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EDUCATION AND LIBRARY BOARDS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

ADMISSION TO PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION

Funded places are available in all nursery schools and nursery units in primary schools and in some voluntary/private playgroups and day nurseries for children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. Details of centres which provide funded places are contained in information booklets prepared by the Education and Library Boards.

You should contact the Principals of schools or the leaders of the centres in which you are interested in obtaining places. You will be given an information booklet and an application form.

The closing date for lodging an application form for a funded pre-school place is: Wednesday 14 January 2015 (12 noon)

Remember Only one official application form MUST be submitted for every child seeking a pre-school place in September 2015. All preferences should be listed in order on this form.

ADMISSION TO PRIMARY SCHOOL

Any child whose 4th birthday falls

on or before 1 July 2015 will have reached compulsory school age in September 2015

and must commence primary education.

Parents of children in the above age-group should contact the Principals of the schools being considered for attendance. The Principals will be in a position to provide an application form and other information regarding admission.

The closing date for lodging an application form for a primary school place is: Wednesday 14 January 2015 (12 noon)

Remember Only one official application form MUST be submitted for every child seeking a primary

school place in September 2015. All preferences should be listed in order on this form. If additional information is required or any difficulty is experienced parents should contact their local Education & Library Board BELB 40 Academy Street BELFAST BT1 2NQ : (028) 9056 4080

NEELB County Hall 182 Galgorm Road BALLYMENA BT42 1HN : (028) 2566 2197

SEELB Grahamsbridge Road Dundonald BELFAST BT16 2HS : (028) 9056 6568

SELB 3 Charlemont Place The Mall ARMAGH BT61 9AX : (028) 3741 0088

WELB 1 Hospital Road OMAGH BT79 0AW : (028) 8241 1458

ADMISSION TO PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION – 2015/16 SCHOOL YEAR

Dear Parent Pre-school places are available in a variety of settings funded by the Southern Education and Library Board. This booklet is specific to the council area where you live. It includes details of nursery schools and nursery units attached to primary schools as well as voluntary and other pre-school playgroups and private day nurseries with funded places. The booklet contains information about how to apply for a place, the target group of children and the admissions criteria for the various pre-school settings. The individual entry for each pre-school provider also lists any documents which may be required by that setting in relation to how your child meets the admission criteria. If you require booklet giving information about another council area you should approach a school/playgroup/day nursery in that area which provides pre-school education or access this using the web address given below. If you have any enquiries please address you are advised to discuss these in the first instance with the provider that you are listing as the first preference for your child. If you need further assistance contact the Southern Education and Library Board’s Pre-School Helpline (028 3741 0088 or 028 3751 2309). Copies of the booklets for other council areas are available on the website www.selb.org. Other sources of help and information are detailed in the booklet. May I remind you that children who have reached their fourth birthday by 1 July 2015 will have reached compulsory school age and should be enrolled in P1 in a primary school or the preparatory department of a grammar school. I hope that your child enjoys his/her time in pre-school education. Yours faithfully

Gavin Boyd

Chief Executive (Interim)

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NEWRY & MOURNE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

CONTENTS PAGE NO. List of Pre-School Settings in Newry & Mourne District Council Area 1-2 Glossary of Terms 3 Procedure for Enrolment and Further Information 4-12 Enrolment in Pre-School Education: Key Dates 13-14 Sample of Pre-School application form 15-16 Useful Numbers 17 Nursery Schools and Primary Schools with Nursery Units 18 Admissions policies - Controlled Nursery Schools 19-24 Admissions policy - Maintained Nursery Schools 25-29 Admissions policies – Controlled Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit 30-35 Admissions policies – Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit 36-64 Admissions policies – Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries 65-122 List of Pre-School Settings in other Council Areas within the SELB 123-127 Pre-School Settings are listed in alphabetical order within the above groups.

The information in this booklet relates to the 2015/2016 school

year and is correct at 11 November 2014.

Please note: This booklet contains references to the Education and Library Boards (ELB’s). It is planned that the five ELBs will be replaced with a single body which will assume the responsibilities of the ELBs as they currently exist. Therefore all references in this booklet to the ELBs should be interpreted as applying to the single body when it comes into operation. Any reference in this booklet to parents or guardians includes any person who has parental responsibility for a child as defined in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.

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PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN NEWRY & MOURNE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

Controlled Nursery Schools

Ashgrove Nursery School, Newry Kilkeel Nursery School

Maintained Nursery Schools

Seaview Nursery School, Warrenpoint St Malachy’s Nursery School, Carnagat

Controlled Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Annalong Primary School Bessbrook Primary School

Maintained Primary Schools with a Nursery Unit

Cloughoge Primary School, Newry

St Clare’s Abbey Primary School, Newry St Joseph’s Convent Primary School, Newry

St Joseph’s Primary School, Bessbrook St Malachy’s Primary School, Carrickcroppan (Camlough)

St Mary’s Primary School, Mullaghbawn St Patrick’s Primary School, Crossmaglen St Patrick’s Primary School, Cullyhanna St Patrick’s Primary School, Mayobridge

St Patrick’s Primary School, Newry St Peter’s Primary School, Cloughreagh

Pre-School Playgroups and Day Nurseries

Atticall Playgroup, Kilkeel

Busy Bees Pre-school, Burren, Warrenpoint Carrick Pre-School, Warrenpoint

Clonduff Playgroup, Hilltown Daisy Chain Day Care, Crossmaglen

Dominican @ Orana Playgroup, Newry Dunnaman Playgroup, Kilkeel

Forkhill Playgroup Giggles Day Care Nursery, Newry

Glenn and Barr Playgroup, Jerrettspass Happy Days Playgroup, Newry

Happy Faces Day Care Nursery, Crossmaglen Jolly Tots Playgroup, Mayobridge

Kidzone Playgroup, Bessbrook Kilkeel Playgroup Killean Playgroup

Kingdom Playgroup, Kilkeel Little Folk Playgroup, Rostrevor

Little People Pre-School Centre, Newtownhamilton Lower Mourne Pre-School, Annalong

Meigh Community Playgroup, Meigh, Killeavy Rascal’s ‘n’ Ruffians, Ballyholland Strawberry Tree Playgroup, Saval

Windmill Playgroup, Newry

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PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN NEWRY & MOURNE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA (continued)

Irish-Medium Pre-School Playgroups

Naíscoil an Chreagáin, Silverbridge Naíscoil an Iuir, Newry

Naíscoil Chamlocha, Camlough Naíscoil na mBeann, Kilkeel

Naíscoil Shliabh gCuilinn, Jonesborough

A list of Pre-School Settings in other Council Areas in the Southern Education and Library Board may be found at the back of this booklet. The booklets for all Council Areas are published on the Board’s website www.selb.org or may be requested by contacting the Pupil and Parent Unit (028) 3751 2309 or (028) 3741 0088.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN THIS BOOKLET

Admissions Criteria

The criteria drawn up by the Board of Governors of each school/management of the voluntary or private provider and applied in order to select the children to be admitted if the school/pre-school setting is over subscribed.

Controlled School Controlled schools are managed and funded by the five ELBs through school Boards of Governors (BoG). A BoG consists of representatives of transferors along with representatives of parents, teachers and ELBs.

Enrolment Number The maximum number of children which a pre-school setting may have on its register at any time, as determined by the Department of Education.

Independent Appeal Tribunal

A tribunal set up by the Education and Library Board, but independent of it, which hears appeals lodged by parents/guardians against the decisions of Boards of Governors.

Integrated School

These schools seek to add value to the education process by inviting Protestants and Catholics to come together with other traditions in order to improve their understanding of one another, their own cultures, religions and values. Each grant maintained integrated school is managed by a Board of Governors consisting of trustees or foundation governors along with parents, teachers and DE representatives.

Irish-Medium School

A school or unit within a school where teaching and learning takes place through the Irish language.

Nursery Unit An approved unit providing formal nursery education, managed as part of a primary school.

Pre-school Provider/Setting

Funded pre-school places are available from a range of providers in a variety of settings – nursery schools, nursery units, reception classes in primary places and voluntary and private playgroups and day nurseries in receipt of funded places.

Socially Disadvantaged Circumstances

For the purposes of enrolment in pre-school this means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

Statutory Criteria

Criteria which the law states that schools must apply before applying their sub-criteria.

Sub-Criteria If within one admission criterion there is oversubscription, some schools will apply a clearly defined set of sub-criteria to identify the children to be admitted.

Target Age Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

Underage Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013.

Voluntary Maintained School

Voluntary maintained schools are managed by a BoG nominated by trustees along with parents, teachers and ELB representatives.

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PROCEDURE FOR ENROLMENT AND FURTHER INFORMATION

1 Which children qualify for pre-school education?

Pre-school places are available for those children who are in the target age group i.e. who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (inclusive). If there are still places available underage children i.e. those born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 MAY also be admitted – but funded places for these children are only available in nursery schools’ or nursery units’. Voluntary/private settings normally accept children from three years of age but only those born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 will be eligible for a funded place. The target age groups are outlined in the statutory criteria for each pre-school setting. Priority will be given to children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission.

2 Where are pre-school places available and how do I obtain further information? This booklet provides information on pre-school places available in:

Nursery Schools

Primary Schools with Nursery Units in the Board’s area

Voluntary/Private settings that have pre-school places funded by the Board (hereafter called providers)

Funded pre-school places in the voluntary and private sector only applies to part-time provision (normally 5 sessions per week, each lasting at least 2½ hours per day during the school year). In nursery schools and primary schools with nursery units, attendance takes the form of full day (4½ hours per day) or part-time (2½ hours per day, either morning or afternoon sessions). A few schools have both full-time and part-time sessions. Information on the duration of classes/sessions is listed in this booklet under the detail for each provider. All funded pre-school education centres must follow common curricular guidance to plan and organise the children’s learning and are inspected regularly by the Education and Training Inspectorate. Parents/guardians should be aware that pre-school providers may levy charges for certain services offered (e.g. snacks, lunches, extra-curricular activities) once a child is admitted to a pre-school setting. Any such charges should not relate to the delivery of the pre-school curriculum, and for non-statutory providers (i.e. voluntary or private providers) should not relate to the minimum period of 2.5 hours pre-school education which is funded by the Department of Education. Charges may vary between providers, so parents/guardians may wish to clarify with their preferred providers the extent of any applicable charges prior to submitting an application. A child is only entitled to one funded place in a school or playgroup or private nursery e.g. a child may not have a funded place in a playgroup in the morning and attend a nursery school in the afternoon.

Reception Class Provision

In addition to the pre-school providers listed in this booklet some primary schools have reception classes for children who have reached their 4th birthday but are under compulsory school age (i.e. children born after 1 July 2011). Arrangements for admissions to these reception classes are entirely different to those relating to nursery classes. Parents/Guardians may apply to both using separate application forms for nursery and reception. Information is contained in the

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Primary School Admissions Information Booklets available from the primary school in which you are interested or from the Open Enrolment Office.

