Presentation1 on Extended Schools 12th S

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Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 1 SELB Extended Schools Information Sessions September 2006

Children & Young People’s Funding Package : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 2 Children & Young People’s Funding Package March 2006Children and Young People’s Funding Package June 2006Our Children and Young People - Our PledgeA Ten Year Strategy for Children & Young People in Northern Ireland 2006-2016 June 2006Extended Schools Policy

Children & Young People’s Funding Package : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 3 Children & Young People’s Funding Package Main aim of CYP Fund: “reducing social, health and educational differentials … to improve the prospects and life chances of our children and young people” Peter Hain, Secretary of State, March 2006

Children & Young People’s Funding Package : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 4 Children & Young People’s Funding Package £61,925m over 2 years across 6 themes 1 £26.55m Extended Schools 2 £10.85 Early Years Provision 3 £5.60m Looked After/Vulnerable 4 £2.00m Youth Outreach Initiative 5 £4.35m Child Protection 6 £12.575m Special Needs/Disabilities

Children & Young People’s Funding Package : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 5 Children & Young People’s Funding Package Total Funding: £26.55m over 2 years Year 1 Year 2 Front-line activity in schools £10.0m £10.0m School-based counselling support £1.75m £ 1.8m Creative Learning Centres £ 0.5m £ 0.5m Centralised Services £ 1.0m £ 1.0m

Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 6 Extended Schools ‘To reduce underachievement and improve the life chances of children and young people by enhancing their educational development and fostering their health, well being and social inclusion through the integrated delivery of the support and services necessary to ensure every child has the best start in life’ Marie Eagle, Education Minister June 2006

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 7 SELB Extended Schools 5 Key Themes as high level outcomes Being Healthy Enjoying, Learning and Achieving Living in Safety and with Stability Experiencing Economic and Environmental Wellbeing Contributing Positively to Community and Society

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 8 SELB Extended Schools Dungannon & Cookstown Area £296,010 Armagh Area £131,050 Craigavon & Banbridge Area £569,520 Newry & Mourne Area Funding £475,965

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 9 SELB Extended Schools Selection Process Free School Meals Neighbourhood Renewal Area Education Wards/Super Output areas

Regional Allocation of Funds : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 10 Regional Allocation of Funds

What is an Extended School? : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 11 What is an Extended School? “An Extended School provides a range of services and activities during or beyond the school day, to help meet the needs of children, their families and the wider community.” (Extended Schools, 2006 p.2)

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 12 SELB Extended Schools Extended Schools will engage in collaboration and partnership with neighbourhood schools and statutory and voluntary and community sector organisations operating in the community

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 13 SELB Extended Schools Benefits for all pupils Benefits for the school Benefits for families Benefits for communities

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 14 SELB Extended Schools Suggested Extended School Activities Breakfast club/ lunchtime clubs After school activities inc. homework, arts, sport etc. peer mentoring Enhanced learning opportunities ICT, creative and expressive Personal Development Family learning, parenting skills, healthy living Delivery of child care, health care and family services in and out of school hours

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 15 SELB Extended Schools Financial Management Guidelines DE Guidelines now agreed Similar to LMS arrangements Principal is responsible for funding ELB is accountable for funding

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 16 SELB Extended Schools Deadlines Expression of Interest Forms 29 Sept 06 Action Plans submitted 30 Nov 06 Programme started 7 Jan 07

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 17 SELB Extended Schools Training Sessions Newry Teachers Centre 13 Sept 06 1 30 – 4 00 Armagh Teachers Centre 15 Sept 06 9 30 -12 00 Clounagh Centre 18 Sept 06 1 30 – 4 00 Dungannon Teachers Centre 19 Sept 06 9 30 – 12 00

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 18 SELB Extended Schools Action Plan deadline 30 November 2006 Activities to be aligned to the 5 high level outcome areas Plan to be integrated into the school’s development plan Audit to identify the needs of pupils, parents and the wider community and Action Plan to match the gaps in provision

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 19 SELB Extended Schools Clustering There must be 3 or more schools in the same geographical area Ideally cross phase and cross sector Schools must demonstrate partnership working with the other schools Joint Action Plan submitted Benefits 15% of each schools’ budget to develop cluster

Slide 20: 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 20 Extended School Action Plan for ____________________________________________________ Outcome :____________________________________________________________________________

SELB Extended Schools : 

Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator 21 SELB Extended Schools Contact details Caitriona Hughes ?3751 2314 caitriona.hughes@selb.org Kieran Shields ?3741 5381 kieran.shields@selb.org