Beacon Learning Community Funding Sunday, September 27, 2009

by TheEd | categories Exeter Exeter Young Strings | all articles

Exeter Young Strings is registered with the Beacon Learning Community, which has funding for children aged 5 – 16 who are eligible for free school meals or who are “looked after” to take part in out of school activities.

Eligible children can currently use this funding to pay for group and/or individual lessons and instrument hire with Exeter Young Strings.

The scheme will typically fund up to 2 hours of activity a week in term time and 30 hours over the holidays.

Examples of activities funded by the Beacon Learning Community include:

  * After-school clubs
  * Holiday play schemes & activities
  * Languages, homework/revision clubs
  * Scouts/Cubs/Brownies/Guides/Sea Cadets, St John’s Ambulance, etc.
  * Arts & crafts, dance, drama and music activities including music lessons – guitar, piano, flute, etc.
  * Activities at Leisure or Sports Centres -  eg. swimming lessons, street dance classes, etc.
  * Sports clubs and coaching – eg. football, netball, basketball, boxing, tennis, cricket, etc.
  * Outdoor pursuits – eg sailing, fishing, rock climbing, canoeing, etc.

Schools in the Beacon Learning Community are: St James’ School; St Luke’s Science & Sports College; St Peter’s Church of England Aided School; Stoke Hill Infant School; Stoke Hill Junior School; St Michaels Church of England (VA) Primary School; Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School; Ladysmith Junior School; St Nicholas Catholic Primary School; Whipton Barton Infants School; Whipton Barton Junior School; Willowbrook Primary School; Pinhoe Church of England Primary School;  Ellen Tinkham School. Children have attend one of these schools to be eligible for the funding.
For more information please contact Mark Drew on 07833 297011or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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