Local Authority Funding for Tutoring

In line with normal Freedom of Information requests I am looking for existing data – if some data is not held in an accessible form, then I would be grateful if you would provide what is convenient.
1. Does your local authority provide funding for young people’s tutoring? (please indicate all options that apply)

Option a) Yes, we operate our own virtual school that also provides tutoring.
* If yes, what was the total funding for your virtual school for FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23?
* How much did the virtual school spend on tutoring for FY2021-22 and FY2022-23?
* What was the total number of young people enrolled into/served by the virtual school for FY2021-22 and FY2022-23?
* What is the budget for FY2023-24.

• * Devon Virtual School is receiving funding from EFSA to support education of children in care to Devon, the funding is per capita and it’s up to Virtual School Head Teacher how the funding is distributed. Our funding was in 21-22 was 1.52 mln (this includes post covid funding Recovery funding and School Led Tutoring) In 22-23 Pupil premium 1.72mln and Post Covid funding (Recover and School Led Tutoring).
• * Spent on tutoring in academic year 2021-22 319K and in academic year 2022-23 381K
• * On our virtual school roll are all children in care to Devon from birth up to their 18th birthday. The numbers are changing on daily basis as children are accommodated by local authority and returning home. In April 2021 we had 813 children on roll (531 eligible for Pupil Premium Plus), in April 2022 it we had 818 children (530 eligible for Pupil Premium), currently we have 885 children on roll (555 eligible for Pupil Premium Plus).
• * Our budget for 23-24 is 1.74mln (including post covid grands which are due to end at the end of this academic year)

Option b) Yes, we fund enrolment into one or more external virtual schools, where pupils from our local authority have been moved to a virtual school associated with another local authority, and these school(s) also provide tutoring.
* If yes, which virtual school(s) for FY2022-23?
* What was the total funding provided for FY2021-22 and FY2022-23?
* What was the total number of young people enrolled into/served by the virtual school?
* What is the budget for FY2023-24?

We do not hold this information.  Funding for a child in care is received by a virtual school within LA in which the child is in care e.g. if a child is in care to Devon County Council then funding is received by Devon Virtual School who is responsible for supporting this child, wherever the child is placed. Each local authority needs to keep records of other local authority children in care in their area (but they are not receiving funding relating to their status of child in care).

Option c) Yes, we provide additional funding for mainstream schools that is targeted to tutoring or individual catch-up.
* What was the total funding provided for FY2021-2022 and FY2022-23?
* What is the budget for FY2023-24?

Not Applicable

Option d) Yes, we pay one or more tutoring providers directly.
* If yes, what was the total funding provided for FY2021-22 and FY2022-23?
* What was the total number of young people supported for FY2021-2022 and FY2022-23?
* What is the budget for FY2023-24?
* How do you procure support from tutoring providers? Please indicate all options that apply.
o We use our own framework/tender.
o We use another public framework. (please name the framework)
o We procure without a framework/tender.
o Other (please explain…)
* Which tutoring providers were used in FY2022-23?

currently procure without a framework but this is being reviewed

Option e) Yes, we provide funding to parents for them to buy tutoring or other learning support.
* What was the total funding provided for FY2021-22 and FY2022-23?
* How many young people did this relate to in FY2021-22 and FY2022-23
* What is the budget for FY2023-24?
* Do the parents/learners have to use the funding on tutoring providers?

Option f) Yes, we provide funding for tutoring but in a different FY.
* If yes, please specify how?
* What was the total funding provided in FY2021-22 and FY2022-23?

Option h) No, we do not provide funding for tutoring.

These further options are not applicable

2. What is the total amount spent buy the local authority on tutoring (excluding normal spend from schools / the Delegated Schools Grant) for the years FY2021-22 and FY2022-23?
* How many young people did this relate to in FY2021-22 and FY2022-23?

Please see the totals in the response to question 1

3. Where you provide tutoring directly to young people (Options d or e in Question 1), which categories of young people are eligible to receive this support?
* Young people enrolled in Virtual Schools
* Looked-after children.
* Children excluded from mainstream education.
* Elective home educated children.
* Learners eligible for pupil premium
* Children in alternative provision settings
* Children with English as an additional language (EAL)
* Asylum seekers
* Youth offenders after release
* Young people aged 16-25 years.
* Whoever applies for support?
* Young people identified by their school as needing catch up support.
* Other (please state)

We can confirm the following:

The inclusion service may provide tutoring or other alternative provision for and of the categories below based on need.
We either commission this directly, or commission it through a school where a young person is on roll.
We do not provide funds for families directly.

Tutoring is provided to children with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) either funded by a personal budget or directly if no other suitable placement is available.
All these categories are eligible if the child has an EHCP

Youth Justice Service do not provide separate funding for online tuition, this is always arranged by the Local Authority education services with pre release sentence planning meetings. If offered by the local authority, either via SEND Team, Inclusion Team if school aged or Devon Virtual School if under local authority care upon release the student would be eligible for support.