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To seek delegated authority to use School Nurseries Capital Funding to progress a refurbishment scheme to create new nursery places at Northmoor Academy as an alternative to the previously agreed new build option.

RESOLVED - That:
Progress the refurbishment project as a means of creating all the places for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds in the initial SNCF application with full funding from the SNCF.

In year 5 of the Opportunity Area (OA) programme it is essential to ensure continuous delivery of ongoing activities and the prompt start of new activities to maximise our impact on educational outcomes for the children and young people of Oldham.
This report seeks approval to commission external organisations to deliver elements of the Oldham Opportunity Area programme in year 5 (AY 2021/22). This request is in line with the delegated authority detailed in the OA Year 5 Cabinet Paper approved on the 26 July 2021

RESOLVED - That:
Approve the commissioning of external organisations as detailed in appendices x to deliver the Opportunity Area year 5 plan

Oldham Council has secured funding from the following source:
•Department for Transport (DfT), Active Travel Fund via Transport for Greater Manchester
The purpose of this report is to confirm the value of the grant available to Oldham and to notify the Officer of the intention to bring this additional resource into the transport capital programme to commence delivery of the schemes.

RESOLVED -
Accept the grant offer and deliver the scheme in an appropriate timescale.

To allocate £225k of COMF funding to both extend and broaden the scope of the current Community Champions activity funded through the MHCLG Community Champions grant.

RESOLVED - That: To allocate £225k of COMF funding to the extension and expansion of the Community Champions programme through additional grants to VCFSE anchor organisations and grass roots community groups. With £66k allocated to extending investments in the current anchor organisation activity until March 2022, £33k allocated to extending the small grants programme until March 2022 and £125k allocated to anchor investments which enable the network to reach a broader range of communities affected by Covid19.

The purpose of the report is to seek approval to vary a clause in the lease dated 25th March 2004 for a term of 999 years granted between Oldham Council and Tweedale Developments Limited.
The long lease reserves a right of entry on to the property to construct, repair and maintain service media. The variation to this clause provides that the right to enter and the right to carry out any works can only be carried out upon any unbuilt parts of the property and that the
freeholder cannot connect into any new service media constructed by the tenant.
The variation will enable Tweedale Developments to grant an underlease of part of their property for use as an Urban Reserve Electricity Generating/Storage unit.

RESOLVED - That:
Agree to the variation of the lease restricting the right to construct, connect and maintain service media to unbuilt areas of the property only.

Permission is being sought to complete a Deed of variation to grant a one-year extension of contract to deliver the local authority statutory duty around Key Stage 2 statutory moderation.
External moderation is statutory. It gives confidence that schools’ Teacher Assessment (TA) judgements are accurate and consistent with national standards, as specified in the TA frameworks and exemplification materials.

RESOLVED - That: option 1 be approved to grant the one-year extension of contract.

Permission is being sought to complete a Deed of variation to grant a one-year extension of contract to deliver the local authority statutory duty around Early Years assessment and moderation.
LAs must ensure that EYFS providers understand and follow the requirements set out in the EYFSP Handbook by providing; advice on all aspects of assessment at EYFS; training, including on ‘agreement trialling’.

RESOLVED - That: option 1 be approved to grant the one-year extension of the contract.

To approve the payment terms for organisations providing services to the Holiday Activities and Food Programme using additional funding awarded from DfE

RESOLVED - To have a tiered payment process based on the value of the grant being awarded to the provider.