Early help cases from 21/22 to 23/24
Case reference FOI2024/00259
Published 1 March 2024
Request
I would like to make the following freedom of information request:
• How many Early Help cases are open across Herefordshire, 2023-24 school year to date?
• How many Early Help cases are open for students accessing all secondary schools in Herefordshire, 2023 - 24 school year to date?
• How many Early Help cases were opened across Herefordshire, 2022-23 and 2021-22 school years?
• How many Early Help cases were opened for students accessing all secondary schools in Herefordshire, 2022-23 and 2021-22 school years?
• How many TAF meetings have been requested across Herefordshire involving schools, 2023-24 school year to date?
• How many TAF meetings have been requested across Herefordshire specific to secondary schools, 2023-24 school year to date?
Response
I would like to make the following freedom of information request:
• How many Early Help cases are open across Herefordshire, 2023-24 school year to date?
A) Opened early help cases since September 2023 - present = 492
(Total early help cases currently open = 689)
• How many Early Help cases are open for students accessing all secondary schools in Herefordshire, 2023 - 24 school year to date?
A) 198
• How many Early Help cases were opened across Herefordshire, 2022-23 and 2021-22 school years?
A) September 2022 - August 2023 = 1,433
September 2021 - August 2022 = 1,142
• How many Early Help cases were opened for students accessing all secondary schools in Herefordshire, 2022-23 and 2021-22 school years?
A) September 2022 - August 2023 = 352
September 2021- August 2022 = 431
• How many TAF meetings have been requested across Herefordshire involving schools, 2023-24 school year to date?
A) 1,701
(Please note, for TAF meetings where the lead professional is a Herefordshire Council Early Help Family Support Worker or Early Years Support Worker, we collect this data as TAF meetings per child rather than per family, and the number of TAF meetings involving schools for the 2023-24 school year to date is 1,571.
For TAF meetings where the lead professional is from the school, this data is collated per family, and the number of TAF meetings involving schools for the 2023-24 school year to date is 130.)
• How many TAF meetings have been requested across Herefordshire specific to secondary schools, 2023-24 school year to date?
A) 551
(Please note, for TAF meetings where the lead professional is a Herefordshire Council Early Help Family Support Worker or Early Years Support Worker, the number of TAF meetings specific to secondary schools for the 2023-24 school year to date is 519.
For TAF meetings where the lead professional is from the school, the number of TAF meetings specific to secondary schools for the 2023-24 school year to date is 32.)
Documents
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