Dan Neville
Ceist:218 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason funding for the homework club in a school (details supplied) in County Limerick has recently been reduced. [38458/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 16 November 2006
Ceisteanna (223)
Freagraí scríofa
The school which the Deputy refers received funding in respect of their homework club under the Fund for the Development of Targeted Educational Responses to Certain Children at Risk in 2005.
The school is now participating in Band 1 of the School Support Programme under DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion and now has access to:
Early Childhood Education provision
reduced class sizes of 20:1 in junior classes and 24:1 in senior classes — administrative Principal on lower enrolment and staffing figures than apply in primary schools generally
additional non-pay/capitation allocation based on level of disadvantage
additional funding under School Books Grant Scheme
access to Schools Meals Programme
access to Home School Community Liaison services
access to School Completion Programme services
access to literacy/numeracy support service to specific literacy/numeracy measures
access to transfer programmes from primary to second level
access to planning supports
access to a range of professional development supports
eligibility for teachers/principals to apply for sabbatical leave.
After-school activities are delivered as part of the School Completion Programme and homework clubs in particular are a widely implemented support to provide students with a structured environment to complete homework.