Issue - meetings
Resolution of Grant Payments: Children's Services - Educational Maintenance Allowances
Meeting: 09/09/2015 - Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting (Item 8.)
8. Resolution of Grant Payments: Children's Services - Educational Maintenance Allowances
Additional documents:
- Commissioners Decision Report - 13 Vermeer Courtaet cleared 15 09 2015 , View reasons restricted (8./2)
- Commissioners Decision Report - 27 Goldman Closeaet cleared 15 09 2015 , View reasons restricted (8./3)
- Commissioners Decision Report - 53 East Smithfieldaet (2) cleared 15 09 2015 , View reasons restricted (8./4)
- Commissioners Decision Report - 87 Clinton Roadaet cleared 15 09 2015 , View reasons restricted (8./5)
Meeting: 09/09/2015 - Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting (Item 7.1)
7.1 Resolution of Grant Payments: Children's Services (Educational Maintenance Allowances) PDF 137 KB
Decision:
Terry Parkin Interim Service Head, Learning & Achievement introduced the report which proposed to continue the existing bursary and to rename it. The bursary was previously presented to commissioners on 27 May 2015 and deferred to enable the award to be linked to outcome based parameters.
Councillor Saunders and Councillor Golds supported the proposals. Councillor Golds also requested that a summary of applications and uptake according to geographical area be provided.
Commissioners clarified that the present scheme would be continued pending the development of a new better targeted educational maintenance scheme via Cabinet. Commissioners also asked that an annual report be brought setting out how the scheme has been allocated and which allocations have been successful and unsuccessful.
RESOLVED
1. That the continuation of the Educational Maintenance Grant be approved but the grant be renamed the Tower Hamlets Educational Maintenance Allowance
2. That the terms and conditions be noted, under which the impact of the revised grant is to be measured.
3. That an annual report be made setting out how the scheme has been allocated and which allocations have been successful and unsuccessful
4. That a new better targeted education maintenance scheme be developed in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and presented to Cabinet