Alternative education provision and home-schooling
Dear Cumbria County 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
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004
REFERENCE: IG 01577
Thank you for your request for information regarding home schooling, which
was received on 17 April.
The council aims to provide you with the information within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days in this case the date is 17 May. Subject to
the information not being exempt or containing any references to third
parties.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 / ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS
2004
REFERENCE: IG 01577
Please see attached for a response to your request for information.
Yours sincerely
Information Governance Team
Corporate, Customer and Community Services • Cumbria County Council
Cumbria House • 117 Botchergate • Carlisle • CA1 1RD
E: [1][Cumbria County Council request email]
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