Education

  • School admission delays

    1) How many requests to delay reception for a child born April-August to start school the following September (age 4) have you received in the following years; 2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022. 2) Of these requests how many have you granted? In response to … Continue reading →

  • Special Educational Needs and EHCPs

    How many children and young people do you have in the borough who you class as having disabilities or Special Educational Needs? 14,349 receiving SEN Support and 7,926 with Education and Health Care Plans (EHCPs), making a total of 22,275. … Continue reading →

  • Primary and secondary school clubs

    Please would you be so kind as to tell me how many (a) primary, and (b) secondary schools in the area of the authority, (i) offer breakfast clubs (whether run directly by the school or independently provided on school premises), … Continue reading →

  • Anti-Racism Training in Schools

    1.Do schools in your authority currently receive training in race and anti-racism?   Yes 2. If yes: a) Is this training mandatory? No b) Is the training conducted by a specialist external provider? Yes c) Is the training conducted by … Continue reading →

  • Food quality in schools

    Please could you tell me whether the authority has raised any concerns with central government about the impact of inflation on the quality of school food in the last six months. Devon County Council (DCC) do not hold the information … Continue reading →

  • Ukrainian Applications for Devon School Places

    Please could I have a copy of 1. The Devon County Council (DCC) school admissions policy relating to secondary places September 2022 showing the amendments and considerations relating to Ukrainian refugees and the impact of this unprecedented and continued demand … Continue reading →

  • Home schooled children

    1. Number of primary age children currently in elective home education 774 2. Number of secondary age children currently in elective home education 1135 3. Total number of children currently in elective home education 1909

  • Supply Teacher Expenditure

    I would like to know how much each primary, secondary and SEND school in the LEA (of which data is held) has spent on Supply Teaching or Teaching Assistant cover with external companies, and how much has been spent with … Continue reading →

  • Holiday Activities and Food Programme Funding

    How much money did Devon County Council receive from central government for the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme 2021/22? How much was spent for that purpose? Please break both answers down into Christmas 2021 holiday and Easter 2022 holiday … Continue reading →