Purpose

Doncaster Council has been allocated
£1,375,790 from the Department for Education’s Holiday
Activity & Food Programme 2025-25.
The £1,375,790 will be used to offer free holiday and food
activity places to children and young people, who receive
benefits-related free school meals.

Doncaster Council must ensure that face to face holiday activities
is available during the Easter, Summer, Winter school holiday
periods. The successful partner(s) will have flexibility about
how
they deliver the level of provision to best serve the needs of
children and families in Doncaster, within the DFE guidelines and
taking into account the flexibilities outlined below.

The 2024 holiday programme is targeted at children who receive
benefits related free school meals and it is expected that
commissioned partners (working in conjunction with schools)
will
undertake the necessary promotion to the eligible children and
their families in order to maximise take up of the provision.
Partners must ensure that sufficient, adequate provision is
available across the borough for children with SEND or additional
needs.

Content

To agree to fund activities during the Easter,
Summer and Winter 2024 Schools Holidays from the Department for
Education Holiday, Activity & Food Programme on a range of
proposals as
set out in box 3.
As part of the budget setting arrangements, it was agreed to accept
the Holiday Activity and Food Programme Grant. As part of this
decisions around how to allocate the grant within its
terms and conditions were delegated to the Assistant Director:
Partnerships, Early Intervention & Localities in consultation
with the Portfolio Lead for Education, Skills and Young
People.