DECISION

1.            To agree that the Council takes up the power to make discretionary awards in respect of specified groups of students over compulsory school age in 2014/2015.

2.            To approve the policy in Appendix 1 for the provision by the Council of school clothing grants in 2014/2015 within the budget specified in paragraph 5.2 of the report.

3.            To approve the policy in Appendix 2 for the provision of the Budget Holding Lead Professional Scheme for Attendance Support in 2014/2015 within the budget specified in paragraph 5.2 of this report.

4.            To approve the policy in Appendix 3 for the provision by the Council of discretionary awards in support of education travel in 2014/2015 within the budget specified in paragraph 5.2 of the report.

5.            To approve the policy in Appendix 4 for the provision by the Council of the Mayor’s Education Award (MEA) in 2014/2015 if Cabinet wishes the scheme to continue having determined that funding is available to support applicants for the academic year 2014-15.

6.            To approve the policy in Appendix 5 for the provision of the Mayor’s Higher Education Award Scheme in 2014/2015 if Cabinet wishes the scheme to continue and has funds to support it.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, EDUCATION, SOCIAL CARE AND WELLBEING (R. McCULLOCH-GRAHAM)

(Service Head, Learning and Achievement Early Years (A. Canning)

(Head of Secondary Learning and Achievement (D. Warne)