It is our intention to run our July provision programme this year.
NB However please note the Dept have cut funding considerably for this initiative and as a result we cannot guarantee the same level of outside trips, activities coming into the school or extra activities as we have been able to provide over the last 2 years. They have also taken away the grant for cleaning the school completely. which pushes bak the cost fully on the school at a time when cuts have been made to all our other Dept grants. The result of this is a lot more stand alone curriculm content that may not be supported by library trips, wetland walks etc.
We have sought and received approval to run a 2 week Summer SCHOOL BASED programme in our school. We have also have suitably qualified teachers to help deliver the programme, we are delighted to open it at this stage to expressions of interest. The programme will run from Mon July 8th – to Friday July 19th . Because of the cuts mentioned above it is most likely that the programme may not run again.
The aim of the programme is to support pupils in re-engaging with education, building their confidence and motivation and help ensure they can progress educationally along with their peers in September.
As per department guidelines a minimum of 6 children must register for us to be able to deliver the programme for the 2 weeks and a minimum of 50% must be reserved for children with complex educational needs (if applicable). The main areas focused on within the camp will be literacy and numeracy and as such formal lessons will be prepared and delivered, however we will endeavour to use a blended learning approach and other areas such as PE and Visual Arts will be used as supporting delivery methodologies. If you are interested in registering concrete interest in the programme please do so by emailing tderryns@gmail.com by Monday June 3rd and detail whether you require a place for 1 or both weeks. In the meantime please find attached some supporting documentation on the programme.
In the event of over-subscription the Dept criteria will be used. We have been sanctioned to have 2nd class if needed.