Decision details

The OA Partnership Board has approved the grants and tenders to the amounts set out in the attached Officer Decision Record.

The services have been approved as they align with the ambitions set out in the Doncaster Opportunity Area delivery plan and the decision to go to market has been taken to ensure the VfM and quality of the procured services, and to test the market.

The school improvement funding will enable intensive support and additional capacity for all 19 secondary schools in the borough.

To award:-

£90k to Evolve Education to deliver their health mentors programme
£400k to secondary schools on school improvement and associated evaluation
£70k to schools for post-16 provision improvements
up to £80k to the Education Alliance for the leadership and management of the secondary school peer review process (funding will depend on number of schools engaged).
up to £315k paid for school improvement activity through funding allocated to schools for bespoke activity

To go out to tender for services set out below:-

£110k on commissioned school improvement initiatives and oversight
£40k on expert consultancy support for post-16 provision, following on from the LA's post-16 review.

The opportunity area programme was developed based on detailed analysis of the available performance data, extensive consultation with professionals and engagement with Doncaster children and young people.

The proposals in this note align explicitly with the commitments in the published Doncaster Opportunity Area Plan. The delivery approach was determined based on analysis of the available organisations strengths and weaknesses.