SASCS SUMMER HOLIDAY CARE 2017
Sciennes After School Care Scheme (SASCS) Holiday
Care will operate from Monday 3rd to Friday 28th July 2017,
8.30am-5.30pm, based in the dining hall of Sciennes Primary School and
aimed at children aged 4.5 to 8 years.
SASCS has a
large staff team, with many long term members of staff and operates with
a high number of staff to children on a daily basis. We offer places
to pre-school children throughout the summer holidays and always ensure
that our staffing levels allow us to provide the extra support that
individual children may require.
Our Holiday Care
service has been developed using evaluations of previous years and the
playroom is set up to similar to that of a nursery, geared for
pre-school children, whilst small areas and activities provide enough
stimulus for children in Primary 1 to Primary 3.
In
the playroom children will find places for: Messy Play; Puppet Theatre;
Small World Play; Music and Dance; Art; Drawing; Water Play; Craft;
Woodwork; Role Play; Science; Construction; Sand Play; Jigsaws; Board
Games and Reading. Staff will vary the activities on offer in each area
on a daily / weekly basis and will be available in each area of the
room throughout the day to extend and support children’s play as
required.
In addition to the free play options
described above staff will deliver activities at specific times of each
day. These activities will include: baking; crafts; sports; science
workshops and outside games.
Holiday Care children will
take part in a full day trip each Wednesday of the holidays. On these
days we will travel by private coach to a variety of tourist
attractions, including: Summerlee Industrial Museum; Scottish Deer
Centre; Scone Palace and Wellsfield Farm Park.
Every
Friday is ‘Country Park Friday’ for the Holiday Care children; we will
be heading off to Vogrie Country Park each week for: den building;
building houses for insects/fairies; big nature art-role play pirate
ship and a nature hunt, in addition to playing at the adventure
playground.
On all outings children will be split
into small groups and allocated a member of staff as their group
leader. This member of staff will be responsible for looking after
their group throughout the day.
COSTS
Full Day - £20.00
Full Day Trip (Wednesday/Friday) - £25.00
Half Day Session (AM 8.30am-1.00pm / PM 1.00pm-5.30pm) - £12.00
To
book a place at SASCS Summer Holiday Care please visit our website
www.sascs.org.uk and follow the links. We look forward to seeing you
over the Summer!
SASCS SPORTS CAMP - SUMMER 2017
SASCS
introduced it Holiday Sports Camp for children age 8-12+ years in
summer 2009 (Although the age limit was increased to 9 years in 2014)
following a survey to determine the reason for the rapid decline of
older aged children to its holiday service.
Feedback from the
survey identified that the children were looking for more challenging,
age appropriate sports activities, preferably taking place out with the
holiday care service and indeed school and SASCS sports camp was born.
Sports Camp has evolved each year informed by the children’s needs,
interests and feedback.
In summer 2016 SASCS
successfully secured the use of Edinburgh University’s Sports centres
for its Sport Camp throughout July. This offered a range of sports
(Basketball/Football/ Netball/Badminton/ Squash/ Hockey/ Boccia/ Tennis/
Volleyball) and activities (Swimming/ Water Polo/ Climbing/ Bouldering
wall) all under one roof. The prestige of this venue in conjunction with
the excellent and varied facilities were well received by both children
and staff.
Following this venture there has been nothing but
positive praise from ALL sports centre staff regarding the impeccable
behaviour of the children attending, subsequently we have been offered
use of these facilities all year round!!
The children continue to inform this service through evaluation completed at the end of summer.
This
year Sports Camp will spend four days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday) at Edinburgh University’s Sports Centres and one joining Holiday
Care for its full day trip.
Arrival and departure at Sports Camp
will be to the Sciennes PS where the children can rest, socialise and
participate in making afternoon snack, a large art project and science
challenges.
Free Time at the beginning and end of each day offers
an opportunity for non-sports based activities based on feedback from
some children.
Steven and Tom, Sports Camp
staff are long term members of SASCS staff team and they hold several
coaching grade 1 and 2 certificates in squash, golf, tennis, badminton,
netball, football, volleyball and basketball.
They are young,
motivated and enthusiastic about their role and responsibilities and
have an outlook which the older age children relate to easily.
We need your help….
Despite
its popularity each summer there is a marked decline in attendance for
all of the one to two-week holiday periods resulting in this service
being evaluated and possibly rebranded for the next academic year unless
there is a marked increase of children attending over summer 2017.
Why not come along for a day to see what it’s all about… and bring a friend?
SASCS STAFF TEAM
Summer 2017
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Sonia
Sonia
is a very experienced member of staff, having worked with children in
various setting for the past 37 years and taken up the position of
Coordinator at SASCS in 2003. Sonia is a qualified nursery nurse and
completed a BA in Childhood Practice in 2014. Sonia will work full time
as part of our management team during Summer 2017, coordinating and
contributing to the smooth daily running of both holiday care and sports
camp.
