Online tutoring
Dear Stockton on Tees Council,
I am writing to you to request information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please tell me:
-How many pupils have received online tutoring at home that was paid for by the council between September 1 2017 and August 31 2018? Please indicate how many children were primary school age and how many children were secondary school age.
Note: I am requesting information relating to ALL children who receive some or all of their schooling at home. This would include those who are electively home-schooled, as well as those who have some or all of their classes at home as part of their mainstream schooling, or as part of alternative provision.
For these children, I am requesting information relating to online learning. This would include children who receive some or all of their tuition over Skype (or similar services), or using e-learning tutoring tools. It would include instances where the council has hired a member of staff specifically to carry out this online tuition, as well as instances where an external company is being paid to provide the service.
-Please provide the same information (total number of pupils, broken down by primary/secondary) for the same period (Sept 1 - Aug 31) for each of these years: 2016/17, 2015/16, 2014/15 and 2013/14.
-How much was spent on providing this online tutoring? Please provide the figure in pounds for each of the school years listed above (2013/14 - 2017/18), broken down by school year.
-Please provide the name(s) of the organisation(s) providing the online tutoring for home-schooled children.
Yours faithfully,
Shanti Das
This document was classified as: OFFICIAL
Dear Das Shanti
We received this request from you in April. Please see below the response sent you on 18 April.
Kind regards
Sarah McLaren
Information Governance Officer (Information & Improvement Services)
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
01642 52 7455
From: FOI and Complaints
Sent: 18 April 2019 11:48
To: [email address]
Subject: Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 0172/1920
Dear Shanti Das
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 0172/1920
Thank you for your correspondence received on 18 April 2019. In response to your request I can now provide the following information.
-How many pupils were home-schooled using online tutoring paid for by the council between September 1 2017 and August 31 2018? 0 How many of these children were primary school school age, and how many were secondary age?
This information is not collected by the council.
-Please provide the same information (total number of pupils, broken down by primary/secondary) for the same period (Sept 1 - Aug 31) for each of these years: 2016/17, 2015/16, 2014/15 and 2013/14.
This information is not collected by the council.
-How much was spent on providing this online tutoring? Please provide the figure in pounds for each of the school years listed above (2013/14 - 2017/18), broken down by school year.
N/A
-Please provide the name(s) of the organisation(s) providing the online tutoring for home-schooled children.
This information is not collected by the council.
If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first instance.
However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can submit a complaint to [email address]
If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Website: www.ico.org.uk
The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah McLaren
Information Governance Team
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
(01642) 527455
[email address]
www.stockton.gov.uk
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