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Dear Hertfordshire County Council,

I am writing to you to request information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Please tell me:

-How many pupils have received online tutoring at home that was paid for by the council between September 1 2017 and August 31 2018? Please indicate how many children were primary school age and how many children were secondary school age.

Note: I am requesting information relating to ALL children who receive some or all of their schooling at home. This would include those who are electively home-schooled, as well as those who have some or all of their classes at home as part of their mainstream schooling, or as part of alternative provision.

For these children, I am requesting information relating to online learning. This would include children who receive some or all of their tuition over Skype (or similar services), or using e-learning tutoring tools. It would include instances where the council has hired a member of staff specifically to carry out this online tuition, as well as instances where an external company is being paid to provide the service.

-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.

Yours faithfully,
Shanti Das

Information Governance, Hertfordshire County Council

Dear Shanti Das

 

 

Reference number: FOI/CSF/05/19/17609

 

Thank you for your correspondence of the  31/05/2019 requesting the
following information:

 

-How many pupils have received online tutoring at home that was paid for
by the council between September 1 2017 and August 31 2018? Please
indicate how many children were primary school age and how many children
were secondary school age.

 

Note: I am requesting information relating to ALL children who receive
some or all of their schooling at home. This would include those who are
electively home-schooled, as well as those who have some or all of their
classes at home as part of their mainstream schooling, or as part of
alternative provision.

 

For these children, I am requesting information relating to online
learning. This would include children who receive some or all of their
tuition over Skype (or similar services), or using e-learning tutoring
tools. It would include instances where the council has hired a member of
staff specifically to carry out this online tuition, as well as instances
where an external company is being paid to provide the service.

 

-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.

 

 

Your request for information is being considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. We will respond to your request as quickly as
possible, and by close of  01/07/ 2019 at the latest.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, quoting
the reference number above.

               

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Information Access Team

Postal Point  CHN 305

Hertfordshire County Council,

Pegs Lane

County Hall

Hertfordshire  SG13 8DE

t: 01992 555848

 

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Information Governance, Hertfordshire County Council

Dear Shanti,

 

Reference number: FOI/CSF/05/19/17609

 

On 31^st May 2019 Hertfordshire County Council received the following
request for information from you:

 

 1. -How many pupils have received online tutoring at home that was paid
for by the council between September 1 2017 and August 31 2018? Please
indicate how many children were primary school age and how many
children were secondary school age.

 

Note: I am requesting information relating to ALL children who receive
some or all of their schooling at home. This would include those who are
electively home-schooled, as well as those who have some or all of their
classes at home as part of their mainstream schooling, or as part of
alternative provision.

 

For these children, I am requesting information relating to online
learning. This would include children who receive some or all of their
tuition over Skype (or similar services), or using e-learning tutoring
tools. It would include instances where the council has hired a member of
staff specifically to carry out this online tuition, as well as instances
where an external company is being paid to provide the service.

 

 2. -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.

 

 3. -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.

 

 4. -Please provide the name(s) of the organisation(s) providing the
online tutoring for home-schooled children.

 

Your request for information has been considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and I can confirm that after investigating your
request with our Special Education Needs Department and In Year and
Integration Teams, we have not located any instances of on-line tutoring
being provided by the County Council for the time frame. does hold the
information you have requested.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting
the reference number on this correspondence. To find out more about
Freedom of Information, please visit
[1]http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/your-cou...

 

If you are unhappy with the way the County Council has handled your
request for information you may request an internal review of the request.
This will be carried out by a member of the County Council Legal Services
Team, who has had no prior involvement with the request. Requests for an
internal review should be sent to the Information Governance Unit at the
address above (within 2 months of this correspondence) and should detail
in writing your grounds of appeal.

                    

If you are unhappy with the outcome of the internal review you are
entitled to ask the Information Commissioner to investigate your
complaint. You should write to: FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution, Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF.

                             

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Access Team

Postal Point  CHN 305

Hertfordshire County Council,

Pegs Lane

County Hall

Hertfordshire  SG13 8DE

t: 01992 555848

 

****Disclaimer****

The information in this message should be regarded as confidential and is
intended for the addressee only unless explicitly stated. If you have
received this message in error it must be deleted and the sender notified.
The views expressed in this message are personal and not necessarily those
of Hertfordshire County Council unless explicitly stated. Please be aware
that emails sent to or received from Hertfordshire County Council may be
intercepted and read by the council. Interception will only occur to
ensure compliance with council policies or procedures or regulatory
obligations, to prevent or deter crime, or for the purposes of essential
maintenance or support of the email system.

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