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Core Physical
Education
CORE
Core PE Fund Application Form
PHYSICAL
2015/2016
EDUCATION
This document should be used when making
an application to the 2015/16 Core PE Fund.
As you progress through the application you
will see notes and guidance that will help you
to complete the form. This should be used
alongside the Guide for Applicants document.
Application Form
Core Physical Education Fund:
Before you start filling in this form make sure you have read the Guide for Applicants
carefully.
There are also help notes next to each question that explain how to answer it.
For some questions we have a maximum number of words, to give you an idea of the amount of
detail we need. You may well be able to answer these questions in fewer words than the
maximum.
If you have any questions or communication needs please:
● visit our website: Education Scotland: Core Physical Education Fund
● call our advice line: 0141 282 5000
● send us an email: pepas@educationscotland.gov.uk
● contact us using a textphone if you have a hearing impairment: 01506 600236.
Sending us your application
The deadline for applications is March 27th 2015 at 12pm. Failure to meet the deadline may
render the application invalid.
We prefer to receive applications by email but we will also accept them by post.
When your application form is complete, email it to:
pepas@educationscotland.gov.uk
Please put the name of your organisation in the subject field of your email. You will receive an
automatic email from us confirming that we have received your application.
Or send your application to:
Core PE Fund
Education Scotland
The Optima
58 Robertson Street
Glasgow
G2 8DU
Please do not send any other documents or a covering note. If we need more information we will
ask you for it during our assessment.
Core Physical Education Fund
2015/2016
Before proceeding with your application please answer the following
questions:
Help Notes
Questions
Yes
No
Does your application include transport?
✔
Does your application include hall lets or facility hire?
✔
Does your application include PE kit or clothing?
✔
Does your application include equipment usually
purchased through department or school funds?
✔
Have you been funded previously for the Core PE fund
and not returned your evaluation form?
✔
Have you discussed your application with your PE Lead Officer?
Yes
✔
!
No
!
About You
Early Years
ASN
Primary
Secondary
Other
X
If you ticked other, please tell us the main activities of your
organisation.
If you are not an
educational
establishment that is
funded or operated
by a local authority,
then you cannot
apply to the scheme.
Name of Organisation
Local Authority
This must be
someone that knows
about the project and
who we can contact
during office hours.
Name of main applicant and primary contact
At least one of these
numbers must be a
landline.
Primary X Cluster
Address
Phone
Mobile
Postcode
Email:
Organisation Website
Did you receive funding in either of the last two grant schemes?
Yes
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
No
✔
✔
✔
Name of Senior Contact for this application (this must not be the
same person as the main contact).
Position held in organisation
Phone
Email
This will help us to
check and ensure
that all conditions of
a previous award
have been fulfilled.
This could be the
head teacher or
deputy head teacher
that has line
management
responsibility for
your department or
faculty.
Local Authority Contact
Please provide the following information for the QIO who has
responsibility for your curriculum area in your LA.
This information will help
us to process any grant
award made to your local
authority, in the event
that you are successful.
Name of LA Contact
Address
Phone
Mobile
Postcode
Email:
This will help us to
distinguish between
different applicants.
About Your Project
Give your project a short title
Curling
When are you planning to start and finish your project?
Start Date
Finish Date
Month
Year
May
2015
October
2015
Interim report will be due January 2016.
Final report will be due September 2016.
Education Scotland will send report formats prior to these deadlines.
Any funding you
receive must be used
by the end of the
current financial year
i.e. by 31st March 2016.
Tell us in no more than 75 words per question:
What your project is
The project involves building on existing PEPAS input through new
age curling that has been pioneered and expanding this into the
cluster. The project involves mentoring class teachers in delivering
curling to provide a positive learning experience in PE in line with the
HWB E's and O's, the significant aspects of learning and developing
class teachers capacities and confidence to deliver this on their own
thus ensuring a legacy from the PEPAS input.
How you will deliver it
Initially staff training will be delivered through PEPAS inputs to show
teachers how contexts such as problem solving, decision making,
focus and concentration can be rich learning contexts through the
activity of curling. Staff will be shown how to set up and organise the
equipment to access these learning experiences and then support
visits will be planned to follow up the staff as they gain experience
delivering in this newer context.
Anybody you will work with to implement it.
Visiting Specialist PE teacher
Class teachers from the cluster to potentially lead an input and share
their practice, experiences of working with the curling
Cluster Head Teachers to give feedback on impact of the project in
their network.
This is to give us the
bigger picture of what
your bid is, the
implementation
process and any
potential partners that
will be involved.
You should assume
that we have no
knowledge of your
project or the school
environment.
How much will your project cost?
