NI Audit of LASER Schemes Summary of survey results November 2002
SCHEMES AND CONTACT DETAILS North & West Contact details Sgt Eddie Alcorn, PSNI North Queen Street, tel 90259722 Year established 1995 Streetsmart, Ards Contact details Trudy Brown, Health Promotion, UCHT, tel 91510181. Year established 2001 Bee Safe Contact details Paula McStravick, NIO Community Unit, tel 90527371 Year established 1999 Streetsmart, North Down Contact details Trudy Brown, Health Promotion, UCHT, tel 91510181. Year established 2001 East Contact details Sgt Jim Trueick, PSNI Lisnasharragh, tel 90700314 Year established 1994 Lurgan Contact details Sgt George Ellis, PSNI Portadown, tel 38325144 x 37066 Year established 1995
Streetsmart & Countrywise, Omagh Contact details Sheila Gamble, WHSSB Health Promoting for Schools Co-ordinator, tel 71861116 Year established 1996 Streetsmart, Londonderry Contact details Sheila Gamble, WHSSB Health Promoting for Schools Co-ordinator, tel 71861116 Year established 1996 Streetsmart & Countrywise, Fermanagh Contact details Sheila Gamble, WHSSB Health Promoting for Schools Co-ordinator, tel 71861116 Year established 1996 Careful Kids, Contact details PSNI Musgrave Street, tel: 90700509 Year established 1997 Ballymoney Contact details Warner Kirkpatrick, Ballymoney Borough, tel 27662280 Year established 1994 Moyle Contact details Gerard Higgins, Moyle District, tel 20762225 Year established 2002
Summary of SURVEY RESULTS What was the maximum number of children in a group? Ranged from 8-15 children per scenario What was the maximum number of children accommodated per day? Ranged from 70 251 At what year was the scheme targeted? Years 6 & 7 Did demand for places exceed the capacity of the scheme? Yes 39% No 61% Did your scheme cater for special schools? Yes 77% No 23% Did your scheme cater for children from mainstream schools with special needs? Yes 92% No 8% Did your scheme have any mechanism for ensuring that all children have equal opportunities for participation ie in answering questions, doing the particular activities? Yes 61% No 39% Do teachers / helpers accompany the children around the scenarios? Yes 23% No 30% Its their decision 47% How many scenarios did your scheme include? Ranged from 6 13.
How long did each scenario last? 10 15 minutes Did your scheme include a telephone switchboard that allows children to practice phoning the emergency services? Yes 31% No 69% Did your scheme provide information for teachers prior to the visit (other than logistical arrangements) eg educational packs? Yes 23% No 77% Did your scheme provide information for pupils prior to the visit (other than logistical arrangements)? Yes 8% No 92% Did your scheme provide follow up work for teachers eg teaching/learning resources/pupil material? Yes 62% No 38% If yes was this linked to the National Curriculum? Yes 18% No 83% Did your scheme provide education packs / activities / goody bags for pupils after the visit? Yes 92% No 8% Did your scheme provide information for parents after the visit? Yes 15% No 85% Did all staff undergo police criminal record checks? Yes 39% No 61%
Did all volunteers undergo criminal record checks? Yes 0% No 54% Not applicable 46% Was your scheme evaluated in any way? Yes 92% No 8% Are you satisfied with your current evaluation practice? Yes 42% No 58% What was the budget of your scheme for last year? 1-100 10% 100-500 20% 500-1000 60% 1000 + 10%
SCENARIOS AND PROVIDERS PER SCHEME Bee Safe N&W Fire NI Fire NI Fire Bonfire Night City East NI Fire N&W NI Fire Streetsmart, Ards Road DOE PSNI PSNI DOE (and cycle safety) Railway Building Site Electricity Gas Inland Water Streetsmart, North Down Lurgan NI Fire NI Fire NI Fire NICON DOE (road and cycle safety) NICON PSNI Traffic Branch Translink Streetsmart & Countrywise, Omagh Streetsmart & Countrywise Fermanagh Ballymoney Careful Kids, NI Fire NI Fire Fire NI Fire Road combined with 999 call - PSNI Road combined with 999 call - PSNI PSNI / NEELB RSEO Streetsmart, Londonderry NI Fire StreetWise, Moyle NI Fire PSNI PSNI PSNI DOE NIE NIE NIE NIE NIE NIE NIE NIE NIE NIE NIE NIE NIE Craigavon BC Water Sport Centre PSNI PSNI Foyle Search & Rescue Coastal Bus Translink Translink Translink Translink Translink Translink Translink Translink Translink Truck Home HAP / City HAP / City HAP / City HAP / City HAP Ards HAP North Down Craigavon BC Environmental Health First Aid School nurse School nurse British Red Cross Personal / Stranger Danger PSNI PSNI PSNI PSNI PSNI PSNI PSNI Neighbourhood Unit Consumer NIE / Craigavon BC Farm Park / Playground Bullying Drug Issues Environmental Issues Crime N&W Trust Health Promotion Agency S&E Trust School Nursing Healthy Lifestyle Other in the sun school nurses Other Awareness of problems of the blind Blind Centre Food Hygiene HAP Ards in the sun school nurses Food Hygiene HAP North Down Craigavon & Banbridge Trust Health Promotion Team / School Nurses Craigavon Borough PSNI Crime Prevention Awareness of problems of the blind Blind Centre Omagh District Fermanagh District HAP Ballymoney Poisoning Awareness Health Visitors HAP HAP Londonderry / Derry City Coastguard HAP Moyle British Red Cross British Red Cross St John British Red Cross Ambulance Service Ambulance PSNI PSNI PSNI PSNI PSNI PSNI Dept of Agriculture Dept of Agriculture Ballymoney Borough 999 Awareness Health Visitors Health Promotion Agency Dental health / dealing with dental trauma Foyle Trust Health & Executive NI Health Visitors