Purpose

To seek approval to accept and spend capital
grant funding from the Department of Education (DFE) for specific
Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) projects.
 

Content

That Cabinet:

1.     
Authorised the Executive Director, People in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and
Equalities to accept, allocate and spend grant funding from the
Department for Education and procure and award the contract(s)
(including any individual contracts over £500k) necessary for
the implementation of the Education Capital Programme in accordance
with Appendix I1 and within the maximum budget envelopes outlined
in this report including:
1.     
DfE Schools Condition Allocation funding for 23-24.
2.     
DfE Basic Need Grant Funding for 23-24.
3.     
SEND Wave 2 in-year response funding to redistribute funding into
the SEND Wave 2 programme.
4.     
Capital grant from the Commissioning budget to support the SEND
Wave 2 programme and outturn costs for Elmfield School for Deaf
Children.