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Review of Positive Futures

Meeting: 08/01/2019 - Partnership Delivery Group (Item 16)

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The report of the Executive Manager – Communities is attached.

Minutes:

The Principal Community Development Officer presented the report of the Executive Manager – Communities which provided the Group with an opportunity to review the partnership and service level agreement with the Trent Bridge Community Trust. It was noted that in June 2016, Cabinet supported the extension of the Positive Futures programme from January 2017 to December 2020 at the cost of £110,000 per annum and that in January 2018 Cabinet supported the delivery of the YouNG Project at a cost of £82,000 per annum which focused on employability, work experience and YouNG Markets which took place throughout the Borough.

 

The Community Projects Manager, the Senior Youth Project Officer and the YouNG Project Officer represented the Trent Bridge Community Trust and delivered a presentation to the Group on performance covering the period 2017/18 period. The presentation included:

 

Following the presentation members of the Group suggested that the Trust could attempt to re-engage with Brookside Primary School in East Leake and that the Service Level Agreement be amended to include the village of Ruddington. The Principal Community Development Officer and the Community Projects Manager agreed to take these suggestions into consideration.

 

The Group also asked questions regarding confidentiality. The Senior Youth Project Officer clarified that young people had to sign an agreement before any mentoring took place which would allow the officers to contact specialist services if required. The Senior Youth Project Officer also noted that the Trust were keen to set up a strategic group that consisted of professionals such as social workers and head teachers.

 

The Senior Youth Project Officer advised the Group that young people referred to the Trent Bridge Community Trust were initially given a needs assessment and then six week programme for mentoring or participating in sports activities. It was also clarified that the targets set as outlined in the presentation were based on performance from 2016/17.

 

The Group praised the YouNG Project and the Ready4Work element of the Trent Bridge Community Trust. The Chairman thanked the officers for delivering their presentation and for answering the Group’s questions.

 

It was RESOLVED that

 

a)    The report of the Executive Manager – Communities be noted.

b)    Trent Bridge Community Trust attempt to re-engage with Brookside Primary School in East Leake

c)    Consideration be given to the Service Level Agreements being extended to include the village of Ruddington.

d)    The work of the partnership be endorsed.