Home education
Under the terms of the act, I'd like the following information. 1. For each academic year including and between 2013/2014 and 2023/2024 - how many children were registered with your council as being home educated? (if required you may exclude the data for years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 due to data anomalies caused by the COVID 19 Pandemic) 2. For each academic year including and between 2013/2014 - how many children were registered with your council as being home educated are flagged as having disabilities or SEN needs (If required you may exclude data for years 2019/2020 and 2021/2021 due to data anomalies caused by the COVID 19 pandemic) 3. For each academic year, including and between 2013/2014 and 2023/2024 - what were the reasons given by parents notifying the council of their decision to home educate as to why they were opting to home educate their children, and the numbers for each reason For example if there were 32 parents who cited bullying as a reason, or 52 who cited mental health or 100 that did it for philosophical reasons, please do cite both the reasons, and the number of parents (If required you may exclude the data for years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 due to data anomaly caused by COVID 19 pandemic) Under the terms of the act, I require the information I requested within twenty working days, and no later than the 1st December 2024. In addition, should you require any clarification as to this request, please get in contact as soon as it arises and please notify me as soon as the information has been made available I should like also like the data in excel or CSV format - and require an email to confirm you are in receipt of this request