GETTING READY TO LEARN (GRtL)
Individual Setting Application
- PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION SETTING
1.1 Details
DE Reference Number:
Name of Setting:
Address:
Contact Name:
Position:
Telephone Number:
Mobile Number (If applicable):
Email Address:
1.2 Type of Setting /
Statutory Nursery School
Statutory Nursery Unit
Private
Voluntary/Community/Not for profit
Primary School Reception Class (delivering the NI Pre-School Education Curriculum)
Special School
1.3 Number of target-age children (3-4 years) / 17/18 / 18/19*
Total number of children enrolled in the pre-school education setting
Number of PSEP/PEAG funded places [voluntary/private settings]
Number of children enrolled within the target age group (3-4 years) [statutory settings]
Number of children enrolled under the target age group (less than 3 years) [statutory settings]
Number of classes
*provisional/anticipated enrolment 2018/19
- THEMES
Please indicate which of the four theme(s) you are applying for in the 2018/19 academic year:
Themes / Education Works in Pre-School (EWPS)
Happy Healthy Kids (HHK)
Ages & Stages, 3-4 (A&S)
Big Bedtime Read (BBR)
Please complete the following tables for the themes you are applying for.
DE Reference: / Setting Name:Education Works in Pre-school / Objective: To promote real partnership and engagement with parents to deliver key messages about the importance of the home learning environment
Evidence of local need: (give reasons for selecting this theme, including any issues raised by parents that you hope to address)
Implementation
Outline focus and type of session to be held e.g. workshops, play and stays, information sessions.
Practitioners are required to deliver the workshops/sessions in their own setting as far as possible (Transport costs cannot be provided)
Funding should NOTbe used for external facilitators. / Resources
Funding will not be available to purchase other generic pre-school equipment, or IT hardware/software.
All purchased resources MUST be for home lending. / Essential Session Costs
If session costs are needed, please provide afull breakdown including amount required, for example; for hospitality, administrative materials, staff costs including caretaking – specify hours and rate.
(N.B. Preparation time cannot be included) / Sustainability
Describe your plan for ensuring sustainability of the theme(s) beyond the period of funding from Getting Ready to Learn.
(e.g. sustainability of resources purchased, prioritised in school development plan).
Implementation Plan: (Include number and length of planned sessions)
Proposed start / completion dates:
NB: Funded sessions to be completed by 31.03.19 / Resources:
Total: £ / Essential session costs:
Total: £ / Sustainability considerations:
Number of sessions:
Number of hours per session:
Settings are advised to consider key performance measures to ensure planned programme will contribute to outcomes.
Key performance measures will include:
% of parents participating.
% of parents reporting an increased understanding of the pre-school curriculum and how children learn through play.
% of parents reporting an increase in the number of ‘play, talk, read, count’ activities with their children.
% of parents reporting a reduction in screen time / Please select which amount you are eligible for below:
Settings with 0-69DE funded pre-school children eligible for £550 ☐
Settings with 70+ DE funded pre-school children eligible for £725 ☐
Settings with >100 DE funded pre-school children eligible for £900 ☐
NB – All funding must be used by 31 March 2019
DE Reference: / Setting Name:
Happy Healthy Kids / Objective: To inform families about the benefits of exercise for pre-school age children.
(While settings may choose to include information on healthy eating and provide advice/activities to develop fine motor control, they should consider how planned sessions contribute to promoting physical exercise and reduced screen time).
Evidence of local need:(give reasons for selecting this theme, including any issues raised by parents that you hope to address)
Implementation
Outline focus and type of session to be held e.g. workshops, play and stays, information sessions.
Practitioners are required to deliver the workshops/sessions in their own setting as far as possible (Transport costs cannot be provided)
Funding should NOT be used for external facilitators. / Resources
Funding will not be available to purchase other generic pre-school equipment, or IT hardware/software.
All purchased resources MUST be for home lending. / Essential Session Costs
If session costs are needed, please provide afull breakdown including amount required, for example; for hospitality, administrative materials, staff costs including caretaking – specify hours and rate.
(N.B. Preparation time cannot be included) / Sustainability
Describe your plan for ensuring sustainability of the theme(s) beyond the period of funding from Getting Ready to Learn.
(e.g. sustainability of resources purchased, prioritised in school development plan).
Implementation Plan: (Include number and length of planned sessions)
Proposed start / completion dates:
NB: Funded sessions to be completed by 31.03.19 / Resources:
Total: £ / Essential session costs:
Total: £ / Sustainability considerations:
Number of sessions:
Number of hours per session:
Settings are advised to consider key performance measures to ensure planned programme will contribute to outcomes.
Key performance measures will include:
% of parents participating
% of parents reporting an increased understanding of the importance of gross and fine motor skills and the impact on brain development
% of parents reporting an increase in their child’s regular physical activity
% of parents reporting a reduction in screen time
% of parents reporting an increase in healthy eating habits / Please select which amount you are eligible for below:
Settings with 0-69 DE funded pre-school children eligible for £450 ☐
Settings with 70+ DE funded pre-school children eligible for £625 ☐
Settings with >100 DE funded pre-school children eligible for £800 ☐
NB – All funding must be used by 31 March 2019
DE Reference: / Setting Name:
Ages & Stages 3-4 / Objective: To help parents understand progression and development, developmental milestones for 3-4 year olds and ranges within the norm.
(While settings may wish to include information on Special Educational Needs, sessions should focus on milestones for 3-4 year olds and within the norm).
