St Ninians Out Of School Care

Bookings are still open for our Summer Club. We are busy planning our activities and it's looking fun so far!

Email into [email protected] for a booking form.

Hi, for any of our new parents who are following us on here, please ask to join our private group for frequent updates. You should be able to see the request from this page! Thank you

As we had to close at the end of last week, our uneaten perishable snack items were donated to Stirling Community Food Bank. Lovely to know they've gone to good use!

Busy doing Christmas crafts including these lovely canvas prints as a keepsake! 🎄🧑‍🎄

We will close on Monday 20th December, as we are unable to operate on a half day. We wish all our families a very Happy Christmas & we will return with the school on 5th January!

Some den building & tree climbing from last week. Lots of fun alongside developing skills!

Here is a copy of our Information Booklet. This was designed to be folded in 3 as a paper copy, which is why it is displayed this way. Please contact us by email for further club information.

Part-time Childcare job opportunity within Stirling based Out of School Care

PLAYWORKER:

Hours: 7 - 10.5hrs per week with the possibility of more. Often suits those attending University or College as a p-t job but open to all.

School term-time only with statutory holiday pay incurred.

Essential criteria:

Salary: £9.89ph for 21+ years of age. / £8.75ph for 17-20yrs old.

The successful candidate will work alongside a team of Playworkers & Senior staff in delivering a warm, safe & fun space for children. They will be respectful of Club Policies & Procedures, be vigilant with hygiene practices & input to play opportunities.

Criteria:

Ideally a minimum of 6mths experience in working with children, even on a voluntary basis.
Demonstrates a respectful, dedicated mindset & is able to follow instruction without reinforcement.
Willing to undertake training such as First Aid, Food Hygiene (online), possibly a short but accredited Playwork course.

Further desirable criteria will be given upon job information request.

Please email the club for an Application Pack ([email protected]). We ask that you please DO NOT submit CV's.

Final date to request an application: Friday 24th September
Closing date for application: Friday 8th October

Week 2: PHOTO OF THE WEEK

The last few weeks children have loved being outdoors; building dens, exploring bugs in the bushes, water play, rope swings, team games & much more.

This photo shows some potion making in action. It illustrates creativity, communication & negotiation in action!

PHOTO OF THE WEEK!

We are going to post a picture each week that highlights the wonderful Playwork that takes place at our Club.

This week's photo shows teamwork, compromise, positive risky play & problem solving in action 🙂🌳🤝

If anyone has a child attending St Ninians Primary School & requires after school childcare, please get in touch!

The Out of School Service has been operating for over 16yrs within the school premises & we warmly welcome any new applications.

Spaces are filling up for the new term but there are still some open. Applications are available to any child attending the school. Please email for further information or an Application Pack!

[email protected]

If anyone has a child attending St Ninians Primary School & requires after school childcare, please get in touch!

The Out of School Service has been operating for over 15yrs within the school premises & we warmly welcome any new applications.

Spaces are filling up for the new term but there are still some open. Applications are available to any child attending the school. Please email for further information or an Application Pack!

[email protected]

HERE IS A COPY OF THE EMAIL SENT TO ALL OF OUR CURRENT FAMILIES. WE ASK THAT ANY QUERIES ARE EMAILED TO US RATHER THAN WRITTEN ON THIS THREAD. THANK YOU:

Dear Parents,

Firstly, we hope everyone is keeping well & managing to ride through these difficult times.

Myself & the Parents Committee want to update you as best we can about the club’s position next term.

The normal policy is that parents return a slip in May about any changed day needs that they may have from August. These are then accommodated by myself, as best I can. At this point, siblings of current members are then added in wherever possible (extremely rare that they would not be). ONLY at this stage do I then look at how to fit in our new family applications.

This year I have been unable to do this set procedure for obvious reasons. Firstly, families will not know the set days their child may be in school if reduced days go ahead as planned. Secondly, as we can not currently predict who will need which day, we can’t evaluate how it may impact our numbers. For example parents needs may fill our numbers on a Monday but only give us 7 or 8 on other days etc. Thirdly, we need to know our allocated spacing within the premises & how the Care Inspectorate will permit us to operate. From literature read so far, given the extreme situation we are living, it is hopeful normal practice / numbers will be given every opportunity to continue with appropriate safety / spacing in place. Slight accommodations to some area of our regular structure may be permitted, given it is short term but nothing is yet certain. However, we also must take into account any School & Council decisions or restrictions that may affect us. Michelle Ritchie, our current Committee Chair, is currently in frequent communication with both to keep abreast of relevant areas.

With all of this information, I would currently state that the set weekly places used PRIOR to March by current families, are as safe as I can possibly give at this time. Requested changes to these days will then be given 1st priority when we know we are able to operate & how. Siblings will then be added in & finally new families will be accommodated where possible.

Once each individual child has been given their school days allocation, all families, current or new, must let us know exactly what days they would need at the Club. We ask that you please email this, only at this appropriate stage. A reminder email will go out at this point too.

Therefore, due to all of these current uncertainties, I am presently not in a position to confirm numbers for next year. We understand this is not ideal & can be frustrating but I’m sure you will all appreciate that because of these unprecedented times & how many quantities are in the mix for us, it would not be sensible or fair to try & confirm anything at present.

The Club will keep you informed of any new advancements we make to help secure decisions going forward.

We would still encourage & appreciate any new applications to come forward, as there is every hope & chance these will be accommodated, even if not immediately. I always operate a Waiting List on a 1st come, 1st served basis for new applications as spaces open over the year regardless of the current climate. Therefore, please advise any people you know, who are considering OSC needs, to get in touch by email.

Thank you so much for your continued commitment to the Club & we wish all families our good wishes.

Kindest Regards

Kirsten Thow
Club Manager

As posted on our Group Page a few weeks ago, the children loved baking these simple scones.

Here is the recipe in case anyone is looking for something to try! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

As we close the club today, while everything in the country rides this unprecedented time, then begins to heal, we wish everyone strength & good wishes.

Earlier in the week, we donated some left over party foods, baking items & more quality essential items to Start Up Stirling. Some children helped us look through cupboards & staff added to this with more tins & non-perishable items such as toilet roll & shower gels before we dropped off.

We will keep in touch with all our families💕

Current spaces

To make all families & attendees of St Ninians PS aware, we currently have the following spaces available:

Monday - 3
Tuesday - 0
Wednesday - 0
Thursday - 4
Friday - 4

If you are interested in adding on any days or applying for a place at the club, please email us at: [email protected]

Also, a reminder to our current parents, you can swap days within the same week at no additional cost (depending on availability).

Thank you😀

Within our staff team, we are lucky enough to have a Professional Musician as our Creative Lead. Chris is currently offering evening or weekend Guitar lessons within your own home.

Please find full details below & if you are interested or wish to discuss further, you can contact him directly on: 07827 432453

Here is a small glimpse at some of the play & fun that happens within our club!

OUR CURRENT STAFFING IS:

Core staff -

Kirsten - Manager

Marilyn - Assistant Manager

Irene - Lead Playworker

Chris - Creative Lead

Our Playworkers -

Tamara

Ali

Lucy

Barny

Welcome to our page!

This page will be used for general, public information only. Therefore, if you are a member of our organisation, staff member or appropriately affiliated with us, please send a request to our Closed Group. This is under the same name.

The group page will contain detail & pictures of all the fun things that happen in the setting! It will also be used to provide helpful reminders, important updates & information to our members.