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Spitalfields City-- Farm Buxton Street London E1 5AR Tel: 020 7247 8762 Dear Parent / Guardian Thank you for your interest in the club and for allowing your child to take part in our play project. The Spitalfields City Farm Young Farmers' Club is for all local children aged 8-13 on Saturdays from 10.30am-3.30pm and 10.30 – 4pm April-September. We operate summer and winter hours to ensure that children leave the farm before it begins to get dark. We also run and afterschool club which on Thursdays from 3.30pm till 5.30pm over term time. A school pick up service from local schools if available if requested. The service gives local children an opportunity to care for farm animals, make new friends, take part in gardening activities, do arts & crafts, play sports and team games and go on outings and trips, such as ice-skating and bowling. About Play at the Young Farmers Club. Playwork and the role of the playworker Playwork recognises the importance of risk in children's play and playworkers actively support play opportunities that offer risk and challenge to the children. Experienced playworkers' role in managing risk requires professional judgement regarding when and how to intervene in children's play. They should be aware of not disrupting the play unnecessarily while ensuring the children aren't exposed to unacceptable risks. Other roles of the playworker include acting as an advocate for children and children's play, building relationships and networks, undertaking organisational and project development tasks. Particular significance is given to skills both in observation of children's play and reflective practice in order to improve the play environment, provision or playwork practice. A number of practitioners and settings have developed tools and practices which aid observation and reflective practice such as reflective diaries recorded by individuals or groups. The playworker is engaged with enabling or facilitating play opportunities. The way that they do this is characterised as ‘low intervention, high response'. That is, the playworkers should do everything possible to ensure that choice and control of their play stays with the child. Playworkers make themselves available to respond to the needs or the invitation of the child. The degree of ‘enabling' a playworker might do depends on the needs, personality, age and ability of the child or children - or even just the mood of the children on a particular day. Playwork Principles 1 All children and young people need to play. The impulse to play is innate. Play is a biological, psychological and social necessity, and is fundamental to the healthy development and well being of individuals and communities. 2 Play is a process that is freely chosen, personally directed and intrinsically motivated. That is, children and young people determine and control the content and intent of their play, by following their own instincts, ideas and interests, in their own way for their own reasons. 3 The prime focus and essence of playwork is to support and facilitate the play process and this should inform the development of play policy, strategy, training and education. 4 For playworkers, the play process takes precedence and playworkers act as advocates for play when engaging with adult led agendas. 5 The role of the playworker is to support all children and young people in the creation of a space in which they can play. 6 The playworker’s response to children and young people playing is based on a sound up to date knowledge of the play process, and reflective practice. 7 Playworkers recognise their own impact on the play space and also the impact of children and young people’s play on the playworker. 8 Playworkers choose an intervention style that enables children and young people to extend their play. All playworker intervention must balance risk with the developmental benefit and well being of children.
In our work with children, the Farm commits itself to providing a safe and creative environment. Every child and young person is an important member of the group or activity that they attend. Local Offsite TripsThe Farm has many interesting places such as museums, parks, adventure playgrounds all within walking distance. In addition the children like to go shopping for food provisions with a member of the Play staff. It would be impractical gain written consent forms in advance for every local trip, therefore, please be aware that by signing this registration form, you are consenting to the children being allowed to partake in local offsite trips from time to time. Notice board and information Please check the notice board regularly for any news such as offsite trips, play schemes and closures. CostThe Young Farmers Club is a free provision so there is no cost, however our budget is very limited. We welcome a suggested voluntary donation of £3 per session towards additional costs such as lunch and other materials and equipment. Registration Please find attached a registration form that you will need to complete if your child wishes to become a member. The information you provide will enable us to ensure your child will receive the care they require, whether dietary, medical or otherwise and will allow us to know if you give consent for your child to travel home from the club unsupervised. We would be grateful if you could complete the additional information in section 9 about your child. This information is used for monitoring purposes and enables us to provide statistics to the Tower Hamlets Children's Fund (they provide funding for the Young Farmers' Club and use the information you supply to evaluate the project and to ensure that our project is inclusive). All the information is confidential. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries. We look forward to seeing your child at the project! Best Wishes, Alia Sulaiman Play Project Co-ordinator confidential 
REGISTRATION FORM1. CHILD INFORMATION Name of child: __________________________________ Male/Female: ______________________ Date of birth: _____/_____ /_____ Ethnicity: _________________Religion: __________________ Languages spoken: ________________________________________________________________ E-mail: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Have your child been referred by another organistion. Yes/no Please state organisation who referred you Name:…………………………………………………………….. Address……………………………………………………………. Tel:………………………………………………………………….
