Issue details

Award of grant funding to deliver the Multiply adult numeracy programme

Multiply is part of UK Gov. Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), administered by the Department for Education (DfE). It supports the Levelling Up mission to ensure that by 2030, the number of people successfully completing high-quality skills training will have significantly increased in every area of the UK. Multiply aims to help people improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life, home, and work. Whether that be improving household finances, helping children with homework, making more sense of the facts in the media, or improving numeracy skills specific to a line of work.

 

The County Council has been awarded an allocation of £3,689,038 by the DfE, phased over the next three years, for offering Multiply. It was determined that the most effective way to do this in West Sussex was by inviting organisations to apply for funding to deliver the Multiply programme.

 

Applications for Multiply grant funding have been received from a wide range of organisations. Following an evaluation process, this report seeks approval to award the funding to those organisations whose applications have been judged as best meeting the requirements.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Divisions affected: (All Divisions);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/06/2022

Decision due: October 2022 by Assistant Director (Education and Skills) (Paul Wagstaff)

Lead member: Assistant Director (Education and Skills) (Paul Wagstaff)

Lead director: Paul Wagstaff

Contact: Andrew Bishop, Adult Education Business Manager Email: andrew.bishop@westsussex.gov.uk Tel: 033 022 25399.

Consultation process

Representations concerning this proposed decision can be made to the decision maker, via the officer contact, by the beginning of the month in which the decision is due to be taken

Democratic Services Contact: Wendy Saunders Tel: 033 022 22553

Decisions

Background papers

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