Agenda item

The Area Council Manager introduced this item and apprised Members of the current position regarding the Young People’s Emotional Resilience priority. The opportunity has now been advertised as a grant which will support Covid-19 Recovery in the short term and transition work in the longer term.  The Area Council Manager has met with CEO of the Every Child Matters Academy Trust and attended the Children and Young People’s Emotional Health and Wellbeing Meeting, which is a multiagency meeting chaired by Alicia Marcroft, Head of Public Health.  There is a new Emotional Resilience Lead Officer starting in September, Lauren Nixon, who will be offering advice on the evaluation of the grant opportunity.  The grant opportunity was advertised on the 7^th August 2020.

The closing date for applications is 4pm on Tuesday 21^st September.  All organisations that meet the criteria will be invited to present their project proposal to the panel on Tuesday 6^th October. It is anticipated that service delivery will start after half term early November, with a steer regarding the start date from schools, given the current challenges because of Covid-19.  The Emotional Resilience Lead Officer will evaluate the project and the Area Council Manager will discuss the option of external evaluation with her once she is in post. 

RESOLVED that Members note the progress in this priority area.