Freedom of information response
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
1. The number of children that the Council are aware of being homeschooled, by the last 5 years (financial year, calendar year or academic year - however it is reported). If possible, could you also please include the number of these children who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
2. The number of informal enquiries the Council has sent out to check a child is getting a suitable education at home, by the last 5 years. If possible, could you also please include the number of these children who have SEND.
3. Of those informal enquiries, the number of parents/ caregivers who have engaged with the informal enquiry, by the last 5 years.
4. The number of occurrences of a school attendance order being served to a child being home schooled, by the last 5 years.
- Data for the past 5 years is published regularly on the website www.thurrock.gov.uk/home-education but it does not include SEND numbers. I can confirm that of our current cases 19 have an EHCP and a further 41 were known to have been SEN support whilst at school .
- We make informal enquiries of all our EHE families, in order to fulfil the local authority’s statutory duty. This might be by telephone, email or face to face meetings, depending on parental preference; however, we don’t keep data in respect of this contact.
- See Question 2.
- This is published on the website 2023/24 (6 - So far this academic year)