Agenda item

Members considered grants recommendations for the City of London Corporation Combined Education Charity.

A New Direction London Limited

·         In response to a question from a Member, the Chief Grants Officer confirmed that the proposed grant funding was not limited to three teachers.

RESOLVED, that Members approve a grant of £9,600 to A New Direction London Limited from the City of London Corporation Combined Education Charity towards the cost of workshops, coaching and roundtable events as part of the Cultural Leadership Programme, conditional on the grant only being applied to benefit London school teachers from maintained schools and academies.

Applicant 1

·         In response to a question from a Member, the Chief Grants Officer confirmed that the applicant, if granted funding, would meet the balance of their study costs from a student loan.

RESOLVED, that Members approve a £5,000 grant from the City of London Corporation Combined Education Charity for Applicant 1 towards the course fees for a MA/PG Dip in Performance (Acting) at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

Applicant 2

RESOLVED, that Members approve a £5,000 bursary from the City of London Corporation Combined Education Charity for Applicant 2 towards the purchase of a computer, film equipment and travel costs for the final year of study of a BA in Journalism and Communication at Middlesex University, the funding being conditional on the University distributing the funding to, and purchasing equipment on behalf of, the applicant.

Applicant 3

·         Members requested further information about the applicant’s course costs including how much the applicant had raised so far from other sources and how they proposed to fund any remaining course and associated maintenance costs.

RESOLVED, that Members grant delegated authority to the Town Clerk in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman to reconsider the application once this information had been received.

Applicant 4

·         Members noted that the applicant had not provided, when requested, any additional information or proof of situation and therefore the application was not recommended for funding.

RESOLVED, that the Chief Grants Officer’s recommendation that Applicant 4 not be granted any funding from the City of London Corporation Combined Education Charity be approved.