As some people may be aware, I've been researching the use of Alternative Provision Funding for home education. AP Funding may be used for Further Education courses, special needs support, and exam support.
Back in June I sent Freedom of Information requests to all local authorities in England and have posted up the replies (by region) here
edyourself.org/articles/fundingfoijune2012.php
I've also recently been playing around with some bar charts to illustrate the variations by region, size of LA etc.
edyourself.org/articles/F.php
edyourself.org/articles/funding.php
Where a local authority is paying for SEN support or Further Education courses by mid January 2013 (ie for the academic year 2012-13), an entry can be made on the annual Alternative Provision Census.
Authorities in the West Midlands are most likely to claim (4 out of 11)
Authorities in the South East are also likely to claim (6 out 17)
Authorities in the North East are least likely to claim (0 out of 8)
Across all LAs in England, 1 in 5 is claiming funding on behalf of home educated children