SUPPORT FOR 16-19 YOUNG PEOPLE UNABLE TO ACCESS REMOTE EDUCATION – 16-19 BURSARY FUNDING UPDATE

1. Title: SUPPORT FOR 16-19 YOUNG PEOPLE UNABLE TO ACCESS REMOTE EDUCATION – 16-19 BURSARY FUNDING UPDATE2. Awarding Authority: North East Learning Providers, GB. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: 16 to 19-year-olds in education without a suitable device and/or connectivity to study remotely, and whose family cannot afford these costs, will be eligible for support via the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund. Providers should consider supporting them, for example, by providing a device where necessary to access remote education.As set out in 16 to 19 Bursary Fund guidance, decisions on support should continue to be made on the basis of an individual assessment, in line with bursary fund rules that all support must be based on individual circumstances and needs.Providers should use their existing 16 to 19 Bursary Fund to pay for this support. Where providers need additional resources to support young people to access education remotely, they should submit a business case to the ESFA setting out:the amount of bursary fund and/or free meals funding carried forward from previous yearsthe amount of funding already spent in 2019 to 2020 academic yearthe amount of funding already irrevocably committed but not yet spentthe amount of funding the provider has available to support disadvantaged students, in line with the criteria abovethe number of students assessed as requiring additional supportthe support and funding the provider has assessed is required to support the needs of individual students, in line with the criteria set out in the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund guidanceLocal authorities will receive devices for children and young people who have a social worker or are care leavers. 16 to 19 education providers should work with local authorities to ensure that any students in these categories can access education and to ensure that support for them from the local authority and education institution is co-ordinated.5. CPV Code(s): 80000000, 85311300, 805330006. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKC1, UKC147. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: North East (England), Tees Valley And Durham, Durham Cc.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. As no deadline date has been specified please contact the awarding authority for further information.11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit: # funding opportunity