Evidence of local need: (give reasons for selectingthis theme, including any issues raised by parents that you hope to address)
Implementation
Outline focus and type of session to be held e.g. workshops, play and stays, information sessions.
Practitioners are required to deliver the workshops/sessions in their own setting as far as possible (Transport costs cannot be provided)
Funding should NOT be used for external facilitators. / Resources
Funding will not be available to purchase other generic pre-school equipment, or IT hardware/software.
All purchased resources MUST be for home lending. / Essential Session Costs
If session costs are needed, please provide afull breakdown including amount required, for example; for hospitality, administrative materials, staff costs including caretaking – specify hours and rate.
(N.B. Preparation time cannot be included) / Sustainability
Describe your plan for ensuring sustainability of the theme(s) beyond the period of funding from Getting Ready to Learn.
(e.g. sustainability of resources purchased, prioritised in school development plan).
Implementation Plan: (Include number and length of planned sessions)
Proposed start / completion dates:
NB: Funded sessions to be completed by 31.03.19 / Resources:
Total: £ / Essential session costs:
Total: £ / Sustainability considerations:
Number of sessions:
Number of hours per session:
Settings are advised to consider key performance measures to ensure planned programme will contribute to outcomes.
Key performance measures will include:
% of parents participating
% of parents reporting an increased understanding of their children’s developmental milestones
% of parents reporting they have introduced more activities at home to help support children’s development.
% of parents reporting a reduction in screen time / Please select which amount you are eligible for below:
Settings with 0-69 DE funded pre-school children eligible for £450 ☐
Settings with 70+ DE funded pre-school children eligible for £625 ☐
Settings with >100 DE funded pre-school children eligible for £800 ☐
NB – All funding must be used by 31 March 2019
DE Reference: / Setting Name:
Big Bedtime Read / Objective: Pre-school children are prepared, supported and encouraged to learn through regular bedtime story reading
Evidence of local need: (Please give the reasons for selecting Big Bedtime Read including any issues raised by parents that you hope to address)
Implementation
Outline focus and type of session to be held e.g. workshops, play and stays, information sessions.
Practitioners are required to deliver the workshops/sessions in their own setting as far as possible (Transport costs cannot be provided)
Funding should NOT be used for external facilitators. / Resources
All purchased resources are to promote bedtime reading and are for home use.
Storage for books may be included at a reasonable cost.
Funding will not be available to purchase other generic pre-school equipment, or IT hardware/software. / Essential Session Costs
If session costs are needed, please provide afull breakdown including amount required, for example; for hospitality, administrative materials, staff costs including caretaking – specify hours and rate.
(N.B. Preparation time cannot be included) / Sustainability
Describe your plan for ensuring sustainability of the theme(s) beyond the period of funding from Getting Ready to Learn.
(e.g. sustainability of resources purchased, prioritised in school development plan).
Implementation Plan: (Include number and length of planned sessions)
Proposed start / completion dates:
NB: Funded sessions to be completed by 31.03.19 / Resources:
Total: £ / Essential session costs:
Total: £ / Sustainability considerations:
Number of sessions:
Number of hours per session:
Settings are advised to consider key performance measures to ensure planned programme will contribute to outcomes.
Key performance measures will include:
% of parents participating
% of parents reading a bedtime story at least 3 times per week
% parents reporting improved bedtime routines as a result of the programme
% of parents reporting use of library services
% of parents reporting a reduction in screen time / Please select which amount you are eligible for below:
Settings with 0-69 DE funded pre-school children eligible for £1,225 ☐
Settings with 70+ DE funded pre-school children eligible for £1,500 ☐
Settings with >100 DE funded pre-school children eligible for £1,750 ☐
NB – All funding must be used by 31 March 2019
3. OTHER RESOURCES
Please provide details of any additional resources that you will be using to support or complement the implementation of the theme(s). This should not include funds provided by Getting Ready to Learn. Please include the source(s) of these resources; the nature of the resource (services / volunteers / premises / funds) and their value, if calculable.
Equipment (e.g. photocopying) / Alternative funding [source and amount (£)] / In-kind support and value, if calculable (e.g. parent-helper)4. BARRIERS
Are there any barriers to implementation? If so, what is your plan for overcoming these? (e.g. timing of sessions to maximise parental participation)
5. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Please describe the setting’s previous experience of implementing similar parenting initiatives
6. ADDITIONAL FUNDING
Does the setting currently receive any funding to engage with parents and/or to improve the home learning environment?
If yes, please explain how the chosen theme will be additional to that already in place and how it aligns with other initiatives in your setting
7. DECLARATION
To be completed by the person responsible for the implementation of the theme(s), to whom further correspondence will beaddressed. (Scan and submit with completed forms)
On behalf of ______I hereby declare that the information provided is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.I will ensure that data is submitted in the appropriate form (standard reporting template to be provided) for the Outcomes Based Accountability and within any stipulated timeframe.
I will ensure all receipts and expenditure information are retained for verification.
Name (PRINT)
Signature
Role
Pre-school setting
Date
Signature of the Chair of the Board of Governors or Management Committee
Name (PRINT)
Signature
Role
Date
Please return completed application form by 5pm on Friday 27th April 2018 to:
Email:
If internet access is not available please use to the following details.
Post:Hilary McEvoy
Education Authority
Getting Ready to Learn Programme
40 Academy Street
BELFAST
BT1 2NQ
PLEASE KEEP A COPY OF YOUR SUBMITTED FORM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE