pickles37 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hello, I am looking to apply for a place on an EYITT course in September and was wondering what some of you have done with the £7000 grant given to the settings, how have you enhanced the salary of the person or what has been done with the grant money? Thank you for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bano4994 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi we have a student with us at the moment , it's not a grant as such but salary enhancement for the student , so we pay her wages and mentoring costs with it . The setting applies monthly in areas for the salary enhancement .Any other questions i'm happy to answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickles37 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi bano4994, thank you for your swift reply. Has the whole amount been used to enhance her pay or is it spread out, because once that amount has gone, then the setting have to find the same amount - if that makes sense?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bano4994 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi Not sure what you mean about the setting finding the same amount? But Yes we pay her as a member of staff and she works every session. A member of staff is her setting mentor and we pay her for the hours spent mentoring the student . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickles37 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Hi, Sorry. Just wondering how the £7000 is used to enhance her salary, so when that runs out, how will that continue to get paid? I hope that makes sense, does the EYITT have an impact on the setting such as staff cover and time out of sessions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bano4994 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I see , well we are a sessional pre-school and only open 15 hours so we have divided the salary by the weeks we work so that is her salary and thats it if that makes sense. she is not counted in the ratio so we don't get cover if she is out of sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickles37 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 oh I understand now, thank you very much for your help. It is interesting to know how other settings deal with this scenario. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oksana1975 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I doubt the settings will be able to continue paying you (after successful completion of the course) at the same increased rate. Even though the staff to child ratio with one L6 and one L3 can be up to 26 children (3.y.o. and above) plus some LA can pay top-up to the funding (average 0.20-0.30p per child per hour), I cannot imagine how two members of staff can cope with the amount of paperwork (learning journals, planning, reports, etc) I advise you to discuss your future perspectives with your manager. Have you been successfully accepted on the course? How did you find Skills tests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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