FTS - Mandarin Excellence Programme

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Contract to provider a Madnarin Excellence Programme Lot 1: The Department has awarded this contract to the supplier to provide/deliver the following: - support the diverse geographical location of the schools (where necessary) to ensure the development of teaching and learning of Mandarin Chinese in schools across the country; - ensure school-led development of the programme, translating centralised guidance and support into local practice; - act as a grant administrator to manage and transfer up to £3,3 million per year of grant funding to schools on the programme - provide a framework for the sustainability of Mandarin Chinese in England beyond the life of the programme; - ensure experienced MEP schools act as hub leaders to implement successfully the step-up of teaching required within the life of the programme, and to be able to lead confidently additional new schools in following years. - build upon the successes of work delivered to date by the current contract holders. Lot 1: The Department has awarded this contract to the supplier to provide/deliver the following: - support the diverse geographical location of the schools (where necessary) to ensure the development of teaching and learning of Mandarin Chinese in schools across the country; - ensure school-led development of the programme, translating centralised guidance and support into local practice; - act as a grant administrator to manage and transfer up to £3,3 million per year of grant funding to schools on the programme - provide a framework for the sustainability of Mandarin Chinese in England beyond the life of the programme; - ensure experienced MEP schools act as hub leaders to implement successfully the step-up of teaching required within the life of the programme, and to be able to lead confidently additional new schools in following years. - build upon the successes of work delivered to date by the current contract holders.