Child/Young Adult Application

Applications for Pegasus 2025 are now open!

Pegasus Playscheme has the intention that your child is fully involved and enjoys the whole experience of the scheme. Each group is comprised with a specific group leader, two assistant leaders and a 1-1 volunteer buddy. It is the responsibility of these members to ensure your child is afe and not afraid to join with and fully engage with the scheme.

The staffing may vary every year so it is essential that we are aware of all of your child’s needs in detail and how best to support them. All staff have experience working with children with disabilities and have the aim to make a summer your child will remember!

The criteria for all children/young adults attending Pegasus Playscheme:

• The children should have severe learning difficulties not confined to physical disabilities. Children with severe behavioural problems cannot be accepted.
• The children should live in the Dover/Deal or surrounding area.
• Any child must have reached their 8th birthday prior to the commencement of the scheme and must not have reached their 22nd birthday prior to the completion of the scheme. (At the discretion of the committee)
• The children should attend a specialist school, life skills course at least three days a week or attend a mainstream school (1-1 support). They should have an EHC plan or be in receipt of high needs funding (IPP will need to be provided)
• The children should NOT require more than ONE TO ONE supervision.
• It is the parent’s responsibility to transport the children to and from the venue.
• Children will be individually assessed for their care needs. If it is considered that these needs cannot be met safely within the scheme, the child will not be eligible.
• Children in a wheelchair must be able to be assisted by a single staff member on and off the bus. They must be able to weight bear. Both the staff and the child’s safety must be paramount at all times.
• Pegasus will take full responsibility for the children during the hours of the scheme. These times must be strictly adhered to.
• All children new to the scheme will be accepted on a 3-day trial to assess their needs and that they fit the eligibility of the scheme.

Your child will come home daily with a contact book to ensure you know what your child has done throughout the day and any key information ready for the next day of fun. At the end of the scheme, your child will receive a photo memento of key moments during their time at the scheme. Please ensure your child is provided with a packed lunch every day, unless specified by the group leaders. Lunch will also be provided on the first day of the scheme. We as committee, hope that you and your child are happy at every point through the scheme, and should you wish to discuss any concerns you may have please feel free to contact myself at:

pegasusclients@outlook.com

When completing forms, it is essential to fill out every section otherwise the form will be returned. This may place your child’s application in jeopardy as we work on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Please may all forms be emailed in as soon as possible but with a deadline of 4 th July 2025.

The scheme will be running for 15 days from Astor College, Astor Avenue, Dover.
The dates are as follows:
Monday 28 th July – Friday 15 th August 2025. 9:30-3:30pm.
Daily rate is £40 per child.
The first day is £20 as we run 12:30-3:30pm.
The last day will be full price at £40 due to have the buses in action and will run 9:30-1:00pm.

Payment
Full payment must be paid before the 15 th July. All payments will be offered on a non-refundable basis once the forms have been processed and the place is confirmed and you will agree to ‘at the times parents, carers and guardians know of no reason why their child cannot attend Pegasus’. This covers illness of your child or dislike of an activity.

Bank transfer details:
Name: Pegasus Playscheme
Sort code: 30 93 34
Account number: 02005979

Reference: place your childs’s name as we can tally payments made.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email myself at pegasusclients@outlook.com

Behaviour Management Policy
Pegasus Playscheme believes that children and adults thrive in an ordered environment in which everyone knows what is expected of them. They are free to develop their play and social skills without fear of being hurt or hindered by anyone else.

In order to achieve this:

• All staff will try to provide a positive model for children with regard to friendliness, care and courtesy.
• Playscheme staff will praise and endorse desirable behaviour such as kindness and willingness to share.

When children behave in unacceptable ways:

• Physical punishment, such as smacking or shaking, will be neither used nor threatened.
• Children will never be sent out of the room by themselves.
• Where appropriate, a period of ‘time out’ may be used with a staff member.
• If it is deemed that a child has seriously misbehaved, the unacceptability of the behaviour and attitudes will be made clear immediately, but by means of explanations, rather than personal blame.
• In the case of misbehaviour, it will always be made clear to the child or children in question, that it is the behaviour and not the child, which is unwelcome.
• Adults will not raise their voices in a threatening way.
• Playscheme staff will make themselves aware of, and respect, a range of cultural expectations regarding interactions between people.
• Any behaviour problems will be handled in a developmentally appropriate fashion, respecting individual children’s level of understanding and maturity.
• Recurring problems will be tackled by the Playscheme partnership with the child’s parents/carers.
• Staff will be aware that some kinds of behaviour may arise from a child’s special needs.
• Staff will make sure that all volunteers are made aware of the contents of this policy.

This policy was adopted at a meeting of the Committee held in March 2023.
Signed on behalf of Pegasus Playscheme: Updated January 2023

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