Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme

Tender description

Whilst the majority of children and young people will access their education within a registered school, for some with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) this is not appropriate. When the local authority is in agreement that education within a school is not appropriate to be able to support the needs of the child or young person, an arrangement can be agreed for them to access their education elsewhere by a different service. Historically, Torbay Council has taken an ad-hoc approach to this where the provision is spot-purchased on a case-by-case basis. Due to this ad-hoc arrangement and the increasing need for children and young people to receive their education via (Education other than at Schools) EOTAS, it has caused a fragmented system where there is no package offer available for families to understand what EOTAS could look like for their child and inconsistencies have been experienced. Therefore, the purpose of this procurement exercise is to establish a holistic EOTAS Programme where a child or young person accessing the provision has a consistent journey with defined outcomes, families can, at a glance, understand what the EOTAS provision will look like for their child and will increase the overall sustainability of EOTAS delivery within Torbay. The EOTAS Programme will compromise of 4 Lots: Lot 1 Core Curriculum Education Lot 2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood Lot 3a Aspiration Framework; and Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework Lot 1: Lot 1 Core Curriculum Education This Lot will include core curriculum education to form part of the child’s entire package with the focus on English, Maths, Science with ICT skills being incorporated. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A1 and B. There will be a maximum of one (1) supplier who will be awarded a contract under this Lot. Lot 2: Lot 2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood This Lot will include working with children on their barriers to education, emotional regulation, social, life and independence skills. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A2 and B. There will be a maximum of one (1) supplier who will be awarded a contract under this Lot. Lot 3a: Lot 3a Aspiration Framework Lot 3a will be a framework of providers capable of providing broad and varied areas of interest to support the child’s learning and development. It is expected that a child receiving support through Lot 1 and Lot 2 will access at least one provider on Lot 3a. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A3 and B. There will be a maximum of ten (10) suppliers who will be awarded a place on the framework. Lot 3b: Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework Lot 3b will be a framework of providers capable of providing therapeutic support for pupils who are experiencing challenges in accessing an education programme. It is expected that this framework will be accessed where a child eligible of receiving an EOTAS package requires therapeutic work to support them in their readiness to access Lot 1 and Lot 2 or where they need additional emotional wellbeing support throughout the duration of the programme. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A4 and B. There will be a maximum of five (5) suppliers who will be awarded a place on the framework.