Children with an autism spectrum condition

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Dear North-Eastern Education and Library Board (Northern Ireland),

I would like to make a Freedom of Information request for the following information;

1. Please can you give me the most up to date enrolment numbers for each school within the NEELB area with the following information; a) name of school b) type of school c) Postcode of school. Please include information such as whether the school is; primary, post primary, special, learning support / additional needs, Irish medium, independent, any other type of school and which schools come under the status of controlled, controlled integrated, integrated, CCMS or any other title.

2. Please can you give me the figures for how many children in each of the schools listed in Q1 have a statement of SEN due to any autism spectrum condition as a primary or additional need. Please can you break this down into; a) those with an additional cognitive learning disability b) those without an additional cognitive learning disability.

3. Please can you give me the figures for how many children with any autism spectrum condition in each of the above listed schools in Q1 are currently on the schools' SEN register stages 1 and 2. Please can you break this down in to ; a) those with an additional cognitive learning disability b) those without an additional cognitive learning disability.

4. Please can you give me the figures for how many children with any autism spectrum condition in each of the above listed schools in Q1 are currently at stage 3 or above of the assessment process for a statement of SEN. Please can you break this down into; a) those with an additional cognitive learning disability b) those without an additional cognitive learning disability.

5. Please can you give me the figures for the amount of children with any autism spectrum condition that have been provided with transport from the board to go to school and what areas they are travelling from and to which schools. Please can you break this down into; a) those with an additional cognitive learning disability b) those without an additional cognitive learning disability.

6. Please can you give me the figures for the amount of children with any autism spectrum condition in each of the above listed schools in Q1 are currently not in full time education; a) due to their condition or something related to their condition e.g. anxiety or behavioural issues b) how long each child has not been in full time education. Please can you break this down into; c) those with an additional cognitive learning disability d) those without an additional cognitive learning disability.

7. Please can you give me the figures for the amount of children with any autism spectrum condition in each of the above listed schools in Q1 that are currently being educated by the boards Home tuition service and list; a) how many hours each child is receiving from the service b) how many children are receiving this service at home c) how many children are receiving this service in a venue other than home. Please can you break this down into; d) those with an additional cognitive learning disability e) those without an additional cognitive learning disability.

Yours faithfully,

Ms Maher

Pauline Martin, North-Eastern Education and Library Board (Northern Ireland)

Dear Ms Maher

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Please accept this email as an acknowledgement of your request for information.

Your request will be considered in accordance with the legislation and a response issued in due course.

In the meantime, if I can be of any further help or assistance to you please let me know.

Regards

Pauline Martin

Pauline Martin
Head of Corporate Services
NEELB

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Sara Gordon, North-Eastern Education and Library Board (Northern Ireland)

I attach the response to freedom of Information Request from Ms Maher

 

With thanks

 

 

 

Sara Gordon

Special Education

NEELB

Dear Sara Gordon,
There is no attachment with your reply. Please can you resend.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Maher

Sara Gordon, North-Eastern Education and Library Board (Northern Ireland)

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Dear Ms Maher

I have now attached the document.

Thank you

Sara Gordon
Special Education

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Dear Sara Gordon,

Regarding Q 5 a) & b).

Could this information be gotten through the SEN dept via the statements rather than from transport - as don't children who are awarded transport have it included on the statement?

Yours sincerely,
Ms Maher

Dear Sara Gordon,

Please could you respond to my last message dated 23rd February 2015.

Yours sincerely,

Ms Maher