Lindsey
Lindsey is a long term
member of our team having worked as SASCS Assistant Coordinator since
August 2008. Lindsey joined the team after completing a BA in Education
Studies at the University of Edinburgh and throughout her time at SASCS
has undertaken further study completing a Postgraduate Diploma in
Childhood Practice and a SVQ3 in Play Work. Lindsey will work full time
as part of our management team during Summer 2017, contributing to the
smooth daily running of our holiday services.
Steven
Steven
is an experienced member of SASCS staff team, having worked with us
since 2009, he is currently employed as a Senior Play Leader at the
scheme and is leader in charge of our Sports Camp Holiday Service.
Steven completed a HNC in Early Education and Childcare before starting
work at SASCS and has continued to develop his professional knowledge
and understanding throughout his time with us, completing a PDA in Youth
Work in May 2016. In order to support his work at Sports Camp Steven
has also completed sports coaching qualifications in various sports
including; Tennis, Golf, Basketball and Football.
PLAY LEADERS
Tom
Tom
is a long term member of SASCS staff team, having worked full time
throughout 2013-2014 he is now currently in third year studying Sports
Science at the University of Abertay and returns to SASCS during
university holidays. Tom has various sports coaching qualifications and
this alongside the knowledge he has gained through his university
studies makes him a valuable addition to our Sports Camp staff.
Holly
Holly
is another long standing member of SASCS staff team, having worked with
us part time since 2014, whilst undertaking a Bachelor of Education in
Physical Education. Holly works 2 or 3 days a week at SASCS during term
time and was a full time member of our team for Summer 2016. Having
recently completed her university degree Holly will be taking up a
positon teaching high school PE from August 2017.
Melina
Melina
started working at SASCS in August 2016, having previously worked full
time with community development and peace building organisations in
Belfast for 3 years. Melina is a very valuable member of our staff team
and currently works 1 or 2 days a week at SASCS, during term time,
whilst studying for a degree in Community Education with the University
of Edinburgh. Melina will join our staff team at Holiday Care, working
full time throughout Summer 2017.
PLAY WORKERS
Tanya
Tanya
is an experienced member of SASCS staff team, having worked full time
with us for the last 4.5 years. Tanya joined us whilst completing her
SVQ2 in Childcare and Education and has gained valuable experience
during her years at SASCS. Tanya is about to start the second year of a
SVQ3 Play Work course through Edinburgh College and will be working in
our Holiday Care service full time during Summer 2017.
Katherine
Katherine
started working at SASCS in August 2016 and has been working every
Monday during the 2016-2017 academic year. Katherine is currently
working towards a Masters in Developmental Linguistics at the University
of Edinburgh and will work full time as part of our holiday care team
during Summer 2017. Katherine is originally from Spain and her language
skills will be a valuable asset to the staff team, especially during
the summer when we often welcome families from outside Scotland.
Sofia
Sofia
is a long term member of SASCS staff team having started working part
time with us in 2014, she took up a full time position from August
2016. Sofia will be returning to university this year studying
Psychology at Napier University. Sofia will work full time as part of
our holiday care team this summer and will return to SASCS part time
next term, whilst studying.
Lorna
Lorna
has worked at SASCS since 2015, whilst studying towards a degree in
English Literature with the University of Edinburgh. Throughout the
2016-2017 academic year Lorna has worked every Thursday during term time
and she will join us for 2 weeks of our holiday care service in Summer
2017.
Sean
Having attended Sciennes
Primary School and SASCS as a child Sean returned to work with us as
Junior Play Worker over Summer 2016 before beginning the first year of a
maths related degree at the University of Dundee. Sean returns to work
at SASCS during university holidays and will work as part of our
holiday care team for 3 weeks of Summer 2017.
Jamie
Jamie
also attended Sciennes Primary School and SASCS as a child, he is now
in 6th year at James Gillespies High School and has been working part
time as a Junior Play Worker at SASCS since August 2016. Jamie will
work full time as part of our holiday care team during Summer 2017
before beginning his university studies in maths.
Emma
Emma
joined SASCS staff team in August 2016, whilst going into the second
year of a Theoretical Physics degree. Emma has worked part time at
SASCS throughout the 2016-2017 academic year and will join our holiday
care team full time for Summer 2017.
Tara
Tara
attended Sciennes Primary School and SASCS as a child; she returned to
work with us as a Junior Play Worker during her 6th year at High School.
Tara worked at SASCS over Summer 2016 before taking up a place at the
University of Stirling studying film making and has already put this
knowledge to good use, making a mini film with the SASCS children. Tara
will work as part of our holiday care team over Summer 2017.
