Agenda item

To consider the report of the Strategic Education & Skills Director.

The Board considered the report of the Strategic Education & Skills Director.

A Member asked for more information on the reason for the existence of two rounds of applications. The meeting heard that the second round was to allocate resources remaining from the first round of applications.

A Member asked for more information on the criteria and impacts, commenting on the importance of ensuring that children have good speech and language (S&L) skills noting the significant shortfalls in S&L services. The meeting noted that a key element of the City Premium Grant (CPG) is additionality, as set out in section 3 of the report, and that S&L are deemed to be elements of the school’s core offering. 

A Member asked for more information on the costs involved in running the programme. The meeting noted that synergies are always sought and efficiencies are achieved with the centralisation of some of the functions as per the Corporation’s Tomlinson Report recommendations.

A Member asked whether there are any issues in carrying bids over to the next year. The meeting heard that the issue is to be discussed with the relevant schools.

RESOLVED, That the Board delegate authority to the Town Clerk in consultation with the Chair and the Strategic Director of Education and Skills to distribute Round 2 awards from the City Premium Grant: Disadvantaged Pupils Grant, the City Premium Grant: Partnerships Grant, and the City Premium Grant: Strategic Grant to the schools.