Item or activity
New Age Kurling Kit x12
Kurling Ramp x4
Kurling Telescopic Pushers x2
A
B
Total Cost
Amount
Requested
2,514.00
2,514.00
438.00
438.00
37.00
37.00
List all the individual items
or activities that make up
your project. Include
everything you will need for
the project, even if you are
not asking us to fund it.
Give the total cost of each
item or activity in column A
and put how much you
want from us in column B.
If you want us to fund all
your projects costs then the
figures in column A and
column B will be the same.
Make sure the costs are
accurate and based on
quotes where possible.
You must not include any
VAT that you can claim
back from HM Revenue and
Customs.
Total Project Cost
The total requested from
Education Scotland must
not exceed £3000.
2,989.00
Total from other sources
Amount you would like from us
2,989.00
If you have money allocated from other sources, who are they and
when will they allocate the funding to you?
Source
Amount
Date funds will be
received
Please check that you
have added up the totals
correctly.
In no more than 200 words:
What Core Learning will be developed if you receive a grant?
Curling offers a unique context and activity to provide support for
primary class teachers in delivering a quality 2 hours PE learning
experience in a way that is non-threatening to class teachers thus
helping them to develop confidence in their delivery. Curling lends
itself naturally to engagement with the HWB E's and O's of
Co-operation and Competition, Evaluating and Appreciating and
also Movement Skills, Competencies and Concepts. Likewise the
significant aspects of learning such as the cognitive skills of
problem solving,focus and concentration and decision making are
naturally accessible learning contexts through the activity.
Moreover there can also be a focus on the personal qualities of
the Saol's such as determination and resilience as well as
discrete developments of some physical fitness and physical
competencies also. Without doubt by working in these type of
learning contexts staff are also developing many of the strands of
skills for learning, life and work such as working effectively with
other people . The activity also lends itself naturally to numeracy
work through the scoring and measuring distances involved in it.
There are also natural links with Science and Technology for
inter-disciplinary working when learning about speed and friction.
This might be how you
will develop the Skills for
Learning Life & Work in
your curriculum or how
you will embed the
Significant Aspects of
Learning in your lessons
leading to increased
personalisation and
choice for the learner.
This may also take into
consideration wider
achievement courses or
the development of
pathways for learners.
.
How will staff capacity be increased if you receive a grant?
The challenge of providing quality PE in schools with limited space
and facilities is addressed through the use of Curling in this project.
The minimal set up time and technical expertise needed, as well as
the fact the activity can be used across all stages of the primary
curriculum allows class teachers to develop quality learning
experiences in the gym in a context that is non threatening for
them. This has been the anecdotal experiences that class teachers
have shared from the work done with them in the cluster. The
project will resource, educate and give confidence to staff to
deliver a quality PE learning experience as it takes out the need for
staff to have technical knowledge of an activity, which can be a
barrier for primary trained staff, but instead focuses on taking the
existing good practice they use in their class in terms of
questioning, differentiation and feedback and provides an
environment that they can begin to transfer this into the gym and
PE context. This is an area that research says is crucial to building
staff capacity and sustaining a legacy of quality post PEPAS. Staff
confidence in delivery will be monitored by the PELO's who will
mentor staff through delivery and on-going visits.
This might consider the
impact of Career-Long
Professional Learning,
mentoring, collegiate
working and leadership
through learning for
example.
There should be some
consideration given to
how this will support
improvement plans on a
school, department or
personal level.
How will your project support or use national and/or local
priorities to inspire and enhance learning?
The project will embrace the philosophy and legacy of the
Glasgow Commonwealth games and Ryder Cup as well as the
Olympic and Para-olympic games in developing important life
skills such as teamwork, respect, co-operation, resilience and
determination through a quality PE learning experience.
Developing curling allows access for pupils to well established
local bowling clubs as the skills developed across the activities are
transferable. Making full use of the existing links between clubs
and schools will blend all aspects of PEPAS working by providing
a quality learning experience in the educational context, which will
then if pupils want to progress further allow them to access the
club system to continue their engagement with the activity which
benefits their social and mental well being. Consequently the
project will help create in some cases and in others build on the
existing links already established with the local bowling clubs and
the input of active schools will only improve this area moving
forward with the potential then for school festivals to be organised.
In addition if pupils are particularly taken with the curling then the
local curling club will provide an environment to funnel interested
children who wish to take on the activity more seriously.
This could include
examples of how
Women’s Football World
Cup, Multi Sport Special
Olympics or the World
Walking Initiative have
inspired your project or
how a need identified
locally has helped to
inspire learning or the
development of a
particular skill set.
How will you measure the impact that your project has had and
will continue to have?
The project will use many strategies to measure its success and
continuing impact moving forward. In conjunction with the PEPAS
remit the project will be evaluated with a survey monkey
evaluation and fed back to Education Scotland. Feedback from
this process which has already been undertaken in the cluster will
allow modifications or pitfall's to be addressed within this project.
