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Home education team
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This is a request about home education teams. I am aware that some local authorities may have a different word or phrase to describe these teams, so for the avoidance of doubt, I am asking for information about any staff whose main role is to support or monitor the use of elective home education for the authority
1. How many people on average did the LA employ in its home education team during each of the last 10 full financial years. If you do not have an average, a snapshot figure for a point in the year is acceptable
Financial year 2024-25 to date: 0.7 FTE
2023-24: 0.7 FTE
2022-23: 0.5 FTE for Apr- Sep 2022 and 0.45 FTE for Oct 2022 – Mar 2023
2021-22: 0.7 FTE from Apr-Dec 2021 and 0.5 FTE for Jan-Mar 2022
2020-21: 0.7 FTE
Information unavailable prior to 19/20.
2. How much did the council spend on its home education teams and wider work to support and monitor the use of elective home education in each of the last 10 financial years.
Financial year 2024-25 to date:
2023-24: £32,772
2022-23: £22,688
2021-22: £26,684
2020-21: £28,101
2019-20: £11,899
Information unavailable prior to 19/20.