Should I arrange for my child to transfer from a funded pre-school place to a reception class in a primary school from his/her 4th birthday?

Department of Education advice is that this would not be in your child’s best interests. Transferring your child to a reception class during the year is disruptive to his/her educational and social development and should be avoided. In addition, advice from the Department’s Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) is that while some reception provision is of a good standard, the quality of provision across the sector is uneven.

Paying Places

Many voluntary, private playgroups and private day nurseries may also have fee-paying places available for pre-school children. The arrangements for admission as described in this booklet, do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents/Guardians make direct contact with these providers.

While there is no guarantee that a child will receive a funded pre-school education place during the child’s final year of pre-compulsory education, the objective of the Pre-School Education Programme is to have a good quality pre-school education place for every child in the final year of pre-compulsory education, whose parents/guardians wish to avail of such a place. While it would be the Board’s wish to match provision to parental preference, it is recognised that a minority of parents/guardians will not be able to access a funded place in their preferred education setting.

3 Must my child go to pre-school?

No. Pre-school education is not compulsory, however good quality pre-school education has important benefits. Parents make application for a funded place on the understanding that their child will attend for 5 days per week. This will enable your child to benefit fully from a quality pre-school experience.

4 Where can I get an application form?

Application forms can be obtained from any provider listed in this book (preferably your first choice) or from the Board’s website: www.selb.org - Application for Admission to Pre-School Education.

5 Completion of Application Form

A sample copy of the application form is set out on 15 and 16. Only one application form can be submitted and on it list all the providers where you would be willing to accept a place (continue on a separate sheet if required). All parents seeking a funded pre-school place for their child must complete an application form, even if their child’s name is already on a waiting list for admission. SECTION A Complete your child’s name, date of birth, home address including house number and postcode, and parent/guardian’s details. SECTION B This section allows you to list up to six preferences i.e. six places where you would consider sending your child and to state the reasons for your preferences. You are strongly advised to list more than one preference as there is no guarantee that you will be successful in obtaining a

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place at your first preference provider as they may receive more applications than they have funded places. Only list the providers that are included in the Boards’ booklets and ensure that the published name (not local name) is used. If a provider has more applications than places, it must select children for admission by applying the admissions criteria. It is vitally important that you give the provider all the information that is relevant to either the statutory criteria or the sub-criteria determined by the provider. If all applicants meet the statutory criteria, it is the individual provider’s sub-criteria that determine which children are selected for admission. These sub-criteria could include whether the child has a family connection with the school/playgroup e.g. a brother or sister previously attended, the distance of a child’s home to the school/playgroup, etc.

If you do not put the information on the form as to how your child meets a particular criterion then the provider cannot give your child consideration under this criterion. Some further examples of relevant information are given on the form but you should examine the criteria of those providers that you are listing as preferences, consider how your child meets these and list this under each of your preferences and attach any verifying documents if requested by each provider. PREFERENCES The legislation recognises up to two preferences to a provider where full-time and part-time places are available. This means if you would prefer a full-time place for your child at a provider but would also be willing to accept as a lower preference a part-time place you should name that provider twice on the form. This can be consecutively but this is not necessarily the case, e.g. 1 Provider A full-time place

2 Provider B full-time place

3 Provider A part-time place

However, the legislation does not differentiate between a part-time morning session and a part-time afternoon session. The distribution of part-time places i.e. a morning or an afternoon session is a matter for the provider. Parents/Guardians should note that the independent appeal tribunal only has the power to consider appeals against the allocation of full-time or part-time places. It does not have the power to distinguish between a morning part-time and an afternoon part-time place. SECTION C The statutory criteria require providers to give preference to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances in their target age year. This is defined by the Department of Education as a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same, then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application form stamped by the Social Security Agency to confirm they are in receipt of Income Support, Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment Support Allowance where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the level of benefit remains the same. NB The onus is on parents/guardians to ensure that the form is stamped and submitted to the first preference setting on or before 12 noon on Wednesday, 14 January 2015. SECTION D Read the declarations, sign and date the form. If you are in any doubt or there are points which you wish to clarify attach an explanatory note. If a parent/guardian gives false or misleading

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information (e.g. date of birth, home address) and because of this the child obtains a place, the place will be withdrawn. If you are in doubt you should check with the first preference Principal/Playgroup Leader and/or obtain advice from the Board.

VERIFYING DOCUMENTS

Birth Certificates are required with the application form. Some providers request other verification documents with the application form. Others indicate that they may contact parents/guardians if they require further documentation. Please read the admissions criteria carefully, not just for your first preference provider but for all the providers named on your application form. Where documents are requested before/during the process, acceptance will be conditional on documents being supplied. It is important that they are submitted within the timescale requested by the school/provider. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a provider to offer a place.

6 Who do I return the form to?

The form must be completed and returned with a copy of your child’s birth certificate to your first preference provider on or before 12 noon on Wednesday, 14 January 2015.

7 Admissions Procedure

(a) How do pre-school providers decide who to accept? If a pre-school provider has sufficient places all eligible children will be accepted. If a provider

has more applications than funded places it will be required, by law, to give priority to:

i. children from socially disadvantaged circumstances* in their final pre-school year i.e. born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (inclusive);

ii. children not falling within sub-paragraph (i) in their final pre-school year;

and who at the time of their proposed admission will not have a pre-school education place, whether full-time or part-time, at another school or any other premises.

*A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in

receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’.

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have

their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. Pre-school providers will implement this legal requirement through application of the statutory

admission criteria. If there are more applications meeting a particular statutory criterion than there are places available then the provider will select between these applicants by applying their own sub-criteria. These sub-criteria normally differ from setting to setting.

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The admissions procedure is in two stages: Stage 1 of the procedure (Wednesday, 14 January 2015 – Friday, 17 April 2015) deals only

with target age children. Stage 2 of the procedure (Monday, 20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015) deals with those

target age children who did not secure a place in Stage 1 and who have now nominated further preferences from a list of settings with vacant places and those children not yet in their target age year i.e. underage.

NB: A target age child will always get priority over a penultimate pre-school age child (i.e.

underage) during the admissions procedure.

(b) Application of the criteria/procedure

STAGE 1 - (Wednesday, 14 January 2015 – Friday, 17 April 2015) At stage one only applications for children in their target age year will be considered.

If there are more places available than there are applications, then the provider will accept all these applications.

If there are more applications than places available, then the Board of Governors/Management Committee must select children for admission by firstly applying the statutory criteria in order and, if necessary, their sub-criteria. The application forms of those children not selected will be returned to the Board for onward transmission to the next provider named on the application form.

This procedure continues until:-

The child is selected by a provider named on the form.

All preferences named have not selected the child.

The time allowed for Stage 1 has elapsed.

During Stage 1 - Changes of preferences in Exceptional Circumstances/New

applications/ Additional information

Apart from those necessitated by exceptional circumstances, no changes of preference will be processed during Stage 1. If you wish to change your preference, for any reason other than in exceptional circumstances, you must withdraw the original application and submit a new application. If this occurs after 12 noon on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 your new application will be treated as a late application.

If you wish to change your preference because of exceptional circumstances (eg) change of address which necessitates a change of preference, you must submit a written request to the Board by 4.00 pm on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 for a change of preference for approval by the Board along with verification of the exceptional circumstances. If approved, the Board will amend the original application form and send it to the new first preference provider.

If the original form was received on time by the original first preference provider, it will be regarded by the new first preference provider as a punctual, first preference application. The final date by which the Board will process any changes necessitated by exceptional circumstances is Wednesday, 18 March 2015 at 4.00 pm.

Wednesday, 18 March 2015 at 4.00 pm is also the final date by which the Board will process any additional information, or new applications. After this date, changes of preference in exceptional circumstances/additional information/new applications will not be processed until Stage 2 (Monday, 20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015).

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Recalling children refused admission within Stage 1 If any places subsequently become available in an oversubscribed setting (between Monday,

20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015) these places should be re-allocated immediately to any children refused admission in Stage 1 and according to their place in the rank order at the end of Stage 1.

STAGE 2 - (Monday 20 April 2015 - Friday 29 May 2015)

At this stage school based providers with places available consider applications received for target aged children who were unplaced at the end of Stage 1 and who have now nominated further preferences and applications received for underage children along with any new applications.

Voluntary and private providers with places available will consider applications for target age children who were unplaced at the end of Stage 1 who have now nominated further preferences and any new applications from target aged children. These settings are not permitted to consider applications from underage children.

The procedure similar to that described for Stage 1 will operate. During Stage 2 - Changes of preferences in Exceptional Circumstances/New

applications/Additional information Apart from those necessitated by exceptional circumstances, no changes of preference will be

processed during Stage 2. If you wish to change your preference, for any reason other than in exceptional circumstances, you must withdraw the original application and submit a new application. If this occurs after 4.00 pm on Friday, 1 May 2015 your new application will be treated as a late application in Stage 2.

If you wish to change your preference because of exceptional circumstances eg change of

address, which necessitates a change of preference, you must submit a written request to the Board by 4.00 pm on Friday, 8 May 2015 for approval, along with verification of the exceptional circumstances. If approved, the Board will amend the original application form and send it to the new first preference provider.

Friday, 8 May 2015 at 4.00 pm is also the final date by which the Board will process any new

applications/additional information. After this date, changes of preference in exceptional circumstances/additional information/new applications should be communicated directly to the provider(s) of your choice for consideration after Friday, 29 May 2015.

In the case of target age children if the application form/further preferences form was received

by the Board/provider by 4.00 pm on Friday, 1 May 2015, it will be regarded by the new first preference provider as a punctual, first preference application in Stage 2.

In the case of underage children if the original application form was received by 12.00 noon on

Wednesday, 14 January 2015 by the original first preference provider it will be regarded by the new first preference provider as a punctual, first preference application in Stage 2. The final date by which the Board will process any changes necessitated by exceptional circumstances is Friday, 8 May 2015 at 4.00 pm.

Except in relation to the appeals procedure, the Pre-School Admission Procedure concludes on

Friday, 29 May 2015. WAITING LISTS Please refer to each individual providers policy if you wish your child’s name to be

placed on a waiting list should a vacancy arise in an over-subscribed provider after 29 May 2015.

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(c) When would my application be considered late?

Stage 1: Wednesday, 14 January 2015 – Friday, 17 April 2015 Consideration of applications from target age children ONLY (i.e. born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012). If your application is received after 12 noon on the 14 January 2015 your application will be considered late and will not be considered until all punctual target age applications are considered. If the setting has less applications than available places (i.e. undersubscribed) your child will be offered a place. Please note Due to the restrictions of the timetable, it may not be possible to process all the preferences listed on an application form by Friday, 17 April 2015. If your application is received after Wednesday, 18 March 2015 it will not be considered until Stage 2 of the procedure. Boards do not have the discretion to treat an application received after 12 noon on 14 January 2015 as punctual.

