Through the National Prospectus Grant Programme The Department for Education (DfE) want to help improve outcomes for children and young people (particularly those who are disadvantaged) and support for their families.
The DfE has identified seven policies themes it wishes to fund through this National Prospectus. Bids must be made specifically in support of one, or more, of the following seven policy themes below. A separate application is required for each theme.
• Theme One: Support the delivery of reform priorities around choice, quality and affordability in early education and childcare
• Theme Two: Support the delivery of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms, specialist advice and support for specific SEND and encouraging innovative approaches to filling gaps in the market and the SEND reforms
• Theme Three: Improve the identification of children’s mental health issues, their prevention, and the better commissioning of support and collaboration between agencies and services
• Theme Four: Improve the early help provided to children with additional support needs; protect and support children at risk of harm including through bullying
• Theme Five: To drive change in the care system to raise expectations and outcomes for children in care and care leavers
• Theme Six: Continue to improve the adoption system and ensure reforms are sustained, particularly through improvements to matching, post adoption support, services for prospective adopters, support and challenge to the workforce, and strengthening parental voice
• Theme Seven: Improve advice and support to families to promote resilience, support early intervention and to improve engagement with statutory services
The programme will provide up to £25m in grant funding for 2015-16. There is no specific minimum or maximum amount of grant award, but as an indicative guide for bidders, and reflecting the national focus of this grant programme, grant awards are expected to be in the region of £100,000 - £750,000.
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For enquiries, email: [email protected]
Deadline for applications: Friday 21 November 2014, 12noon