PRU Provision

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Dear Torfaen Council,

1. How many registered Prus are there at the authority?

2. What is the age range covered by the Pru(s)?

3. How many students are registered in each PRU?

4. Of the number above, how many students are dual registered with their school and the Pru and how many are solely registered at a PRU?

5. What is the total cost to the authority of PRU type provision? If possible, please provide information for each unit and total spend.

6. What is the authority's policy regarding registration of learners at PRUs: specifically, what is the criteria for sole registration at a pru and in which curriculum year(s) does this happen.

7. Please confirm if PRUs are subject to national categorisation and if so what are the current categorisations for each unit?

8. Please provide statistics detailing the number of learners who were re- integrated back to mainstream education from a PRU for the last three years for which this data is available

9. Are any learners placed in Prus in other local authorities? If so, please provide totals of learners for the last three years for which you hold data.

Yours faithfully,

DL Jones

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[mailto:[FOI #441580 email]] Sent: 29 October
2017 16:26 To: Your Call Subject: Freedom of Information request - PRU
Provision Dear Torfaen Council, 1. How many registered Prus are there
at the authority? 2. What is the age range covered by the Pru(s)? 3.
How many students are registered in each PRU? 4. Of the number above,
how many students are dual registered with their school and the Pru
and how many are solely registered at a PRU? 5. What is the total cost
to the authority of PRU type provision? If possible, please provide
information for each unit and total spend. 6. What is the authority's
policy regarding registration of learners at PRUs: specifically, what
is the criteria for sole registration at a pru and in which curriculum
year(s) does this happen. 7. Please confirm if PRUs are subject to
national categorisation and if so what are the current categorisations
for each unit? 8. Please provide statistics detailing the number of
learners who were re- integrated back to mainstream education from a
PRU for the last three years for which this data is available 9. Are
any learners placed in Prus in other local authorities? If so, please
provide totals of learners for the last three years for which you hold
  data. Yours faithfully, DL Jones
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Dear DL Jones,

17/801: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your email dated 29/10/2017 requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I have logged your email and will deal with your request in order that we can respond to you within the statutory deadline of 20 working days.

I will contact you further as soon as the relevant information is available.

Yours sincerely

Chris Corten
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Chief Executive’s Service / Gwasanaeth Y Prif Weithredwr
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FOI, Torfaen County Borough Council

Dear DL Jones,

 

17/801: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Thank you for your email dated 29/10/2017 requesting information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.  I am now in a position to respond to
your questions as follows:

 

1. How many registered Prus are there at the authority? 1

 

2. What is the age range covered by the Pru(s)? KS3/4 (11 to 16)

 

3. How many students are registered in each PRU? 37 current (maximum
number 46 full time equivalent places)

 

4. Of the number above, how many students are dual registered with their
school and the Pru and how many are solely registered at a PRU? Dual – 31,
PRU only - 6

 

5. What is the total cost to the authority of PRU type provision? If
possible, please provide information for each unit and total spend.
£1,100,000 pa (includes medical home tuition costs)

 

6. What is the authority's policy regarding registration of learners at
PRUs: specifically, what is the criteria for sole registration at a pru
and in which curriculum year(s) does this happen. Pupils are only solely
registered at the PRU temporarily if they have been permanently excluded
and are awaiting a new school placement (years 7-11) or if they have come
from an out of county placement (PRU type provision) and are waiting to be
placed on roll at a school within Torfaen. It is Torfaen policy that all
pupils, with very few exceptions remain on school rolls.

 

7. Please confirm if PRUs are subject to national categorisation and if so
what are the current categorisations for each unit? Yes, subject to
categorisation. Torfaen PRU has been categorised as provisionally GREEN
for 2017-18 but this is as yet unconfirmed as moderation of this judgement
has not yet taken place (January). (2016-17 – YELLOW, 2015-16 – YELLOW)

 

8. Please provide statistics detailing the number of learners who were re-
integrated back to mainstream education from a PRU for the last three
years for which this data is available 2014-15: mainstream 11, special
school placement 2. 2015-16: mainstream 3, special school placement 2.
2016-17: mainstream 5, special school placement 3.

 

9. Are any learners placed in Prus in other local authorities? If so,
please provide totals of learners for the last three years for which you
hold data. None.

 

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

Chris Corten

SENIOR BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER COMPLAINTS/FOI  /  UWCH SWYDDOG CYMORTH
BUSNES CWYNION/RHYDDID GWYBODAETH

Chief Executive’s Service / Gwasanaeth Y Prif Weithredwr

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