Stage 2: Monday, 20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015

Consideration of new applications and additional preferences from target age children not placed in Stage 1. Applications from children in their penultimate pre-school year (i.e. underage) will also be considered at this stage in Nursery Schools and Nursery Units only. Unplaced target aged children whose application was ‘late’ in Stage 1 can now be treated on an equal basis with all other applications in Stage 2. Any new applications/additional information/additional preferences received after 4.00 pm on Friday, 1 May 2015 will be considered as ‘late’ in Stage 2. Whilst these will be processed up until Friday, 8 May 2015 they will not be considered until all punctual target age applications are considered. Any new applications/additional information/additional preferences received after 4.00 pm on Friday, 8 May 2015 will not be considered until after close of procedure on Friday, 29 May 2015. Please note Due to the restrictions of the timetable, it may not be possible to process all the preferences listed on an application form by Friday, 29 May 2015. Underage Applicants (children born between 2 July 2012 – 1 July 2013) If your application is received after 12 noon on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 it is late and will only be considered in Stage 2 of the process if the settings listed are undersubscribed.

(d) When will I be notified?

There are two dates of notification:

i. Stage 1 – Target Age Children (i.e. born between 2 July 2011 – 1 July 2012) Providers will issue letters to this group on Friday, 17 April 2015 advising parents/guardians whose children they are accepting. The Board will also advise parents/guardians of children not selected by any provider and will include information regarding places available, if any, and a request form for further preferences at Stage 2. ii. Stage 2 – Young Children (i.e. born between 2 July 2012 – 1 July 2013) Providers will issue letters to this group on Friday, 29 May 2015 advising parents/guardians whose children they are accepting AND to all other selected applicants (i.e. those pre-school

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children not selected at Stage 1). The Board will also advise parents/guardians of children not selected by any provider and will include information regarding places available, if any.

(e) When will any document(s) that I have attached to my application form be returned

to me? All original documents will be returned to you by the provider where your child is placed. The Board will return all documents to those who have been unsuccessful in securing a pre-school place on Friday, 29 May 2015.

8 Can I submit more than one application? NO. If you submit more than one application form you will have made a false declaration. In the

event that parents are discovered to have lodged more than one application form, then the first application lodged will be treated as the formal expression of parental preference and all other application forms will not be processed.

9 Can I indicate preferences for settings in different Board areas on the same form?

Yes. All Boards operate the same system. 10 Can I indicate a preference for a non-funded place on the form?

The open enrolment procedure only relates to the provision of funded places. If you are interested in a paying place at a voluntary or private provider you should contact the provider directly. If you do name a paying place on the application form, the Board will not process this preference but will uplift the next preference listed that has funded places and process accordingly.

11 Do I need to complete a new application form if my child is already attending a Nursery

School/Unit? Yes. There will be no automatic entitlement to a second year pre-school education placement. 12 Appeals

(a) Can I appeal against a decision not to admit my child?

Only in the case of applications made to a nursery school or nursery unit can you appeal to an Independent Appeal Tribunal. However, the Tribunal’s powers are limited. An appeal can only be brought on the grounds that the school’s criteria were not applied or were not correctly applied in deciding to refuse a child admission to the school/unit. There is no right of appeal to the Independent Appeal Tribunal against a decision by a private or voluntary provider or where a parent has indicated a preference for a morning part-time place and an afternoon part-time place is offered (or vice versa).

(b) Appeal Tribunals

An Independent Appeal Tribunal only has the power to consider appeals against the allocation of a full-time or a part-time place. It does not have the power to distinguish between a morning part-time and an afternoon part-time place, therefore there is no right of appeal. Members can only consider information available to the Board of Governors at the time it made its decision. New evidence cannot be considered.

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(c) How do I appeal?

You must lodge your intention to appeal in writing to: The Clerk of the Independent Admission Appeal Tribunal (Nursery) Southern Education & Library Board 3 Charlemont Place The Mall ARMAGH BT61 9AX Or by e-mail to:- [email protected] The intention to appeal must be received in writing not later than:

4.00 pm on Friday, 1 May 2015 for Stage 1 children

4.00 pm on Friday, 12 June 2015 for Stage 2 children

Please give your child’s name, date of birth and the nursery school(s)/unit(s) that you wish to appeal against.

NB: At the time of going to print, this booklet provides details of presently approved pre-school providers. It should be noted however that providers can withdraw from the scheme. The Department of Education has indicated that in order to qualify for funded places a provider must have enrolled at least 8 children in their immediate pre-school year. Parents/Guardians should be aware therefore that providers can be required to withdraw, or may withdraw voluntarily, from the scheme at any time. In the unlikely event that this happens the Board will uplift the next preference listed that has funded places and process accordingly.

THE INFORMATION IN THIS BOOKLET RELATES TO THE 2015/16 SCHOOL YEAR AND ALL INFORMATION IS CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRINT.

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ENROLMENT IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION: KEY DATES

STAGE 1 (Wednesday, 14 January 2015 – Friday, 17 April 2015)

CONSIDERATION OF TARGET AGE CHILDREN ONLY (i.e. children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012)

Wednesday, 14 January 2015 (not later than 12 noon)

Closing date for receipt of parents’/guardians’ application forms to first preference providers.

Wednesday, 18 March 2015 (not later than 4 pm)

Final date for receipt and consideration of new applications (will be considered as a late application), additional information and changes of preference in exceptional circumstances within Stage 1. Anything received after this date will not be considered until Stage 2 (i.e. after 17 April 2015).

Friday, 17 April 2015 Issue of letters by providers advising parents/guardians of the setting for which their target age children have been accepted; and Issue of letters by the Education Boards advising parents/guardians of those target age children who have not been offered a place, advising where places are still available (if any) and how to apply for these.

Friday, 1 May 2015 (not later than 4pm)

Final date for notice of intention to appeal against *nursery schools’/units’ decisions to be received by Boards in respect of children not selected for admission during Stage 1. *(ONLY applies to Nursery Schools/Units as there is no right of appeal against a voluntary/private provider.)

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ENROLMENT IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION: KEY DATES (cont’d)

STAGE 2 (Monday, 20 April 2015 – Friday, 29 May 2015)

CONSIDERATION OF:

TARGET AGE CHILDREN WHO WERE UNPLACED IN STAGE 1 FOR WHOM FURTHER PREFERENCES HAVE BEEN NOMINATED;

NEW APPLICATIONS FOR TARGET AGE CHILDREN; AND

ALL UNDERAGE CHILDREN

Friday, 1 May 2015 (not later than 4 pm)

Date by which additional preferences for unplaced target age children are to be returned to Boards. New applications or additional preferences received after this date will be considered as ‘late’ and will not be considered in Stage 2 until all punctual target age applicants have been processed.

Friday, 8 May 2015 (not later than 4 pm)

Final date for receipt and consideration of new applications, additional information and changes of preference in exceptional circumstances within Stage 2. After this date any new applications/additional information/changes of preference should be sent directly to the provider(s) of the parent’s choice for consideration after 29 May 2015.

Friday, 29 May 2015 Issue of letters by providers advising parents of the setting for which their child has been accepted; and Issue of letters by Boards advising parents whose children have not been offered a place and advising where places are still available (if any).

Friday, 12 June 2015 (not later than 4pm)

Final date for notice of intention to appeal against *nursery schools’/units’ decisions to be received by Boards in respect of children not selected for admission during Stage 2. *(ONLY applies to Nursery Schools/Units as there is no right of appeal against a voluntary/private provider.)

NOTE: A target age child will always get priority over an underage applicant during the Admission Process (From 14 January 2015 to 29 May 2015).

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EDUCATION AND LIBRARY BOARDS OF NI

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO PRE-SCHOOL

EDUCATION IN THE 2015/16 SCHOOL YEAR

Please read the Board’s Information Booklet(s) before completing this form. Pay particular attention to the guidance on

completing the form and the Admissions Criteria of the schools/playgroups/private nurseries which you are nominating as

preferences. Schools/playgroups/private nurseries are hereafter called providers. This form only refers to applications to

providers with places funded by a Board. PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLACK INK

SECTION A YOUR CHILD Child’s Surname* ___________________________ Child’s Forename(s)*

Boy Girl Child’s Date of Birth _______________ BIRTH CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THIS FORM

Name(s) of Parent(s) or Guardian(s) Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms

Child’s Home Address __________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ Postcode ____________________

Parent’s/Guardian’s Tel Number: (Home)___________________ (Work)_________________ (Mobile)________________

SECTION B PREFERENCES, SESSIONS, AND REASONS FOR PREFERENCE

Before completing this section you should read the admissions criteria. Providers cannot be held responsible for refusing

your child a place if you do not detail the relevant information on this form or do not attach any documentation

requested. Relevant information MAY include: nearest provider to child’s home; living in Parish; eldest child;

brother(s)/sister(s) are attending or have attended; details of special circumstances (evidence may be required).

Where a school provider has both full-time and part-time sessions you may have to list the school twice as a preference.

Under SESSION below please record your preferences – tick FT (Full-time) or PT (Part-time).

(NOTE: FT is usually 4½ hours per day, 5 days per week. PT is usually 2½ hours per day, 5 days per week)

If you do not nominate sufficient preferences there is a possibility your child will not secure a pre-school place.

PREFERENCES State Name of Provider and reasons

for preference which relate to Admissions Criteria

(continue on a separate sheet if necessary)

SESSION (see above)

(FT or PT)

please tick

For Board Use Selected Not

Selected

1st

______________________________________________

FT

OR PT

Reasons for preference: _________________________________________________________________

2nd

_____________________________________________

FT

OR PT


3rd

_____________________________________________

FT

OR PT


4th

_____________________________________________

FT

OR PT


5th

_____________________________________________

FT

OR PT


6th

_____________________________________________

FT

OR PT


(*as recorded on birth certificate)

FOR PRE-SCHOOL USE

Received by 1st preference provider

Date Time Initials

Birth Certificate checked & attached

Target Age Underage

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PLEASE READ THE ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR ALL PROVIDERS NAMED OVERLEAF AND LIST BELOW THE

DOCUMENTS, IF ANY, WHICH YOU ARE ATTACHING TO THIS FORM.

If you have further preferences please continue on a separate sheet and put the name of your child at the top.

Please tick if further preferences are attached:

Please tick if your child is being assessed for Special Educational Needs

SECTION C SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE

If you are claiming priority because of social disadvantage you MUST take this form to your local Social Security

Office where the information below will be completed. The providers will not be able to give priority unless the box

below has been stamped by the Social Security Agency.

