Devon’s care workers deserve to be ‘recognised and better paid’
“We all owe care workers a huge debt”
In a letter Cllr McInnes, DCC’s Cabinet Member for Schools urges the Education Secretary to ensure that Devon has the resources to deliver a ‘Covid-safe education’.
The COVID-19 Prompt Action Fund was rapidly launched at the start of the lockdown to help voluntary and community groups support the most vulnerable in their communities and tackle the social and economic impacts of the outbreak.
Like many voluntary groups and organisations, youth clubs in Devon are struggling right now to stay afloat, with bills to pay and no income to supplement them.
Devon’s schools’ chief is welcoming a big spending boost for education in the county.
Devon county council is to open up its funding opportunities to benefit a wider range of local groups and community projects.