Decision details

Equalex Work Experience Pilot in Wolverhampton Schools

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Development, Jobs and Skills

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Deliver a one year pilot programme in 6 schools in Wolverhampton to deliver an innovative work experience model from Year 7 to Year 13.

Decision:

1.      Agreed to sign the service level agreement to deliver the Equalex work experience project in Wolverhampton

2.      Approved the creation of supplementary budgets of £80,000 in 2024-2025 to deliver the Equalex work experience project, to be fully funded by a grant from the WMCA.

3.      Agreed to recruiting staff to deliver the Equalex work experience project in schools in Wolverhampton.

4.      Agreed to spending the allocated funding towards salaries and running costs to deliver the pilot project during the academic years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

5.      Agreed to setting up memorandum of understanding with the schools invited to be involved in the pilot and ensuring the distribution of those funds to the participant schools who agree to take part in the programme.

 

Publication date: 29/01/2025

Date of decision: 27/01/2025

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