Entitled to Income Support Entitled to Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance

Entitled to Employment Support Allowance (*providing the conditions below are met)

NB: *A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment and Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’.

Name of person holding entitlement: ____________________________________________________________

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE OFFICIAL STAMP

Certified by _______________________

Date _____________________________

SECTION D DECLARATION

I confirm that:-

(a) This form is used to list all providers regardless of board area.

(b) This is the ONLY application form submitted for pre-school education in respect of the child named overleaf.

NB: In the event that parents/guardians are discovered to have lodged more than one application form, then the first application

lodged will be treated as the formal expression of parental preference and all other application forms will not be considered.

(c) I have read the published Admissions Criteria of the providers nominated overleaf.

(d) I am aware that my child can only avail of ONE funded place in a school/playgroup or private nursery.

(e) The address I have given is the child’s home address and NOT the address of a child minder/another relative or a

business address.

(f) I understand that it is my responsibility to provide all relevant information on or attached to this application form.

(g) The details I have given on this form are correct. I am aware if a place is awarded on the basis of false information it

will be withdrawn.

Signed (Parent/Guardian) Date

THIS FORM MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE FIRST PREFERENCE PROVIDER NO LATER THAN

12 NOON ON WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARY 2015

DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT – The information on this form is required by the Board for the purpose of processing

your application. The information is covered by the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Your signature to the form

is deemed to be an authorisation by you to allow the Board to process and retain the information for the purpose(s) stated.

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USEFUL ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Contact details for the Transfer Officers located within each ELB and for the Department’s School Access Team are provided below:- Mrs Patricia Hughes Belfast Education & Library Board 40 Academy Street BELFAST BT1 2NQ Tel; 028 90564080 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.belb.org.uk

Mrs Maxine Harris North Eastern Education & Library Board County Hall 182 Galgorm Road BALLYMENA BT42 1HN Tel: 028 25662306 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.neelb.org.uk

Mrs Mairead Maguire Southern Education & Library Board 3 Charlemont Place ARMAGH BT61 9AZ Tel: 028 37512200 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.selb.org

Mrs Florence McCaw South-Eastern Education & Library Board Grahamsbridge Road Dundonald BELFAST BT16 2HS Tel: 028 90566200 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.seelb.org.uk

Mrs Liane Armstrong Western Education & Library Board Campsie House 1 Hospital Road OMAGH BT79 0AW Tel: 028 82411571 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.welbni.org

Department of Education School Access Team Rathgael House Balloo Road BANGOR BT19 7PR Tel: 028 91279326 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.deni.gov.uk

mailto:[email protected]






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NURSERY SCHOOLS AND

PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH

NURSERY UNITS

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Ashgrove Nursery School 26 part-time morning places 23 Chestnut Grove 9.00 am to 11.30 am NEWRY 26 part-time afternoon places BT34 1JT 12.15 pm to 2.45 pm Telephone: (028) 3026 3355 Principal: Mrs V Quinn, B Ed Boys/Girls Ages 2 to 4 ADMISSIONS POLICY In the event of there being more applications than places available the Board of Governors will apply the admissions criteria in the order indicated below to identify which children are to be admitted. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the school’s admissions criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. Examples of such information include whether the child is the first child in the family or had a sibling who previously attended the school. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. The outcome of the selection arising from the application of the criteria is presented to the full Board of Governors for approval. In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident in line with Article 32 (4) 1998 Education Order. Applicants should note that they will be required at a later date to produce documents verifying their address. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. The verification documents must be originals. Photocopies or facsimiles are not acceptable. Passports and/or driving licences should not be submitted as verification documents. The provision of these documents is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate at the time of application to verify the age of the child. NOTE: The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying information and/or documents within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place or the inability of the school to offer a place on the part of any school nominated on the applicant’s application form. Further, if the school becomes aware at any stage prior to enrolment that an applicant has gained a place by using false information within their application then we are obliged to withdraw the place and allocate it correctly in line with the admissions criteria. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Ashgrove Nursery School is the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

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2 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Ashgrove Nursery School is not the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 3 Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Ashgrove Nursery School is the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

4 Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Ashgrove Nursery School is not the Controlled Nursery School nearest to the child’s home.

In the event of oversubscription occurring when one of the above criteria is applied the following sub-criteria will be applied in the indicated order to determine which children are to be admitted:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (i) Children whose parent/guardian has listed Ashgrove Nursery School as their first

preference. (ii) Children whose parent/guardian is a permanent member of staff at Ashgrove Nursery

School. (iii) Children whose sibling previously attended Ashgrove Nursery School or who is the first child

in their family. (iv) In chronological order of age, eldest first. (For the last remaining place(s), if 2 or more

children have the same date of birth, distance from the child’s home to the school will be used).

Sub-criterion (iv) will also be used as a deciding factor should oversubscription occur within any other sub-criterion. Children in their penultimate pre-school year Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (i.e. those who will have 2 years nursery education). After all children who are entitled to a 1 year nursery placement have been allocated a place the remaining place(s) will be allocated to children in their penultimate pre-school year in chronological order of age, eldest first. (For the last remaining place(s), if 2 or more children have the same date of birth the child(ren) living nearest the school will be admitted). Note 1

Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address.

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Note 2

Distance to the child’s home and to other controlled nursery schools will be as measured on the shortest vehicular route. Note 3

It is expected that children will be toilet-trained at the time of admission. Note 4

The Board of Governors expects that children selected for admission to Ashgrove Nursery School will not transfer to a primary school during the course of the school year. Waiting List The schools policy on the consideration of applications after the admissions procedure concludes is available from the school.

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Kilkeel Nursery School 26 full-time places 124 Harbour Road 8.45 am to 1.15 pm Kilkeel School dinner is available for NEWRY pupils in full-time attendance BT34 4AT 26 part-time morning places Telephone: (028) 4176 3109 8.45 am to 11.15 am Fax: (028) 4176 9296 E-mail: [email protected] 26 part-time afternoon places 11.30 am to 2.00 pm Principal: Mrs G Trimble, BA (Hons), PGCE, DASE, Adv Cert Ed Ages 2-4 ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, which includes the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference herein to the term “the Board of Governors” includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. In the event of there being more applications than places available, the Admissions Committee of the Board of Governors will apply the admissions criteria in the order indicated below to identify which children are to be admitted either at the beginning of or later in the school year (see ‘Waiting List Information’, below). The criteria will be applied separately to applicants for full-time and part-time places. The Board of Governors will, however, take account of the preference expressed by parents as to a full-time place or a part-time place. The Board of Governors will make a separate arrangement for deciding which pupils will be given places in morning and afternoon sessions. It is expected that all children starting nursery school will be fully toilet-trained, with the exception of children with special needs. If there are any problems with toileting, the parents must notify the Principal before a child begins school – but this will not mean that a child is not allocated a place to which they are entitled. In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2 Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

In the event of oversubscription in either of these two criteria, children to be selected will be identified by applying the following sub-criteria in the order stated below:-

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ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (i) Children for whom Kilkeel Nursery School is their first choice. (ii) Children of permanent members of staff and/or members of the Board of Governors. (iii) Children currently attending Kilkeel Nursery School. (iv) Children for whom Kilkeel Nursery School is the nearest Controlled Nursery School. (v) Children who, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, have special home circumstances,

considered in the order set down:

(a) a child who has one or both parents deceased; (b) a child from a family of 3 or more pre-school children, for whom there are birth

certificates by the closing date for applications; (c) children who are twins (or other multiple births). Note: Applicants applying under (a), (b) or (c) should see the Principal about qualifying evidence.

(vi) Children whose brother(s) and/or sister(s) or half-brother(s) and/or half-sister(s) previously

attended the school. Evidence required: Please include the sibling(s) name(s) and year(s) of attendance at Kilkeel Nursery School when completing the application form.

(vii) Children will be selected for admission on the basis of initial letter of surname (as entered on

Birth Certificate) in order set out below:

A N H P X F R B G L W C Y D O U K S T I E Q M Z J V This order was determined by a randomised selection of the letters of the alphabet drawn by two independent people and three witnesses. The event was recorded. In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter, the above randomised selection of letters will be applied to each subsequent letter of the surname and to the forenames (as entered on Birth Certificate). Should it be necessary, random selection by an independent person will be used to determine the final allocation of a place or places where two or more children have identical surnames and forenames.

In the event of oversubscription occurring when a sub-criterion is applied, to identify those to be admitted, sub-criterion (vii) will then be applied to those children who meet the particular sub-criterion. 3 Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. In the event of oversubscription within this criterion, children will be selected by age, starting with the oldest. In the event of children having the same dates of birth, the above randomised selection of letters will be applied to each letter of the surname and to the forenames (as entered on Birth Certificate). Should it be necessary, random selection will be used to determine the final allocation of a place or places where two or more children have identical surnames and forenames and dates of birth. Note 1 In all cases the child’s address is their permanent place of residence and not that of a child-minder or relative.

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Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address. If verification is required, then all applicants will be asked to provide any two of the following four documents:

- a bank or building society statement which shows the address at which the child is resident; - a utility bill (for instance electricity, gas, Television Licence, telephone) which shows the

address at which the child is resident; - a letter awarding Child Benefit to the child or another letter relating to this benefit; - the child’s Medical Card.

This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of the child. Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place. Note 2 Distance to the child’s home and other Controlled Nursery Schools will be as measured in a straight line on an Ordnance Survey Map. Note 3 Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to an application form may prejudice the offer of a place and may lead to the withdrawal of any place awarded to an applicant who has thereby gained an improper advantage. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine necessary to support or verify information on any application form. WAITNG LIST INFORMATION Should a vacancy arise after 29 May 2015, all applications for admission to Kilkeel Nursery School for the 2015-16 year that were initially refused, new applications, late applications and applications where new information has been provided, will be treated equally and the published criteria applied. This waiting list will be in place until the end of the academic year.

The school will contact you in writing if a child gains a place in the school by this method.

Your child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Please contact the school in writing if you wish your child’s name to be removed from the list.

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Seaview Nursery School 61 Great George’s Street Warrenpoint NEWRY BT34 3NF Telephone: (028) 4175 3224 Email: [email protected]

Nursery Classes 78 full-time places Daily Monday - Friday 9.15 am to 1.45 pm A mid-day meal is available

Principal: Miss S McGinniss Aged 2 to 4 years

Seaview Nursery School is a community nursery school which opened in 2002. Children who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will be considered for places in the school before those not so resident. The Board of Governors of Seaview Nursery School has determined that, in the event of the number of applicants exceeding the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied to select children for available places. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA 1. Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2nd of July

2011 and 1st of July 2012 for whom Seaview Nursery School is the closest nursery school to

their home address and whose parents have listed Seaview Nursery School as first

preference on the application form.

2. Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2nd of July

2011 and 1st of July 2012 for whom Seaview Nursery School is not the closest nursery

school to their home address and whose parents have listed Seaview as first preference on

the application form.

