Enrichment Partnerships Pilot

We’re partnering with The Duke of Edinburgh's Award to reach even more young people and provide further access to high-quality enrichment opportunities!

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), jointly with the Department for Education, has awarded our partnership a £2.7 million grant to act as delivery partners for the exciting new Enrichment Partnerships Pilot.

The pilot aims to test whether providing centralised support to schools around enrichment has a positive impact on the quality and uptake of enrichment activities locally, without leading to additional costs/resources for schools.

NCS will be awarding up to 20 grants to organisations, such as local authorities, voluntary and community sector organisations and multi-academy trusts, to deliver enrichment coordination in an Education Investment Area, working with up to 10 schools per area.

The pilot will focus on three regions:
1) the North West
2) the North East
3) the East/East Midlands

EPP applications will open at 10am, Monday 6th November and close at 5pm, Friday 24th November. 

Any applications submitted after the window has closed will not be considered.

If you have any questions around this EPP funding opportunity, please email grants@ncstrust.org.uk and our team will be happy to help.