Suitability of education in the EHE population

M Stafford made this Freedom of Information request to Luton Borough Council

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From: M Stafford

4 August 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

This Foi concerns children currently registered with the LA as
Electively Home Educated. These children are either de-registered
from a school or have never been registered with a school.

A) For how many of these children does the LA have concerns about
whether a 'suitable' education is being provided?

B) Please break this information down into the following
categories:
1. where there appears that no education is taking place?
2. where the philosophy of education is considered to be inadequate
-for example in the case of autonomous or child led learning, that
the particular child is not appearing to be learning enough?
3. where there are concerns because the family have not implemented
any structured?
4. where the fact that the national Curriculum is not being
followed is causing concern?

C) For children in any of the above 4 categories, are further steps
are being taken- for example, issuance of a School Attendance
Order?

D) Are any Education Supervision Orders currently issued or in
court for this population?

E) Has or would such concern about educational provision ever lead
to a referral to Social Services?

F) Is it possible that the The EHE Department is not aware that
Social Services are involved with a home educating family,
(especially if this involvement is on an on-going basis rather than
a one off referral which is found to be of no genuine concern)?

Yours faithfully,

M Stafford

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From: M Stafford

29 August 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Surely an acknowledgement at least is in order. Your 20 days to
provide the information is almost up.

Yours faithfully,

M Stafford

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Tania Berlow left an annotation ( 5 September 2009)

Internal review

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From: M Stafford

6 September 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Luton Borough
Council's handling of my FOI request 'Suitability of education in
the EHE population'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/su...

Yours faithfully,

M Stafford

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From: Shieber, Katherine
Luton Borough Council

7 September 2009

Thank you for your FOI enquiry, and I apologies for the delay

Please find below responses to your questions.

A) Two.
B)1. One.
2. One.
3. Cannot answer.
4. There is no requirement to follow the National Curriculum.
C). Yes, but no School Attendance Orders at present.
D). No.
E). Only where other concerns exist too.
F). It's unlikely.

If you are unhappy with our response, please write to Katherine Shieber,
Office & Member Support Team Leader, Luton Borough Council, Children &
Learning Department, Wesley House, 2nd Floor, 19 Chapel Street, Luton
Beds, LU1 2SE.

If you remain unhappy after the conclusion of the Council's internal
complaints procedure you may apply to the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF.

Kind Regards

Luton Borough Council

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From: M Stafford

9 September 2009

Dear Shieber, Katherine,

Thank you for this information, it is a shame that I had to request
an internal review to obtain it.

Yours sincerely,

M Stafford

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From: Shieber, Katherine
Luton Borough Council

9 September 2009

Thank you for your email.

I am out of the office until Friday 11th September

If you have an urgent query please contact x8020, and another member of the team will be able to help you.

Thanks,

Katherine
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