A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 3. Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2nd of July

2011 and 1st of July 2012 for whom Seaview Nursery School is the nursery school closest to



4. Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances for whom Seaview Nursery School

is not the closest nursery school to their home address and whose parents have listed

Seaview Nursery School as first preference on the application form.

In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied in the order of

priority given above, selection for remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub

criteria applied in the order indicated below:-

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a) Children whose siblings have previously attended Seaview Nursery School b) Children whose parent/guardian is permanently employed in the school c) Children who in the opinion of the Board of Governors have special home circumstances

considered in the following order:

a child who has one or both parents deceased

a child who has a long term serious illness (medical evidence required)

children who are twins (or other multiple births)

a child from a family of three or more pre-school children

d) First child in the family e) Other children Should over subscription still occur final selection for admission will be on the basis of the random alphabetical surname selection as detailed below:-

T V O R J M L W I X N P A Z H Q F D U E K B Y G C S This order was determined by a randomized selection of the letters of the alphabet. In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter, the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in alphabetical order. In the event of two identical surnames the alphabetical order of the forenames will be used. CHILDREN WITH MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF NURSERY EDUCATION If places remain after all the children born between 2nd of July 2011 and 1st of July 2012 (both dates inclusive) have been selected for admission, places will be offered as follows:- 5. Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2nd of July

2012 and 1st of July 2013 for whom Seaview Nursery School is the closest nursery school to



6. Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2nd of July

2012 and 1st of July 2013 for whom Seaview Nursery School is not the closest nursery

school to their home address and whose parents have listed Seaview Nursery School as first


Note 1

Distance will be measured in millimetres by a straight line from the entrance of Seaview Nursery School to the applicant’s home using a 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey Map. Note2

Home is the child's permanent place of residence. It is not the child minder's or a relative's address. Verification of the child's home address must be submitted with the application form and birth certificate. Acceptable forms of verification include the following documents:

Child's medical card

Utility bill*

Bank statement*

*Must be in the name of the child’s parent and not more than 3 months old.

The acceptability of other means of verification will be determined by the Board of Governors.

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Note 3 Please note when considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will take into account only the information which is detailed on, or attached to, the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that the information on the application form, or attached to the form, is relevant to the school's admission criteria. For example, whether the child is the first child in the family or has had a sibling who previously attended the school (in the latter event, the full name and year in which the sibling attended should be entered) Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to an application form may prejudice the offer of a place and may lead to the withdrawal of any place awarded to an applicant who has thereby gained an improper advantage. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. Note 4 Following the submission of the application form to the school by the closing date of 12.00 noon on 14 January 2015 should any changes to details need to be made, i.e changes in circumstances in relation to qualifying benefits, change of address, etc, these should be made in writing, signed and dated and delivered in person only by the parent/guardian or person (other than staff or Governors of Seaview Nursery School) acting on behalf of the parent/guardian. Such changes must be made by Wednesday, 18 March 2015.

Waiting List Policy Should a vacancy arise after the end of the procedure all applications for admission that were initially refused admission will be considered according to published criteria. Children will be considered in the following order, firstly those from Stage 1 and then those from Stage 2 or later. Seaview Nursery School will contact you in writing if your child gains a place by this method. Your child’s name will be automatically added to the waiting list. Please contact Seaview Nursery School if you wish for your child’s name to be removed from the list.

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St Malachy’s Nursery School 11 Martin’s Lane Carnagat NEWRY BT35 8PJ Telephone: (028) 3026 8536

52 full-time places 9.00 am to 1.30 pm A mid-day meal is available for pupils

Principal: Mrs C Campbell Ages 2 to 4

ADMISSIONS POLICY

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria. The admissions criteria will be applied by a Selection Committee consisting of the Principal and three Governors, subject to the final approval of the Board of Governors. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes the Selection Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The Board of Governors in St Malachy’s Nursery School, Carnagat, has determined that in the event of more applicants than the places available the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places.

1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 who reside in the *Parish of Middle Killeavy and Upper Killeavy *(Map available).

2 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1

July 2012.

A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

3 Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose

parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the *Parish of Middle Killeavy and Upper Killeavy (Map available).

“Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in their final pre-school year who should be treated as having special educational needs if, in the opinion of a board, they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of their age.”

4 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in

the Parish of Middle Killeavy and Upper Killeavy (Map available). 5 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

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6 Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Upper Killeavy and Middle Killeavy in chronological order.

7 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 in chronological order. In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied (criterion 1-7), then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (i) Children with siblings at St Malachy’s Nursery School or St Malachy’s Primary School.

(ii) Children of permanent employees of St Malachy’s Nursery School or St Malachy’s Primary

School. (iii) Order of chronological age – eldest first. Where 2 children have the same date of birth final

selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of the child’s name. Consideration will be given firstly to the surname. Thereafter if two children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forenames will be the deciding factor.

Sub-criterion (iii) will be used as a deciding factor should oversubscription occur when sub-criterion (i) or (ii) is applied. If parents/guardians have any difficulty in completing application forms they should consult the Principal of the school.

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Annalong Primary School Nursery Unit 31 Kilkeel Road Annalong NEWRY BT34 4TS Telephone: (028) 4376 8336 Fax: (028) 4376 8867

26 full-time places 9.00 am to 1.30 pm A cooked meal is available.

Principal: Mr A Goucher Ages 2-4

ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, which includes the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the school’s admissions criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. Examples of such information include whether the child has a brother/sister currently attending or previously attended the school. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Board of Governors to verify addresses, all applicants may be required to provide any two of the following four documents:

- a bank or building society statement which shows the address at which the child is resident;

- a utility bill (for instance electricity, gas, Television Licence, telephone) which shows the address at which the child is resident;

- a letter awarding Child Benefit to the child or another letter relating to this benefit; - the child’s Medical Card.

This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of the child. Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA In the event of there being more applications than places available the Board of Governors will apply the admissions criteria in the order indicated below to identify which children are to be admitted:-

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1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Annalong Primary School is the Controlled School nearest to the child’s home providing nursery education.

2 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).


3 Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom Annalong Primary School is the Controlled School nearest to the child’s home providing nursery education.

4 Other children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

5 Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 for whom Annalong Primary School is the Controlled School nearest to the child’s home providing nursery education.

6 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. In the event of oversubscription occurring when the above criteria are applied to identify the children to be admitted the following sub-criteria will be applied in the order indicated below:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

(i) Children whose parent/guardian is a permanent member of staff at Annalong Primary School.

(ii) Children whose brother or sister is currently attending Annalong Primary School. (iii) Children whose brother or sister previously attended Annalong Primary School.

(iv) The remaining places will be allocated on the basis of the initial letter of the surname (as

entered on the Birth Certificate) in the order set down below:-

R L H I F C D B V K W Q X M A S T G E N O Y U P J Z

This order was determined by a randomised selection of the letters of the alphabet. In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in alphabetical order. In the event of two identical surnames the alphabetical order of the initials of the forenames will be used. If oversubscription occurs when sub-criterion (i), (ii) or (iii) is applied then sub-criterion (iv) will be applied to determine which children are to be selected for admission.

Note 1 Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address.

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Note 2 Distance to the child’s home and to other controlled schools will be as measured in a straight line on an Ordnance Survey Map. Note 3 The school expects all children except those with significant special educational needs will be toilet-trained by the time of admission. If difficulties are likely to be encountered during school-time it is expected that parents will make the Principal aware of the situation before the child commences attendance. Note 4 Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to an application form may prejudice the offer of a place and may lead to the withdrawal of any place awarded to an applicant who has thereby gained an improper advantage. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. Note 5 The school does not operate a waiting list.

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Bessbrook Primary School Nursery Unit 26 full-time places 14 Church Road 9.00 am to 1.30 pm Bessbrook A mid-day meal is available for NEWRY pupils in full-time attendance BT35 7AQ Telephone: (028) 3083 8002 Fax: (028) 3083 9263 Principal: Mr A C Maguire, BEd Nursery teacher: Mrs J H Abbott, BEd Ages 2 - 4 ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, which includes the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. In selecting children for admission children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident. It is expected that all children starting nursery school will be fully toilet-trained, with the exception of children with special needs. If there are any problems with toileting, the parents must notify the Nursery Teacher before the child begins school. All applicants are required to provide an original birth certificate to verify the age of the child. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA In the event of there being more applications than places available the Board of Governors will apply the admissions criteria in the order indicated below to identify which children are to be admitted either at the beginning of or later in the school year:- 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2 Children not from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). 3 Children who were born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive). In the event of oversubscription in any of the above criteria, children to be selected will be identified by applying the following sub-criteria in the order stated below:-

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ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA i) Children of permanent members of staff. ii) Children who will have brother(s) and/or sister(s) or half-brother(s) and/or half-sister(s) in

attendance in the Primary School (P1-7) during the 2015/2016 school year. iii) Children whose brother(s) and/or sister(s) or half-brother(s) and/or half-sister(s) previously

attended the Primary School (P1-7). iv) Children for whom Bessbrook Primary School Nursery Class is the nearest Controlled

Nursery School to the child’s home. v) Children for whom Bessbrook Primary School Nursery Class is not the nearest Controlled

Nursery School to the child’s home. WITHIN EACH CRITERION ABOVE PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE INDICATED BESSBROOK NURSERY AS THEIR FIRST PREFERENCE CHOICE. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria the children to be selected for admission will on the basis of the initial letter of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate) in the order set out below.

F C X B U M K H G P Q R O D S A L N I T W J V E Z Y

This order was determined by a randomised selection of the letters of the alphabet. In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in alphabetical order. In the event of two identical surnames the alphabetical order of the initials of the forenames will be used. Note 1 In all cases the child’s address is their permanent place of residence and not that of a child-minder or relative.

Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address.

If verification is required, then all applicants will be asked to provide any two of the following four documents:

- a bank or building society statement which shows the address at which the child is resident; - a utility bill (for instance electricity, gas, Television License, telephone) which shows the

address at which the child is resident; - a letter awarding Child Benefit to the child or another letter in relation to this benefit; - the child’s Medical Card.

Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place.

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Note 2 Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to an application form may prejudice the offer of a place and may lead to the withdrawal of any place awarded to an applicant who has thereby gained an improper advantage. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine necessary to support or verify information on any application form.

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ADMISSIONS POLICY The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, comprised of the Principal and a named Governor, the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference to the term Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered. The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- ADMISSIONS CRITERIA 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July

2012 who reside in the *Parish of Upper Killeavy.

2 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 who reside in the *Traditional Catchment Area of Middle Killeavy.

3 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. *A certified copy of the boundaries of the Parish of Upper Killeavy and the Traditional Catchment Area of Middle Killeavy Parish is available for inspection in the school. 4 Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose

parent(s)/guardian(s) resides in the Parish of Upper Killeavy and the Traditional Catchment Area of Middle Killeavy.


