Ready...Steady...Go! Financial Help for Children's Activities

Wednesday, 23 June 2010

READY...STEADY...GO!

Financial Help for Qualifying Families - Take Part in Out of School and Holiday Activities

Is your child in Reception Class, or aged 5 to 19 years? Then we want your child to take part in a new Government scheme and enjoy access to out of school and/or holiday activities. If your child is eligible for funding, you will not be charged for the activities chosen.

Your child can take part in any activity they have always want to try, provided you as the parent/carer can find a local club/school/business offering that activity. Examples of activities already taken up are:

After school clubs/Breakfast clubs
Holiday play schemes
Residential visits from school and/or voluntary organisations
Scouts/Cubs/Brownies/Guides/Rainbows, Sea Cadets, St. Johns Ambulance etc.
Art, Craft, Drama and Music activities
Activities or Holiday Clubs at Leisure Centres/Sports Centres (e.g. Swimming lessons, Judo etc)
Dance Clubs
Sports Clubs and Coaching
Outdoor pursuits, e.g. horse riding, sailing, fishing etc.
Travel to/from an activity
Annual Museum pass (which includes Gressenhall Museum, Norwich Castle and 10 other local museums)

To submit an application for funding, your child must meet at least one of the following criteria:

Children qualifying for Free School Meals (even if you do not claim them)

Looked After Children (children in care)
Young carers, where income is low
Children of young parents, where income is low
Children in temporary of poor accomodation
Migrant communities, Travellers or families with English as an additional language
Children who are disengaged from the system
Economically disadvantaged children with Special Educational Needs
Refugee or Asylum Seeker children
Those children experiencing difficult family issues

Funding is available from April 2010 to the end of August 2012. Although your child may meet one of the above criteria, funding is not guaranteed and is subject to a decision made by a panel of professionals from Children's Services. The panels decision is final.

There are loads of activities out there - just pick up a Ready..Steady..Go! form from your school office, talk to your child about the activity they would like to take part in, find a local provider to find out costs and when your child could start, fill in the application form, await the panel decision and let the fun begin!

If you have any queries, contact your school or Helen Fletcher, Extended Schools Coordinator on 07900 607963 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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