Annex D
BIG LOTTERY
FUND—OUT
OF SCHOOL
HOURS LEARNING/SCHOOL
SPORT CO
-ORDINATORS—CASE
STUDIES
Lead organisation: Rhonnda Cynon Taff
Awarded amount: £207,688
Project description: Rhonnda Cynon Taff
run a wide range of exciting and innovative physical activities
at targeted schools throughout Rhonnda Cynon Taff. The activities
are aimed at pupils with special educational needs and those receiving
free school meals, those lacking motivation and transition pupils.
They run weekend multi activity sessions in
six local leisure centres for all schools in the vicinity of leisure
centres. The project aims to increase self confidence and self
esteem, increase fitness and improve knowledge of health related
issues.
One of the schools have been encouraging professional
rugby players into the school to teach their younger pupils.
Progress to date: The scheme is in its
third year of operation. £64,454 has been claimed so far.
Lead Organisation: Penryn College—Cornwall
LEA
Amount Awarded: £132,930
Project description: A three year programme
of 16 activities from September 2002, including 10 that were aimed
at improving attendance. A key element of this project was using
activities that pupils used to avoid school, (climbing, skateboarding
and surfing) to actually involve them in school activities by
creating additional provision out of school hours.
Progress to date: The first two years'
monitoring gave qualitative information that they were well on
their way to achieving a 25% decrease in truancy among the disaffected
target group for skateboarding, had a 90% participation level
in their surfing academy rising to 955 in year 2, a 30% increase
in fencing club membership with a waiting list by the end of year
2, 70% attendance in aerobics for girls with low self esteem,
80% attendance for five activities including football for pupils
with severe learning difficulties and 97% for climbing with no
truanting for this last activity during the year. Actual participation
levels stand at 95% of planned attendance of 2,052 over the first
two years of the project. The project has just been offered £63,000
expansion funding over the coming three years to make provision
for an additional 3,825 pupils undertaking 10 activities in 45
additional schools.
BIG LOTTERY
FUND—OUT
OF SCHOOL
HOURS LEARNING—CASE
STUDY
Lead organisation: Manchester City Council.
Amount awarded: £1,408,247
Project description: Manchester City
Council runs the "Passport to Sports" scheme that aims
to encourage life skills through sporting activities ranging from
athletics to water polo. This project is designed to foster children's
enthusiasm for sport, motivate them and raise self-esteem. It
is targeted at children living in disadvantaged areas by increasing
use of school facilities along with LEA, local leisure and club
facilities near schools. It also enhances the volunteers' network
by working with voluntary sports clubs and provides a link to
the facilities that are a key element of the "legacy"
of the Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002. This Out of School
Hours Term Time Scheme links to local Sport Co-ordinator Grants
through a steering group that includes Wright Robinson Sports
College School Sports Co-ordinator project.
Progress to date: The scheme is in its
third year of operation. £1,121,328 has been claimed so far.
1 April 2005
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