Cloughoge Primary School Nursery Unit 81 Chancellors Road NEWRY Co Down BT35 8NG Telephone: (028) 3026 2688 Fax: (028) 3026 7730

52 full-time places 9.00 am to 1.30 pm (A mid-day meal is provided for pupils).

Principal: Mrs K O’Hanlon, BEd, DASE Chairman of Board of Governors: Fr Richard Naughton Boys/Girls Ages 2 to 4

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5 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Upper Killeavy.


the Traditional Catchment Area of Middle Killeavy.

7 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are currently a permanent employee in the school.

8 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.


the Parish of Upper Killeavy and the Traditional Catchment Area of Middle Killeavy. 10 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013.

In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied in the order of priority set down above then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA 1. Children whose parent/guardian has listed Cloughoge Primary School Nursery Unit as their first

preference. 2. Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) presently enrolled in Cloughoge

Primary School or will be enrolled by 1 September 2015. 3. Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) previously enrolled in Cloughoge

Primary School for a minimum of 3 years. 4. First child in the family. 5. Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are currently a permanent employee in the school. 6. Children who, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, have exceptional circumstances that

necessitate admission to Cloughoge Primary School rather than any other primary school in the following order:

a) a child currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by the Southern Health and Social Care

Trust;

b) a ‘Looked after’ child;

c) a child who has one or both parents deceased;

d) a child whose parent has a serious long-term illness – medical evidence required;

e) children who are twins (or other multiple births);

f) a child from a family of three or more pre-school age children.

The circumstances should be personal to the child and must be supported by independent and appropriate documentation. 7. Any other children. In the event of there being more applicants than places remaining for the last sub-criterion which can be applied then selection will be on the basis of chronological age, starting with the oldest.

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Where two or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames as on birth certificate. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to our nursery unit is stated on the application form or attached to it. Examples of such information include whether the child is the eldest in the family or brothers/sisters are presently enrolled in the school. Please Note

Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Board of Governors to verify addresses, all applicants should provide any two of the following four documents with the application:

- a recent bank or building society statement which shows the address at which the child is resident;



This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to demonstrate whether or not a child is of compulsory school age. Original documents are required and will be copied for retention. It is important that parent(s)/guardian(s) when submitting the application form give all the relevant supporting information and written evidence that may be needed, including the child’s birth certificate. Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to an application form may prejudice the offer of a place and may lead to the withdrawal of any place awarded to an application that has thereby gained an improper advantage. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. All criteria will apply as at the closing date on the application form. WAITING LIST Should a vacancy arise after the offer of places, all applications for admission to the nursery unit that were initially refused, new applications, late applications and applications where new information has been provided, will be treated equally and the published criteria applied. This waiting list will be in place until the end of the academic year.

The school will contact you in writing if your child gains a place in the school by this method. Your child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Please contact the school if you wish for your child’s name to be removed from the list.

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St Clare’s Abbey Primary School Nursery Unit Courtenay Hill NEWRY BT34 2ED Telephone: (028) 3026 2175

26 part-time morning places 9.00 am – 11.30 am 26 part-time afternoon places 12.30 pm – 3.00 pm

Principal: Mrs M Monaghan Nursery Teacher: Mrs C Bennett Ages 2 to 4

ADMISSIONS POLICY St Clare’s abbey Nursery is an integral part of the newly amalgamated St Clare’s Abbey PS which came into existence on 1st September 2014. The school is currently operating from a split site until the new build is completed (anticipated date December 2015). The nursery is currently attached to the Abbey site. We can accommodate 52 part-time nursery places. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, which includes the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. Application forms are available on the St Colman’s Abbey site and the St Clare’s site. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following admissions criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July

2012 who reside in the Parish of Newry. 2 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and

1 July 2012. A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 3 Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose

parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Newry. “Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in their final pre-school year who should be treated as having special educational needs if, in the opinion of a board, they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of their age.”

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4 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Newry.

5 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. 6 Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in

the Parish of Newry. 7 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied in the order of priority set down above, then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA 1 Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) presently enrolled in St Clare’s

Abbey Primary School. 2 Children currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by the Southern Health and Social

Care Trust. 3 Children who, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, have special home circumstances


(a) a child who has one or both parents deceased;

(b) a child whose parent has a serious long-term illness (medical evidence required);

(c) children who are twins (or multiple births);

(d) a child from a family of three or more pre-school age children.

4 Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are currently a permanent employee in the school. 5 First child in the family. 6 Only child in the family. 7 Son/daughter of a past pupil of either school. In the event of there being more applicants than places remaining for the last sub-criterion which can be applied, then selection will be on the basis of proximity of parents’/guardians’ home to school, as measured by the shortest walking route by public thoroughfare. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form.

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St Joseph’s Convent Primary School Nursery Unit Edward Street NEWRY BT35 6AN Telephone: (028) 3026 3854 Fax: (028) 3025 0631 Email: [email protected] Principal: Mrs Doreen O’Neill Chairperson of the Board of Governors: Sr. F Connolly Ages 2 to 4

52 full-time places 9.00 am to 1.15 pm A mid-day meal is available for pupils in full-time attendance

ADMISSIONS POLICY St Joseph’s Nursery Unit is an integral part of St Joseph’s Convent Primary School and it is therefore hoped that pupils seeking admission to the nursery will transfer to Primary One. The nursery consists of 2 classes with a total of 52 full-time places. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to the Principal the administration of the admissions criteria. Priority will be given to children normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission. The same criteria will be used for applicants after 1 September each year. A birth certificate is required to verify the age of the child. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parent(s)/Guardian(s) should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to our Nursery Admissions Criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. Examples of such information include whether the child is the eldest in the family, brothers/sisters presently enrolled in the school or an only child. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form. Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address. The Board of Governors has determined that in the event of more applications than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

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A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 with special educational needs.

Documentary evidence must be submitted to the Board of Governors.


3 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription occurring when one of the above criteria is applied, the following sub-criteria will be applied in the indicated order to determine which children shall be admitted:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (i) Children whose parent/guardian have listed St Joseph’s Convent Primary School Nursery

Unit as their first preference.

(ii) Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s)/grandparent(s) is/are currently a permanent member

of staff at St Joseph’s Convent Primary School.

(iii) Children with brother(s)/sister(s), half-brother(s)/half-sister(s), foster brother(s)/sister(s), step brother(s)/sister(s) or adopted presently enrolled in St Joseph’s Convent Primary School.

(iv) Son/Daughter of a past pupil of St Joseph’s Convent Primary School. (v) Children with brother(s)/sister(s), half-brother(s)/half-sister(s), foster brother(s)/sister(s), step

brother(s)/sister(s) or adopted who previously attended in St Joseph’s Convent Primary School

(vi) First child or only child in the family (vii) Children with special circumstances (social, medical or security). The special circumstances

must be made known at the time of application. Any application to be considered under this criterion must be clearly identified using the term ‘special circumstances’. It must provide names and address of statutory bodies from whom the Board of Governors reserve the right to seek confirmation of the existence of special circumstances. The acceptance of the exceptional circumstances is at the discretion of the Board of Governors.

In the event of oversubscription within the last sub-criterion places will be allocated on the basis of proximity of the child’s home to the school as measured by the shortest route on Google Maps UK. Priority being given to those living nearest to the school. Should two or more children have identical measurements as identified by Google Maps UK, selection will be on the basis of the alphabetical order of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate). If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames.

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CHILDREN IN THEIR PENULTIMATE PRE-SCHOOL YEAR 4 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July

2013 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 5 Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 with special educational needs.

Documentary evidence must be submitted to the Board of Governors.


6 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. In the event of oversubscription within the last sub-criterion which can be applied the selection will be on the basis of:-

(a) Alphabet – initial letter of surname as entered on Birth Certificate. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames.

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St Joseph’s Primary School Nursery Unit 28 Convent Hill Bessbrook NEWRY BT35 7AW Telephone: (028) 3083 0356 Fax: (028) 3083 9149 Email: [email protected]

52 full-time places 9.00 am – 1.30 pm A mid-day meal is available for pupils.

Principal: Mrs Frances Hannaway Ages 2 to 4


The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for initial application of admissions criteria to the school Principal. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- CHILDREN BORN BETWEEN 2 JULY 2011 AND 1 JULY 2012 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July

2012 who reside in the Parish of Lower Killeavy. 2 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and

1 July 2012. A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

A map showing the boundaries of the Parish of Lower Killeavy is available for inspection in the school. This is the map which will be used to define Lower Killeavy Parish. 3 Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose

parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Lower Killeavy.

Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in their final pre-school year who should be treated as having special educational needs if, in the opinion of a board, they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of their age.

4 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Lower Killeavy.

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5 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied in the order of priority set down above then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA 1 Children who indicate St Joseph’s Nursery Unit, Bessbrook as first preference.

2 Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) presently enrolled in

St Joseph’s Primary School. 3 Children currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by the Southern Health and Social



a) a child who has one or both parents deceased;

b) a child whose parent has a serious long-term illness/serious physical disability (medical evidence required);

c) children who are twins (or other multiple births);

d) a child from a family of three or more pre-school age children;

e) a child whose younger sibling has a serious long-term illness/serious physical disability (medical evidence required).

5 Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are currently a permanent employee in the school. 6 First child in the family. 7 Only child in the family. In the event of there being more applicants than places remaining for the last sub-criterion which can be applied then selection will be on the basis of proximity of parents’/guardians’ home to school, as measured by the shortest walking route by public thoroughfare. CHILDREN BORN BETWEEN 2 JULY 2012 AND 1 JULY 2013 Should places remain unfilled by children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 the following admission criteria will be applied in the indicated order to identify which children will be admitted. 1 Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive) whose

parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Lower Killeavy who, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, have special home circumstances:

a) a child who has one or both parents deceased;

b) a child whose parent has a serious long-term illness/serious physical disability (medical evidence required);

c) children who are twins (or other multiple births);

d) a child from a family of three or more pre-school age children;

e) a child whose younger sibling has a serious long-term illness/serious physical disability (medical evidence required).

2 Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are currently a permanent employee in the school.

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3 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive) whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Lower Killeavy.

4 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 (both dates inclusive). In the event that there are more applicants who meet either criterion 1, 2, 3 or 4 than there are places available the deciding factor will be chronological age starting with the oldest. Where two or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames.

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The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to the Principal the responsibility for applying these criteria. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July

2012 who reside in the Parish of Lower Killeavy. 2 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and

1 July 2012. A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 3 Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose

parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Lower Killeavy.


