1. The purpose of this report is to seek a decision from Cllr Mayes to approve awarding of the section 31 grant funding apportioned to Wiltshire Council to the recipients below for delivery of Multiply Programme Interventions.
2. These interventions have been selected and proposed from a menu provided by the Department for Education as part of its Multiply Prospectus, published in April 2022.
3. The report seeks approval to award the following amounts:
|
Wiltshire college |
£27,000 |
|
CAB |
£90,632 |
|
National numeracy |
£73,000 |
|
Building Bridges |
£35,000 |
|
Madanu |
£30,000 |
|
BSW |
£50,000 |
|
Prospect |
£3,000 |
|
Skills ladder |
£126,000 |
The total grants amount to £434,632
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/05/2023
Decision due: 1 Jun 2023 by Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education and Skills
Lead member: Cllr Laura Mayes, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education, and Skills laura.mayes@wiltshire.gov.uk
Department: Education & Skills
Contact: Emily Hughes Email: Emily.hughes@wiltshire.gov.uk Tel 01225 756176.
Consultation process
In May 2022, Employment and Skills officers engaged with stakeholders and invited expressions of interest to deliver Multiply interventions. Subsequent engagement took place via the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Swindon Training Provider Partnership, and community grant application process was conducted in December 2022. Interventions were discussed and refined.