Alternative education provision and home-schooling
Dear Torbay Borough Council,
I am writing to you to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please tell me:
-How many pupils were home-schooled using online tutoring paid for by the council between September 1 2017 and August 31 2018? How many of these children were primary school school age, and how many were secondary age?
-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.
Please provide this data in Excel format.
Yours faithfully,
Shanti Das
Dear Shanti Das
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 17 April
2019 We are currently processing your request and will contact you within
20 working days.
If you have any queries regarding your request, please do not hesitate to
contact us, quoting the reference number above in all communications.
Yours sincerely
Bee Laithwaite
Information Compliance
Torbay Council
Torquay Town Hall
Castle Circus
Torquay
TQ1 3DR
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Dear Das Shanti
Further to your request received on 1 7April 2019, I confirm that Torbay
Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.
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