Education Counsellors Supporting Pupils in Education Information

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Dear Sir or Madam,

1. Does your Local Authority presently employ Education
Counsellors* (rather than ‘buying in’ such a service from an external provider)?

2. If the answer to Question 1 is ‘yes’, please state for each Education Counsellor employed by the Local Authority:

• Whether they have been deemed to be eligible to join the Teachers Pension Scheme and

• The date when they joined the Teachers Pension Scheme

• Whether they are employed on Teachers Terms and Conditions of Employment

3. If your Local Authority does not presently employ Education Counsellors have they done so in the past?

4. If the answer to Question 3 is ‘yes’, please state for each School Counsellor employed by the Local Authority since 31 March 2004:

• Whether they were deemed to be eligible to join the Teachers Pension Scheme and

• When they joined the Teachers Pension Scheme

* Education Counsellors meaning those employed to support pupils in education

Yours faithfully,

C McEwan

Milton Keynes Council

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Harding, Kayleigh, Milton Keynes Council

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

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Central Milton Keynes

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Harding, Kayleigh, Milton Keynes Council

Dear Sir or Madam:
Many Staff employed within schools, other than teachers support pupils;
please can you more precisely define the definition of an education
counsellor.

Many Thanks

Kayleigh Harding

HR Support Assistant
Mouchel Business Services Ltd
Saxon Court
502 Avebury Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 3HS
01908 253451
[email address]

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Harding, Kayleigh, Milton Keynes Council

Dear Sir or Madam,
Please see below, the request will stay on hold until clarification is
provided.

Many Thanks

Kayleigh Harding

HR Support Assistant
Mouchel Business Services Ltd
Saxon Court
502 Avebury Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 3HS
01908 253451
[email address]

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Dear Harding, Kayleigh,

My only definition is that they are employed as specialist counsellors with a counselling qualification.

They are not employed to undertake any other function but as specialist counsellors.

Yours sincerely,

C McEwan

Harding, Kayleigh, Milton Keynes Council

Dear C McEwan,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is enclosed.

N.B Education Counsellor defined as those employed as specialist
counsellors with a counselling qualification. They are not employed to
undertake any other function but as specialist counsellors.

1. Does your Local Authority presently employ Education Counsellors*
(rather than `buying in' such a service from an external provider)?

The Council does not employ any specialist counsellors that come within
the definition that has been provided for this FOI request

3. If your Local Authority does not presently employ Education Counsellors
have they done so in the past?

No.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me 01908 253451.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please contact
me on the above number.

You can also complain to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
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Yours sincerely

Kayleigh Harding

HR Support Assistant

Mouchel Business Services Ltd

Saxon Court

502 Avebury Boulevard

Central Milton Keynes

MK9 3HS

01908 253451

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