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Chris Sharman made this Freedom of Information request to Richard Taunton Sixth Form College, Southampton

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Dear Richard Taunton Sixth Form College, Southampton,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible.
Please can you provide information on the following:

1. Does your organisation use a Learning Management System and e-learning provision for employee / staff training?
2. If no, are there ongoing plans to purchase a Learning Management System and e-learning provision for employee training in the near future?
3. What is the name of the Learning Management System (product name) and which company is it purchased from?
4. Provide brief information of the current e-learning courses that are used in employee training.
5. Who provides the e-learning courses that are used in employee training?
6. Provide the development themes of the eLearning courses that are used in employee training (i.e. Compliance, Safeguarding, etc.)
7. Value of the current contract, date of commencement and date of expiry.
8. Who is responsible for ensuring the LMS and e-learning provision meets your training requirements?
9. Can you please provide your current organisational structure for the college.

I would like the above information to be provided to me via email.
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after receipt, however I would be grateful if you could confirm that you have received this request.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for, my details are outlined below.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Sharman

Dear Richard Taunton Sixth Form College, Southampton,

I am writing to remind you of my previous open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The response to my request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, you should have responded by now.
In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible.
Please can you provide information on the following:
1. Does your organisation use a Learning Management System and e-learning provision for employee / staff training?
2. If no, are there ongoing plans to purchase a Learning Management System and e-learning provision for employee training in the near future?
3. What is the name of the Learning Management System (product name) and which company is it purchased from?
4. Provide brief information of the current e-learning courses that are used in employee training.
5. Who provides the e-learning courses that are used in employee training?
6. Provide the development themes of the eLearning courses that are used in employee training (i.e. Compliance, Safeguarding, etc.)
7. Value of the current contract, date of commencement and date of expiry.
8. Who is responsible for ensuring the LMS and e-learning provision meets the local authorities training requirements?
9. Can you please provide your current organisational structure for the college.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after receipt, however I would be grateful if you could confirm that you have received this request.
If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Sharman

Paul Swindale, Richard Taunton Sixth Form College, Southampton

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Dear Chris

Thank you for your request. In direct response to your questions. We do
not have any standing E platforms for staff training and so:
1. No
2. No, please do not contact me with sales information
3. N/A
4. None
5. N/A
6. N/A
7. N/A
8. We are not accountable to the local authority in this sense
9. This contains personal data and so is not supplied. I am the Vice
Principal of the college effective 1st September
Thanks
Paul

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Paul Swindale​
Director of Quality Assurance/Data & Information Systems
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Hill Lane, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5RL
Direct line: 02380 514 [1]772
Reception: 02380 511 811
Email: [2][email address]
[3]Website: www.richardtaunton.ac.uk
[8]Richard
[4]RT6thForm [5]@RichardTauntonOfficial [6]RTSFC [7]rt6thformcollege Taunton [9]rtauntonsfc
Sixth Form
College
Part of the Lighthouse Learning Trust, an exempt charity and 
​company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales. 
​Registered address: St Vincent College, Mill Lane, Gosport, PO12 4QA.
​Company registration number: 10819176

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