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Adult Community Learning
Decision Maker: Policy & Resources Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
RESOLVED:
(1) That the family learning element of the adult education budget which supports the city’s vulnerable families will be delivered directly by the tutors currently employed by the council using online or distanced based learning methods where possible. This will involve the TUPE of relevant staff from the Friends Centre;
(2) That in order to retain and secure the council’s ESFA grant for adult education for the academic year 2020/21 sub-contracting arrangements should be put in place. This will provide a suitable timeframe in which to plan and implement measures which will deliver a sustainable service for the council going forward;
(3) That it be noted that the £61,030 allocated by committee to support the transition to an in-house adult and community learning service will not be required unless alternative delivery premises are secured;
(4) That the committee request officers to urgently explore with Adult and Community Learning partners in the city what provision can be put in place for some of our city’s most vulnerable learners as of September 2020, with consideration to the impact of Covid-19 on service delivery; and
(5) That given the practical, financial and legal implications, the committee requests the Audit & Standards Committee, by way of additional assurance, to request officers to undertake an audit into why it was not possible to implement the decision agreed at the April 30 meeting of the Policy & Resources Committee.
Report author: Carla Butler, Lisa Mitchell
Publication date: 30/07/2020
Date of decision: 30/07/2020
Decided at meeting: 30/07/2020 - Policy & Resources Committee
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