Agenda item

Culture Mile Learning Annual Report and Case for Investment 2021/22

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Minutes:

Members considered an annual report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services regarding the Culture Mile Learning impact evaluations for 2020/21 and case for investment for 2021/22.

 

The Chair had invited the Director of the Museum of London, as lead on Culture Mile Learning (CML), to make a presentation on this item.

 

Members discussed the valuable work of CML, the high-quality resources it provides, its vital importance to schools and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers.

 

Following a question, it was confirmed that the lower limit of the Fusion Prize entrant age restrictions would not be lowered. CML do, however, provide multiples offers and opportunities for younger audiences.

 

It was suggested that a focus for the next three years could be to get greater involvement from businesses in the City, both in terms of funding and participation. It was noted that businesses were already engaged with Culture Mile, and that CML were thinking about how to link in with that pool of stakeholders.

 

 

RESOLVED, that Members

 

·         Approve the investment of £247,000 from the Education Board’s budget to Culture Mile Learning in the 2021/22 Financial Year to deliver the activity proposed in Appendix 1 (Case of Investment and Appendix 2 (Action Plan).

 

·         Approve the proposal that Culture Mile Learning take a flexible approach in delivery of activities in light of changing restrictions around COVID-19, with the flexibility to repurpose funds up to a value of £10k providing it is only used to meet the specified objectives.

 

·         Approve that delegated authority be granted to the Town Clerk in consultation with the Chair and Deputy Chair of Education Board, to consider any proposal from Culture Mile Learning on the repurposing of funds beyond a value of £10k; and

 

·         Note the impact evaluations of Culture Mile Learning projects delivered over 2020/21 in accordance with the Action Plan approved by the Education Board on 14 November 2019. These are included in Appendices 3-7.

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