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SELB EXTENDED SCHOOLS BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ TRAINING 2007

SELB EXTENDED SCHOOLS BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ TRAINING 2007 . LEGISLATION. Our Children and Young People – Our Pledge A Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland 2006 – 2016 (June 2006) Children and Young People Funding Package (March 2006)

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SELB EXTENDED SCHOOLS BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ TRAINING 2007

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  1. SELB EXTENDED SCHOOLS BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ TRAINING 2007 Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  2. LEGISLATION • Our Children and Young People – Our Pledge A Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland 2006 – 2016 (June 2006) • Children and Young People Funding Package (March 2006) • Extended Schools: schools, families, communities – working together (June 2006) Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  3. Children and Young People (C&YP) Funding Package “The overall objective of the C&YP funding package is to reduce underachievement and improve the life chances of children and youngpeople by enhancing their educational development and fostering their health, well-being and social inclusion though the integrated delivery of the support and services necessary to ensure that every child has the best start in life.” (CYPFP, 2006, p.3) Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  4. Theme 1: Extended Schools £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 Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  5. Regional Allocation of Funds Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  6. SELB Extended Schools • Dungannon & Cookstown Area £371,495 • Armagh Area £131,050 • Craigavon & Banbridge Area £569,520 • Newry & Mourne Area Funding £524,160 Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  7. Criteria for Selection Post Primary Schools • 51% or more of its enrolment (based on post-codes as at Oct 2005) drawn from NRA and/or the 30% most deprived wards in the Education Domain of the NI Multiple Deprivation Measure 2005 • Have an FSME % greater than 37% Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  8. Criteria for Selection Nursery, Primary and Special Schools: • Located in a Neighbourhood Renewal Area (NRA) or in the 30% lowest ranking Super Output Areas (SOAs) in the Education Domain of the NI Multiple Deprivation Measure 2005 • Have an Free School Meal Entitlement (FSME) of 37% or higher Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  9. Timetable • Expression of Interest:-to be submitted to the SELB by 29 September 2006 • Audit:- identification of pupils’, parents’ and the wider community’s needs matched against gaps in provision • Action Plan:- to be integrated into the School Development Plan, withactivities aligned to the 5 high level outcome areas, and submitted to the SELB by 30 November 2006 Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  10. 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) • Extended Schools will engage in collaboration and partnership with neighbourhood schools and statutory and voluntary and community sector organisations operating in the community Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  11. SELB Extended Schools Key Themes: • Being Healthy • Enjoying, Learning and Achieving • Living in Safety and with Stability • Experiencing Economic and Environmental Well Being • Contributing Positively to Community and Society These 5 high level outcome areas are based around a central outcome - ‘Living in a Society which respects their rights’ Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  12. Possible Extended School Activities • Breakfast Clubs • Homework Clubs • Study Support • Dance • Drama • Arts and Crafts • Youth Clubs • ICT • Music Tuition • Adult/Peer Mentoring • Sport/Physical Activity • Special interest clubs • Summer Schemes • Family learning • Parenting Skills • Healthy Living Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

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

  14. Clustering of Schools Clustering • There must be 3 or more funded 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 Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  15. SELB Extended Schools Financial Management Guidelines • Three sets of Guidelines were issued in October and November for the different sectors within Education. Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  16. Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation • ETI to undertake a baseline survey of provision in 2006/2007 • Self Evaluation • In-Year Monitoring • Annual Reporting – Schools • Annual Reporting - ELBs Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  17. Management Issues • Staffing • Role of Governors/Trustees • Child Protection • Legal and Insurance Issues • Transport Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  18. Role of Governors/Trustees • Need to be aware of what is being proposed, the potential benefits and the implications. • Have ultimate responsibility for deciding whether a school should offer additional activities, or the establishment of partnerships, and what form these services should take. (Extended Schools, 2006 p.26) Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  19. Monitoring Requirements • The DE expect schools to have arrangements in place to collect and retain quantitative and qualitative information on: • Levels of participation • Feedback reports from pupils, teachers, parents and the local community on particular programmes • Each of the 5 high level outcomes Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  20. SELB Extended SchoolsManagement Structure • NI Partnership Board • Interboard Advisers’ Working Group • Interboard Co-ordinator’s Working Group • SWELB Project Management Board • SELB Working Group Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  21. SELB/WELB Project Management Board • The Project Management Board would include representative of both Boards • a representative (s) from CCMS, DSD, IFH, DEL, V &C. • Its main role would be: to approve action plans and the subsequent release of funding to schools to monitor and oversee the roll out of the Extended Schools programme in both Boards Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  22. SELB Extended Schools Workshop Information Sessions 2007 • 26 January Newry Teachers Centre • 1 February Dungannon Teachers Centre • 2 February SELB HQ Armagh • 5 February Southern C2K Centre Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

  23. SELB Extended Schools Contactdetails Kieran Shields 3741 5381 kieran.shields@selb.org Caitriona Hughes 3751 2314 caitriona.hughes@selb.org Deirdre Hasson 37512348 deirdre.hasson@selb.org Caitriona Hughes Extended Schools Co-ordinator

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