St Malachy’s Primary School Nursery Unit 3 Chapel Road Camlough NEWRY BT35 7HF Telephone: (028) 3083 0559 Fax: (028) 3083 9135

26 part-time morning places 9.00 am to 11.30 am 26 part-time afternoon places 12.00 pm to 2.30 pm

Principal: Mr J Kearns, BEd (Hons), MA (Educ Man), PQH (NI) Ages 2 to 4

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7 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. NB: Where two or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final selection will be on the same basis of the alphabetical order of surnames. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames. In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied in the order of priority set down above, then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA 1 Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) presently enrolled in

St Malachy’s Primary School. 2 Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are currently a permanent employee in the school. 3 Children who have nominated St Malachy’s Primary School Nursery Unit as their first

preference. 4 Children currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by the Southern Health and Social


considered in the order set down:-

(a) a child who has one or both parents deceased; (b) a child whose parent has a serious long-term illness (medical evidence required); (c) children who are twins (or other multiple births); (d) a child from a family of 3 or more pre-school children.

6 First child in the family. 7 Only child in the family. In the event of there being more applicants than places remaining for the last sub-criterion which can be applied then selection will be by chronological age starting with the oldest. Should two or more children having the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of the alphabetical order of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate). If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames. It is expected that all children will be toilet trained. WAITING LIST The school’s policy on the consideration of applications after the admissions procedure concludes on 29 May 2015 is available from the school.

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St Mary’s Primary School Nursery Unit 17 Maphoner Road Mullaghbawn NEWRY BT35 9TP Telephone: (028) 3088 8351 Fax: (028) 3088 9278

26 full-time places 9.05 am to 1.30 pm A mid-day meal is available for pupils

Principal: Mr P McDonnell Ages 2 to 4


The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and has delegated to the Principal the responsibility of the day-to-day administration of the admissions criteria. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July

2012 who reside in the Parish of Mullaghbawn and parts of Lower Killeavy, Upper and Lower Creggan, Dromintee and Loughgilly that form the primary school’s traditional catchment area.

2 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1

July 2012. A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

A map showing the boundaries of the Parish of Mullaghbawn and the parts of Lower Killeavy, Upper and Lower Creggan, Dromintee and Loughgilly that form the school’s traditional catchment area is available for inspection in the school. This is the map which will be used to determine whether or not a child meets the requirements of criterion 1 and the other criteria giving priority to place of residence. 3 Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose

parent(s)/guardian(s) resides in the Parish of Mullaghbawn and parts of Lower Killeavy, Upper and Lower Creggan, Dromintee and Loughgilly that form the primary school’s traditional catchment area.

“Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in his/her final pre-school year who should be treated as having special educational needs if, in the opinion of a board, they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of their age.”

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4 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s), presently enrolled or who will be in attendance in St Mary’s Primary School, Mullaghbawn during the 2015/16 school year.

5 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied in the order of priority set down above then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria as in order from 1 to 4:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA 1. Children who will be in their last pre-school year whose parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are currently

a permanent employee in the school i.e. permanent employee being: (a) Any member of the teaching staff in permanent employment at the school and not

anyone employed in a temporary capacity. Permanent part-time will be considered as permanent.

(b) Any member of the ancillary or auxiliary staff appointed to the school including

domestic or classroom assistants employed on the basis of special needs provision from one review to the next. Not anyone appointed to provide emergency cover.

(c) Any permanent member of the kitchen staff connected to the school.

2. Where there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria or sub-criteria above,

priority will be given in the following order:

(a) Children currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by Southern Health and Social Care Trust.

(a) Children who, in the opinion of the Board of Governors, have special home

circumstances considered in the following order:

(i) a child who has one or both parents deceased; (ii) a child whose parent has a serious long-term illness – medical evidence

required; (iii) children who are twins (or other multiple births); (iv) a child from a family of three or more pre-school children.

(c) First child in the family. (d) Only child in the family.

Children in 2nd last Pre-School Year 3 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July

2013 who reside in the parish of Mullaghbawn and parts of Lower Killeavy, Upper and Lower Creggan, Dromintee and Loughgilly that form the primary school’s traditional catchment area.

4. Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. In the event of there being more applicants than places remaining for the last sub-criteria which can be applied then selection will be on the basis of chronological age, starting with the oldest. Where two children have the same date of birth final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of the child's surname, then the Christian name, if two children have the same surname.

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It is important that parent(s)/guardian(s) when submitting the application form give all the relevant supporting information and written evidence that may be needed, including the child’s Birth Certificate. If a place is offered on the basis of incorrect or misleading information then the Board of Governors will withdraw the offer. All criteria will apply as at the closing date on the application form. It is expected that all children will be toilet-trained. If a parent feels there will be difficulties with this requirement they must contact the Principal.

Important: All applications for a nursery school place must be supported by verification details of: (a) Address, supported by two utility/domestic bills (not driving licence or passport).

(b) Child’s Birth Certificate.

The above documentary verification of address and date of birth to be submitted with the application form. Collection of the named supporting documentation can occur after the process of selection has been completed.

WAITING LIST

Should a vacancy arise after the offer of places, all applications that were initially refused, new applicants, late applications and applications where new information has been provided will be treated equally and the published criteria applied. This waiting list will be in place until the end of the academic year.

The school will contact you in writing if your child is to be offered a place by this process.

Your child’s name will automatically be added to the waiting list. Please contact the school should your child gain a place in another pre-school setting or that you want your child removed from the list.

Failure to gain a nursery place in St Mary’s does not mean that you will not gain a primary school place the following year. The Primary School criteria is not the same as for nursery and more places are available.

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St Patrick’s Community Nursery Unit 54 Carron Road Crossmaglen NEWRY BT35 9JL Telephone: (028) 3086 1667

52 full-time places 9.10 am to 1.30 pm A mid-day meal is available for pupils in full-time attendance

Principal: Mr M Madine Ages 2 to 4


The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, which includes the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) for whom St Patrick’s Primary School, Crossmaglen is the school providing nursery education nearest to the child’s home.

2 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) for whom St Patrick’s Primary School, Crossmaglen is not the school providing nursery education nearest to the child’s home.

A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 3 Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 and for

whom St Patrick’s Primary School, Crossmaglen is the school providing nursery education nearest to the child’s home. “Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in his/her final pre-school year who should be treated as having special educational needs if, in the opinion of a board, they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of their age.”

4 Children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom St Patrick’s Primary School, Crossmaglen is the school providing nursery education nearest to the child’s home.

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5 Children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive) and for whom St Patrick’s Primary School, Crossmaglen is not the school providing nursery education nearest to the child’s home.

6 Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 for whom St Patrick’s Primary School, Crossmaglen is the school providing nursery education nearest to the child’s home.

7 Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 for whom St Patrick’s Primary School,

Crossmaglen is not the school providing nursery education nearest to the child’s home.

Where there is oversubscription within any one of the admissions criteria above, priority will be given in the following order:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (i) Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) presently enrolled in St

Patrick’s Primary School or first child, who will be attending St Patrick’s Primary School. (ii) A child whose parent/guardian is in permanent employment in the school. (iii) A child whose parent has a serious long-term illness (medical evidence required). (iv) Chronological order of age, eldest first. Where 2 children have the same date of birth final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of the child’s name. Consideration will be given firstly to the surname. Thereafter if two children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be the deciding factor. Note 1 The school expects all children, except those with significant special educational needs, will be toilet trained by the time of admission. If difficulties are likely to be encountered during school time it is expected that parents will make the Nursery Teacher aware of the situation before the child commences attendance. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Board of Governors to verify addresses, all applicants should provide any two of the following four documents with the application:

- a recent bank or building society statement which shows the address at which the child is resident;



This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the child’s name and date of birth. Original documents are required; they will be photocopied and returned immediately.

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Cullyhanna Community Nursery Unit 26 full-time places St Patrick’s Primary School 9.10 am to 1.30 pm 11 Tullynavall Road A mid-day meal is available Cullyhanna NEWRY BT35 0PZ Telephone: (028) 3086 1608 Principal: Mr P O’Hanlon Head of Nursery: Mrs B Hollywood Classroom Assistant: Mrs K Murray Chairman of Board of Governors: Mr S Donnelly Ages 2-4 The nursery was originally established by European Funding provided through the Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland under Sub-Programme for Social Inclusion. This programme is targeted at bringing back into society and the economy all marginalised and vulnerable groups thereby promoting reconciliation. ADMISSIONS POLICY The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and has delegated to an Admissions Sub-Committee the task of selecting pupils for admission. The Sub-Committee consists of the Chairman, the Principal and three other Governors. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. The Department of Education (NI) Education Order (1998) requires nursery schools to apply admissions criteria to ensure that pre-school education is targeted at the children with the greatest need i.e. social disadvantage. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Admissions Sub-Committee will only take into account information which is detailed on, or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the school’s admissions criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. Examples of such information include any special educational needs their child has, whether the child is the eldest in the family or if brothers/sisters, half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) are presently enrolled or have previously been enrolled in the school. St Patrick’s Nursery Unit is an integral part of St Patrick’s Primary School and it is expected that pupils seeking admission to our nursery will transfer to the Primary One class. Applicants should note that they will be required to produce documents verifying their address. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July

2012 who reside in the Parish of Lower Creggan. 2 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and

1 July 2012.

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A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 3 Children with special educational needs born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose

parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Lower Creggan.


4 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the Parish of Lower Creggan.

5 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. 6 Children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in

the Parish of Lower Creggan. 7 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied, then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) who are presently enrolled in

our Nursery Unit and who will be attending St Patrick’s Primary School. b) Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) who are presently enrolled in

St Patrick’s Primary School.

c) Children with brother(s)/sister(s)/half-brother(s)/half-sister(s) who were a past pupil of St Patrick’s Primary School for a minimum of 2 years. (Please give name and years of attendance)

d) Children whose parent(s)/guardians(s) is/are a past pupil of St Patrick’s Primary School for a minimum of 2 years. (Please give name and years of attendance)

e) Children whose parent(s)/guardian(s) are employed in the school.

f) First child in the family.

g) In chronological order of age, eldest first. Where 2 or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final selection will be on the basis of the alphabetical order of surnames. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames. It is expected that all children will be toilet-trained. If parents feel there will be difficulties with this requirement they must contact the Principal.

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WAITING LIST POLICY Should a vacancy arise after 29 May 2015, all applications for admission to St Patrick’s Primary School Nursery Unit that were initially refused, new applications, late applications and applications where new information has been provided, will be treated equally and the published criteria applied. This waiting list will be in place until 30 June 2016. The school will contact parents in writing if a child gains a place in the school by this method.

A child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Parents should contact the school if they wish for their child’s name to be removed from the list.

