CCS024 Provision and Management of Creative Mentoring Service

Description

Derbyshire County Council (The Council) is seeking to commission a service to provide creative mentors, using a primary provider model, for a period of 3 years commencing 1 April 2023. Creative mentoring is available for children in care and care leavers, ranging from early years, primary, secondary and post 16 education stages. It is suitable for children and young people in education and those who are at risk of exclusion, or who are not in education or training. For those young people who are not attending education, creative mentoring is a means with which to fund opportunities for learning outside of school and support towards engagement back into formal or vocational education. The successful Provider will utilise a primary provider delivery model and will be responsible for managing the Creative Mentor service and network of Mentors, and providing the opportunity for Derbyshire Creative Mentors to apply to join the network