Published date: 23 October 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 November 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£5,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

1284

Published date

23 October 2015

Closing date

19 November 2015

Contract start date

1 December 2015

Contract end date

31 March 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A GRANT AND NOT A CONTRACT.

These grants will provide funding to support enhanced collaboration between 16-19 providers (including FE colleges, Sixth Form colleges, schools, academies, apprenticeship providers and independent providers) to secure improvement in the teaching of maths to 16-19 year olds in further education settings who do not hold A*-C GCSE maths.

The objectives of these grants are:

i. To share successful pedagogical approaches and strategies concerning the teaching of maths across two or more 16-19 providers.
ii. To catalyse and sustain collaborative working between 16-19 providers to improve maths outcomes, particularly with regard to GCSE courses.
iii. To support the development of a new cadre of specialist FE maths teachers through professional networks operating at a local, city or regional level.

We will make funds available to 16-19 providers that are committed to working with other providers to secure and sustain improvements in maths, and propose suitable methods of facilitating this shared learning, so that less experienced institutions can benefit.

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Grants will be awarded up to £50,000 with the total grant funds available up to £150,000.

About the buyer

Contact name

Dawn Senior

Address

Vocational Education and 16-19 Strategy Division, Department for Education, 2 St Paul’s Place, 125 Norfolk Street
Sheffield
S1 2FJ
England

Email

dawn.senior@education.gsi.gov.uk