DD2142 London Enterprise Adviser Network

1.1. The Enterprise Adviser Network matches professional volunteers (Enterprise Advisers) with schools to develop a whole school careers and employer plan. The London network is supported by 3 full time Grade 8 Enterprise Coordinators employed by the GLA’s Team London and co funded by the National network provider the Careers & Enterprise Company. To date over 100 schools and 160+ Enterprise Advisers have been engaged in the London network.

1.2. The original pilot proposal for the network was submitted in 2015 in partnership with the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) (Formerly London Enterprise Partnership) and the GLA Education and Youth team. The project funding for academic years 15/16 and 16/17 came from the GLA’s Team London, the Careers & Enterprise Company and the Minor Programmes GLA budget. The receipt and expenditure of funding received for this delivery was covered in MD1559 and MD1661.

1.3. The LEAP Investment Committee agreed on the 04 May 2017 to award £100,000 of funding towards the delivery of the Enterprise Adviser network from the LEAP core fund. This funding will cover delivery costs of the network across academic year 2017/2018 and will be used across financial years 17/18 and 18/19.

1.4. The funding used will go towards project delivery costs including 50% of the salary costs for 3 Grade 8 Enterprise Coordinators employed by the GLA. Match funding from the Careers & Enterprise Company towards these salaries has been approved by MD 2124. The LEAP core funding will cover salary costs from September 2017 to September 2018.

By September 2018 the London Enterprise Adviser network will:



- Match up to 200 Enterprise Advisers with 135 London schools;

- Offer up to 700 hours of careers support and work insight to careers leads and students;

- Support the development of 135 needs assessments and careers and employer engagement strategies; and

- Offer the network in up to 20 London boroughs.

3.1 Under Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, as a public authority, the Mayor of London must have ‘due Regard’ of the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation as well as to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people who have a protected characteristic and those who do not.

3.2 The Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN) aims to support consistency of careers education and aims to open up opportunities for employer encounters for young people of all socio-economic backgrounds. Following the national model the EAN is offered to academies, free and state schools in London. Currently this is available in 18 boroughs but the long-term ambition is for the network to be available in all 32 boroughs. Additional funding opportunities are being identified which will enable us to recruit new Enterprise Coordinators that can support the roll out of the network in all boroughs and schools by 2020.

5.1 Approval is being sought for the receipt of £100,000 from the London’s Local Enterprise Partnership Core Fund to deliver the London Enterprise Adviser Network, funding will be span two financial years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019.

5.2 Match funding of £100,000 will be provided by The Careers & Enterprise Company which was approved by MD2124. Total receipts of £200,000 will fund three Grade 8 Enterprise Coordinators costs who will be managed by the Team London and also project delivery costs spanning two financial years 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Budget Breakdown

6.1 Sections 1-2 of this report that the decision requested of the Director concerns the exercise of the GLA’s general powers, falling within the GLA’s statutory powers to do such things considered to further or which are facilitative of, conducive or incidental to the promotion of economic development and wealth creation, social development or the promotion of the improvement of the environment in Greater London; and in formulating the proposals in respect of which a decision is sought officers have complied with the GLA’s related statutory duties to:

• Pay due regard to the principle that there should be quality of opportunity for all people;

• Consider how the proposals will promote the improvement of health of persons, health inequalities between persons and to contribute towards the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom; and

• Consult with appropriate bodies.

In taking the decisions requested the Director must have due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty; namely the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010, and to advice equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic (race, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity and gender reassignment) and persons who do not share it and foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it (section 149 of the Equality Act 2010). To this end, the Director should have particular regard to section 3 (above) of this report.

6.2 Officers must consult with HR and ensure that the appropriate employment documentation is put in place for the Enterprise Coordinators.

6.3 Officers must ensure that an appropriate agreement is put in place in relation to the match funding being provided by the Careers and Enterprise Company to the GLA.

Currently 89 Secondary schools are actively engaged in the network. New schools will be outreached to from September 2017 to achieve the target of 115 schools in 17/18. Delivery this year will focus on strengthen relationships in our existing 89 schools with the long-term goals to develop whole school careers and employer strategies in every Enterprise Adviser school.

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