Modeling of teaching by the PELO's initially followed by
meaningful discussions around planning and lesson delivery will
be applied to the project. From these discussions any problems
the staff feel and encounter can be addressed in a supportive way.
Furthermore observed lessons following initial inputs will allow for
confirmation of progress or provide a relevant learning context to
address any problems. By having a period of time built in from the
initial inputs to the observed lessons allows staff to develop their
practice knowing they can access the support of the PELO team at
any point. This approach has resulted in excellent PE delivery
from class teachers in the cluster. Collaboration from teaching
staff and SMT who can share their practice/experiences will be
used to build staff capacity between networks
Pupil evaluations will be used to gauge pupil learning and
engagement through the process.
You will need to consider
how you will monitor and
measure the impact of your
project over the funding
period and beyond.
This might include:
Pupil voice
Parental voice
School QA
processes
Partner views
How will your project challenge inequality and help to ‘close the gap’
for learners in your school or associated school group?
This project aims to provide a quality PE learning experience for all
across the education system. The project challenges inequality of
access because it is an excellent activity for modifications to allow
for a fully inclusive learning environment. It is not a sophisticated
project in that it demands specialist clothing or expensive
equipment to maintain. The project is fully sustainable once the
actual stones have been purchased with cones and movement
spots allowing for an easy set up thus ensuring an activity that can
be easily delivered by primary class teachers and incorporated into
the existing PE curriculum. Gymnastic ramps which some schools
already have or cheap guttering allow for easy modifications for
pupils with a disability to access the activity. The nature of the
activity adds another dimension to a PE programme and allows
pupils who may not have found success in current PE provision to
achieve success. The cluster is in the 20% of deprived zones
according to the SIMD index and this project aims to address this
through exposing pupils to an activity they would otherwise not get
the opportunity to experience if it were not delivered during
curriculum time due to its expense.
You should consider the
following and highlight
how you intend to
address some or all of
these issues through
your project:
Living in the 20% most
deprived data zones
(SIMD)
Looked after children
Young carers
Children / young people
with additional support
needs.
Before submitting your form please ensure you have done the
following:
Completed all questions
Read and agreed with the data protection and freedom of
information criteria
Signed the form using a digital signature.
Your Statement
I confirm that I have completed all the questions on this form.
I confirm that all the information in this application is true and
correct.
I confirm that I will tell you immediately if anything changes
which could affect this application in any way.
I confirm that I am happy for you to provide copies of this form to
any person or organisation you need to consult about this
application.
I note that any grant awarded will be subject to standard and
specific conditions.
I note that if successful, I must return everything we ask for
within 20 days of the date of our offer letter.
Name of primary contact
Position
Date
Any sections that are
incomplete may
impact on our
assessment of the
application.
If you do not return
everything by our
deadline we will
withdraw our
conditional grant
offer (although we
may agree a short
extension if you
contact us before
our deadline).
DATA PROTECTION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Publicity
Information on grants awarded may be made public by Education Scotland.
Images submitted in support of your application may be stored electronically by us. If we later seek to
use these for publicity purposes, we will contact you in order to obtain permission to do so.
Openness and Accountability
Reports from information you supply within your application and from comments made on your
application by external assessors and staff members will be held digitally. The information you supply
will be made available to those assessing your grant application. For the purposes of the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) Education Scotland is obliged, as a Scottish public authority,
to make your information (which will include your application) available to anyone making a Freedom of
Information request.
By submitting your application you waive any right to raise any type of legal proceedings against
Education Scotland as a consequence of, or in contemplation of, any disclosure of the contents of your
application in response to an information request made under FOISA.
Your application form, regardless of outcome, will be shared with the PE Lead Officer in your Local
Authority in full.
Information that we may release
If your application is successful we will release the following information from your funding application if
we receive a FOI request:
Your name
The amount of funding requested
Your 75 word project description.
If more detailed information is requested, we will consider this request under FOISA and apply the Act’s
exemptions and the public interest test appropriately. In the case that more detail from your funding
application is to be disclosed we will contact you and advise you of this.
For further information on FOISA, please see the Scottish Information Commissioners website:
www.itspublicknowledge.co.uk
Data Protection
Information supplied by you in support of your application will be stored on our records system. The
data we hold may be used for the following purposes:
To report statistics
To assess applications
For accounting purposes
For contacting you.
Your name, address and contact details will be held on our records system. We will use this information
to correspond with you. We will not forward your details onto any other organisations.
The details of your application may become public information (see Openness and Accountability
above). However, your personal details will be held by us and only our staff, appointed auditors and
those involved in assessing or monitoring grants will have access to them.
You have a right under the Data Protection Act 1998 to see the information we hold on you. By signing
your application form you are agreeing that we can use your information as shown above.
For more information on the Data Protection Act 1998 see www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk