Dear Ms Norman

Freedom of Information / Environmental Information Regulations Request:
LBH/7057718

I acknowledge your request for information received on 06 February 2018.

This information request will be dealt with in accordance with the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations and we
will send the response by

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Dear Ms Norman,

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request ref: LBH/7057718

Thank you for your request for information received on 06 February 2018,
in which you asked for the following information:

A)     I would like to know which department within Haringey Borough
Council local authority deals with elective home education?

Response: The department that deals with elective home education is
Schools and Learning.

1)     I would like to know who is currently employed in this team, and
who the team leader is.

Response: The Elective Home Education Advisory Teacher in the team is
Camilla Jacques and she reports to Michael Welton, Principal Education
Welfare Officer

2)     I would like to know who they report to.

Response: See response above.

3)     What form of contact they use with families the first time they
contact them.

Response: Families are contacted the first time by letter.

4)    Please supply copies of policies and procedures used for elective
home education, for staff use or supplied to Home educators.

Response: Please refer to Haringey Council’s Home Education webpage:
[1]http://www.haringey.gov.uk/children-and-...

B)     Has the LA made the team dealing with elective home education aware
that there is no requirement to investigate a case or for the LA to seek
to satisfy itself that a suitable education is being provided when they
know the reason why a child has ceased to attend school? The specified
reason being, parents have given legal notification to a school that they
are educating otherwise than at school.

Response: The Elective Home Education Advisory Teacher is fully aware of
her powers in relation to the 1996 Education Act.

C)    I would like to know how many children are currently known as being
electively home educated in the local authority.

Response: At present there are 237 known children, all of whom are
registered as being Home Educated.

D) How many pupils have been de-registered from school to be electively
home educated?

Please provide numbers for: July 2015, July 2016 and July 2017. Please
categorise these into:

July 2015

- Children with no known SEN: 6

- Children with SEN: 6

- Children de-registered from special schools: We do not record this data

- Children with care plans: We do not record this data

- Children under services such as; CAHMS: We do not record this data

July 2016

Children with no known SEN: 12

- Children with SEN: 12

- Children de-registered from special schools: We do not record this data

- Children with care plans: We do not record this data

- Children under services such as; CAHMS: We do not record this data

July 2017

Children with no known SEN: 12

- Children with SEN: 12

- Children de-registered from special schools: We do not record this data

- Children with care plans: We do not record this data

- Children under services such as; CAHMS: We do not record this data

If you are unhappy with how we have responded to your request you can ask
us to conduct an Internal Review. If so, please contact the [2]Feedback
and Information Team

Yours sincerely

Eveleen Riordan

Joint Assistant Director, Schools and Learning

Haringey Council

Alexandra House, 10 Station Road N22 7TR

Tel: 020 8489 3607

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