the information requested.

From: C McEwan

5 June 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

1. Does your local authority presently employ Education Counsellors
(see note below), rather than "buying in" such a service from an
external provider?

2. If the answer to question 1 above is "yes", please state for
each Education counsellor employed by the local authority:

(i) Whether they have been deemed to be eligible to join the
Teachers Pension Scheme; and

(ii) The date when they joined the Teachers Pension Scheme;

(iii) Are they 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 above is yes, please state for each
school counsellor employed by the local authority since March 2004

(i) whether they were deemed to be eligible to join the Teachers
Pension Scheme and;

(ii) when they joined the Teachers Pension Scheme.

NB. Education Counsellors meaning those employed to support pupils
in education. No personal data is required in response to the
above.

Yours faithfully,

C.McEwan

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From: Corinne Airey
Bedford Borough Council

10 June 2009

Dear C McEwan

Request pursuant to Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request No. 868

Thank you for your email requesting information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

We will proceed with the request which we received today. It is our
intention to have the information delivered to you by 3 July 2009.

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apply where the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs
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this matter should be sent to the Corporate Information Officer, Bedford
Borough Council, St Pauls Square, Bedford, MK40 1SJ.

Yours sincerely

Corinne Airey

Freedom of Information Assistant

Tel: 01234 227367

Ext: 2367

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From: Charlie Gartland
Bedford Borough Council

2 July 2009

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Dear Sir

I have been asked to clarify the term in your email 'Education
Counsellors'. Your NB at the bottom states that you mean those employed to
support pupils in Education. The Borough Council classes Counsellors as
those with an approved qualification and appropriate training as
counsellors, e.g Educational Psychologists. Those employed to support
pupils would be Learning Support Assistants etc and the like. Please could
you clarify if you are referring to 'persons' unqualified in counselling
or qualified counsellors. This would enable us to formulate the
appropriate data required.

Kind Regards

Mrs Charlie Gartland

Access to Records Officer

Tel: 01234 228721

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From: C McEwan

10 August 2009

Dear Charlie Gartland,

My only definition is that they are employed as specialist
education/school counsellors with a counselling qualification.

They are not employed to undertake any other function but as
specialist counsellors.

Yours sincerely,

C McEwan

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From: Charlie Gartland
Bedford Borough Council

11 August 2009

Dear Mr McEwan

Thank you for your response, we are now dealing with your request,
thankyou for your patience.
Kind Regards

Mrs Charlie gartland
Access to Records & FOI Officer (Children's Services)

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From: Charlie Gartland
Bedford Borough Council

11 August 2009

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Dear Mr McEwan

Please find attached the Borough's response to your FOI Number 868.
Closed 11.8.09

Kind regards

Mrs Charlie Gartland

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