(ie allergies or asthma) and specify medication requirements if necessary (include name of medication, dosage, times of administration). PLEASE INFORM US OF ANY CHANGES. ______________________________________________________________________________
Alternative emergency contact telephone numbers: Full name: _______________________________________________________________________ Relationship to child: ______________________________Tel: _____________________________ Doctor's Name: __________________________________Tel: _____________________________ 3. PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES Our play project includes the compilation of various wall displays, scrapbook entries and also promotional material such as the Farm newsletter or in the local press, and the farm website. Hence, there will be occasions when play sessions are photographed or recorded for these purposes. All images are stored securely at the Farm and will not be used unless we have your prior agreement. Please indicate if you agree for your child's photo or video image to be used: YES/NO 4. HEALTH & SAFETY Spitalfields City Farm complies with the Government's Health & Safety Executive advice on 'Avoiding ill health at open farms' and we ensure that all children attending the club are informed of procedures. Farm staff are trained in First Aid and the First Aid Point is located at the Farm Office. Farm Rules
Be aware that children who suffer from asthma/hay fever may experience difficulties in the dusty farm environment. Further information is available at your request. 5. UNPLANNED CLOSURE We acknowledge there are occasions when unplanned closure may be necessary due to unforeseen circumstances. Inevitably we cannot legislate for all situations particularly where they are out of our immediate control because of fire, flood, extreme weather conditions or other unforeseeable events such as staff illness, injury or other emergency. Planned Closures:
Emergency or Early Closures:
Please ensure that you inform us of any changes to contact details. 6. ADDITIONAL NEEDS/INFORMATION The following section will help us provide statistics to the Tower Hamlets Children's Fund. We would be grateful if you complete this section, not only for monitoring purposes, but also to offer support or guidance if necessary. Does your child receiving support under the SEN Code of Practice 2001? YES/NO Please specify____________________________________________________________________ Is your child registered with any support agencies? YES/NO Please specify (ie Youth Inclusion & Support Panel etc)______________________________________ Is your child registered as disabled or have a disability we should be aware of? YES/NO Please specify____________________________________________________________________ 7. BEHAVOUR I …………………………………………………………………………………………………(child) agree to the Young Farmers Club Behavioural Policy. Signed ………………………………………………………………………………………. I …………………………………………………………………………………………………(parent/carer) agree to the Young Farmers Club Behavioural Policy. Signed ………………………………………………………………………………………. PLEASE CAN YOU TELL US WHERE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE YOUNG FARMERS CLUB---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION Young Farmers under 8. Please note that due to funding and insurance restrictions the club is aimed at children of eight years and above therefore we cannot be legally responsible for children under eight. However children under eight are welcome to join in with Young Farmers activities but must be accompanied by an adult. Please also note that some offsite activities such as wall climbing are not suitable for children under eight therefore they may not be able to attend. Please sign here to say you acknowledge and agree to the above. …………………………………………. Directory: sites -> default -> files -> docs docs -> Art 290 Sec. 22138 advanced lost wax casting the history of lost wax casting docs -> Australian Aboriginal Tourism: Still an Opportunity, but keep the culture intact Author: Dr Dennis Foley docs -> `Studying man and man's nature’: the history of the institutionalisation of Aboriginal anthropology Nicolas Peterson currently lectures in anthropology in the Department of Prehistory and Anthropology at the Australian National University docs -> Job Title Digitisation Technician (Photographic, Print, Audio, Moving Image) Job Numbers docs -> Job Title Curator Job Number docs -> Job Title Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer docs -> Lesson Plan docs -> Japan The Principal Law docs -> 'a sense of making history’: australian aboriginal studies docs -> Not for quotation or citation without the author’s written permission. Paper prepared for seminar may 2003 Download 40.11 Kb. Share with your friends:
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