Providers for Young Peoples Learning Provision (YPLP) - Find a freedom of information request

1) I should like to know from which Provider does Lincolnshire County Council commission the Young Peoples Learning Provision (YPLP) at its 7 sites in Lincolnshire. Has the Provider recently changed, or has it always been the same Provider?

2) How long does the contract run for?

3) Please could you tell me the annual costs of the Contract either in total or the annual cost at each separate site?

4) Does each of the seven sites have its own dedicated staff or is there a team of visiting support staff such as Behaviour Coaches or Pastoral Care Workers visiting on a rotation basis or on an as needed basis?

5) Please could you tell me from what date did YPLP Services became INSPIREU? Is this a totally new Provider or just a change in name of YPLP?

6) Please could you tell me of any available Performance Reports or Inspection Reports carried out by Lincolnshire County Council or other Agencies on the YPLP Commissioned Service.

7) Which Department oversees the Performance of the YPLP Commissioned Service?

8) Please can you provide me with a copy of the Quality Performance Standards Document which forms part of the YPLP Commissioned Service Contract?

1. InspireU formally known as YPLP is not commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council, the education service is funded through EFSA. There has been no change other than a recent name change.

2. As InspireU formally known as YPLP are not contracted via Lincolnshire County Council, but through the EFSA to delivery education services, there is no contract length with Lincolnshire County Council.

3. InspireU, formally known as YPLP, is not a contracted service of Lincolnshire County Council, but is funded through the EFSA.

4. Each site has a dedicated team of well-being coaches (formally known as behaviour coaches) who are managed by the pastoral leads. The pastoral leads will visit sites on a rotational basis, or where there has been a need identified or their specific support has been requested.

5. YPLP changed its name to InspireU on the 19th July 2024, this is a name change only.

6. InspireU, formally known as YPLP, is not a commissioned service of Lincolnshire County Council, it is inspected by Ofsted.

The Ofsted report can be found online on the Ofsted website.

7. InspireU, formally known as YPLP, is not a commissioned service of Lincolnshire County Council. InspireU sits within the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Service within Childrens Services.

8. InspireU, formally known as YPLP, is not a commissioned service of Lincolnshire County Council, and its performance is monitored through Ofsted, using the current Education Inspection Framework (EIF).