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St Patrick’s Primary School Nursery Unit 26 part-time places 9 Chapel Hill 9.30 am to 12.15 pm Mayobridge Newry BT34 2EX Telephone: (028) 3085 1294 Principal: Mrs M Ryan Chairperson of Board of Governors: Mrs Nuala Lynchahaun Ages 2-4 The Nursery was established in September 2013 as the result of a conversion of the school’s existing Reception Class. ADMISSIONS POLICY The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and has delegated to an Admissions Sub-Committee the task of selecting pupils for admission. The Sub-Committee consists of the Chairperson, the Principal and one other Governor. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. The Department of Education (NI) Education Order (1998) requires nursery schools to apply admission criteria to ensure that pre-school education is targeted at the children with the greatest need i.e. social disadvantage. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Sub-Committee will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the school’s admissions criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- ADMISSIONS CRITERIA 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July

2012 who reside in the *Parish of Mayobridge and the existing catchment area. 2 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and

1 July 2012. A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

*A map of the Parish and existing catchment area is available to parents through contact with the Principal. This is the map which will be used to determine whether or not a child meets the requirements of criterion 1, 3 and 4 and any other criterion giving priority to place of residence.

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3 Children with special circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose

parent(s)/guardian(s) reside in the *Parish of Mayobridge and the existing catchment area

Children with special circumstances (social, medical or security). The special circumstances must be made known at the time of application. Any application to be considered under this criterion must be clearly identified using the term ‘special circumstances’. It must provide where appropriate, names and address of statutory bodies from whom the Board of Governors reserve the right to seek confirmation of the existence of special circumstances. The acceptance of the special circumstances is at the discretion of the Board of Governors.

4 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 who reside in the *Parish of Mayobridge and the existing catchment area.

5 Other children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied, then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (a) Children who have brother(s)/sister(s), half-brother(s)/half-sister(s), foster brother(s)/sister(s)

presently enrolled in St Patrick’s Primary School (Nursery-P7) and children who are eldest in the family.

(b) Children whose parent(s)/guardians(s)/grandparent(s) are permanent employees/governors

of the school. (c) In chronological order of age, eldest first. Where 2 or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final selection will be on the basis of the alphabetical order of surnames. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames. Children who may have 2 years access to Nursery Education 6 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July

2013 who reside in the *Parish of Mayobridge and the existing catchment area. 7 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013 whose parent(s)/guardian(s)

reside in the *Parish of Mayobridge and the existing catchment area. 8 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. If in applying criterion 6 - 8 there are more applications than places available the above sub-criteria will apply. Note 1 Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address may be verified. The school will write to parents/guardians if this is the case. To enable the Board of Governors to verify addresses, you may be asked to provide any two of the following four documents:



- a letter awarding child benefit to the child or another letter relating to this benefit;

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- the child’s Medical card. This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a birth certificate in order to demonstrate whether or not a child is of compulsory school age. Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. These will be photocopied and returned to parents/guardians immediately. Applicants seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact the school. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a primary school to offer a place. Note 2 It is expected that all children will be toilet-trained. If parents feel there will be difficulties with this requirement they must contact the Principal in advance of taking up a place in September. Note 3 Parents must note on the application form any special educational needs/circumstances their child has.

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St Patrick’s Primary School Nursery Unit Ballinlare Gardens NEWRY BT35 6EX Telephone: (028) 3026 3466 Fax: (028) 3026 0598

52 full-time places 9.00 am to 1.30 pm A mid-day meal is available

Principal: Mr Ciaran Mackin Ages 2-4

ADMISSIONS POLICY FOR NURSERY UNIT FOR THE 2015/2016 SCHOOL YEAR St Patrick’s Nursery Unit is an integral part of St Patrick’s Primary School and it is therefore expected that pupils seeking admission to the Nursery will transfer to Primary One. We can accommodate 52 full-time nursery places and where applications exceed 52, the following admissions criteria will be applied. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, which includes the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. Priority will be given to children normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of the proposed admission. The same criteria will be used for applications after 1 September 2015. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. The onus is on the parent to provide original documentation and verification of Income Support/Job Seekers Allowance and submit the form before the stated deadline. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form. Throughout the admissions criteria below, the wording “brothers/sisters” and “sons/daughters” includes half, step, foster and adopted children. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The admissions criteria are as follows and will be applied in the order given below:- 1 Applicants from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July

2012. A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2 Applicants born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 with special educational needs will be

admitted. Documentary evidence must be submitted to the Board of Governors.

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Special educational needs means, for these purposes, a child in their final pre-school year who should be treated as having special educational needs if, in the opinion of a board, they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of their age.

3 Other applicants born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. 4 Applicants from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July

2013. 5 Other applicants born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013.

6 Other applicants provided the child has reached his/her second birthday. Where there is oversubscription within any one of the above admission criteria priority will be given in the following order:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (i) Son/daughter of a current member of school’s staff.

(ii) Brother/sister of a pupil already in St Patrick’s Primary school or of a past pupil of same. (iii) Children whose parent/guardian has listed St Patrick’s Nursery School as their first

preference. (iv) Children currently on the “At Risk” register maintained by the Newry and Mourne Trust. (v) Any other children. Where there is oversubscription within any one of the sub-criteria above priority will be given in the following order: (a) Son/daughter of a past pupil of this primary school.

(b) Children normally resident in Newry Parish as determined by Newry Parish records.

(c) Children, who in the opinion of the Board of Governors, have a brother, sister or parent with

serious long-term illness (medical evidence required).

(d) First child in the family.

(e) Any other children.

Note 1

When two or more children fulfil the same criteria, selection will be made on the basis of date of birth, oldest first.

Note 2 Where two or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames as on their birth certificate.

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Note 3 Home is the child’s permanent place of residence. It is not the child-minder’s or a relative’s address. Two proofs of residence must be supplied at time of application. These may include household bills, letters from companies, appointment letters but NOT driver’s licenses or passports.

Note 4 The Board of Governors reserves the right to seek additional documentary evidence to confirm particular circumstances.

Note 5 Inaccurate or misleading information provided on or attached to an application form may prejudice the offer of a place and may lead to the withdrawal of any place awarded to an application who has thereby gained an improper advantage. The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on an application form.

Note 6 It is expected that a child will be toilet-trained before admission.

The Board of Governors delegates to the Principal the administration of the Admissions Criteria.

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St Peter’s Primary School Nursery Unit 26 full-time places 66 Derrymore Road 9.00 am - 1.30 pm Bessbrook A mid-day meal is available NEWRY for all pupils BT35 7DN Telephone: (028) 3083 0455 Fax: (028) 3083 8855 Email: [email protected] Principal: Mr J Campbell Nursery Teacher: Mrs L Sloan Ages 2 to 4 St Peter’s Primary School Nursery Unit is a purpose-built nursery unit which opened in September 2005. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria. The admissions criteria will be applied by the Principal on behalf of and with the authority of the Board of Governors. Children who are not normally resident in Northern Ireland at the time of proposed admission will not be considered for places until all children who reside in Northern Ireland have been considered. Applicants should note that they may be required to provide documents verifying their address. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The Board of Governors has determined that, in the event of more applicants than the places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to select children for the available places:- 1 Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July

2012 who reside within the traditional catchment area of the school. (See Note 1) 2 Other children from socially disadvantaged circumstances born between 2 July 2011 and

1 July 2012. A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 3 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 with exceptional circumstances

(medical, social or other problems) that necessitate admission to St. Peter’s Primary School Nursery Unit rather than any other Pre-school Provider. The circumstances must be known in writing at the time of application. The circumstances should be personal to the child and must be supported by independent and appropriate documentation, providing evidence of the circumstances being described as ‘exceptional’. All documentation must be attached to the application form. The acceptance of Exceptional Circumstances is at the discretion of the Board of Governors.

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4 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) are/is

currently a permanent employee in the school.

5 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose sibling(s) attend(s) or attended St. Peter’s PS Cloughreagh and whose parent(s)/guardian(s) resides within the traditional catchment area of the school. (See Note 1)

6 Children born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 whose parent(s)/guardian(s) resides within the traditional catchment area of the school. (See Note 1)


8 Other children born between 2 July 2012 and 1 July 2013. In the event of more pupils satisfying the last criterion which can be applied, then selection for the remaining places will be on the basis of the following sub-criteria:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (i) Children whose parent/guardian has listed St Peter’s Nursery Unit as their first preference. (ii) Other children.

In the event of there being more applicants than places remaining for the last sub-criterion which can be applied, then selection will be on the basis of a rank order of age (oldest first). Where 2 or more children have the same date of birth (except twins or other multiple births) final selection will be on the basis of the alphabetical order of surnames. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames. Note 1 A map showing the traditional catchment area of the school is available in the school. It is this map which will be used to identify entitlement to consideration as resident within the traditional catchment area of the school. Note 2 It is important that parent(s)/guardian(s) when submitting the application form give all the relevant supporting information and written evidence that may be needed, including the child’s Birth Certificate. If a place is offered on the basis of incorrect or misleading information then the Board of Governors may withdraw the offer.

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PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS AND DAY NURSERIES

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Atticall Playgroup Session: Monday - Friday 9.00 am - 12.00 noon 86 Ballymageough Road Kilkeel NEWRY BT34 4SX Telephone: 07773 917957 Centre Leader: Mrs M Sloan NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children. Atticall Playgroup was allocated 20 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee/Centre Leader draws up the admissions criteria and holds the responsibility for applying such criteria. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. Applicants should note that they will be required to produce documents verifying the child’s age and address. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Management Committee to verify addresses, all applicants should provide any two of the following four documents:



This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of the child. Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income

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Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional.

b) A child from a family with three or more pre-school children.

c) A child whose sibling previously attended the playgroup or whose parent is a member of staff or a Committee Member of the playgroup.

d) Children for whom Atticall Playgroup is the nearest pre-school education setting or who is

already attending Atticall Playgroup.

e) Children who have chosen Atticall Playgroup as 1st preference.

f) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first. (i) In the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be

on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion f) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a) b), c), d) or e) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

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Busy Bees Pre-School Session: Monday - Friday 8.45 am - 12.00 noon St Mary’s Community Hall 40 Bridge Road Burren Warrenpoint NEWRY BT34 3QT Telephone: 028 4177 3478 Centre Leader: Mrs C McGowan INNEB Diploma in Nursery Nursing This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Busy Bees Pre-school Playgroup was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader and Sub-Committee. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address may need to be verified at a later stage of the admission process. The Committee reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on the application form. It is a standard requirement that you provide the original Birth Certificate, not a photocopy or facsimile, with the original application form. The original document will be returned to you at the end of the admission process. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicants application form. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Management Committee will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the playgroup’s admissions criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. An example of such information includes whether the child is the eldest child. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011


A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’.

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When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children whose parents are members of staff or committee and attended at least 80% of

committee meetings.

b) Children from the *Burren Parish who have chosen Busy Bees Pre-school as their first preference.

c) Children whose older siblings attended Busy Bees Pre-school or who are the eldest child in

a family.

d) Children from *Burren Parish. (All applications must be accompanied with 2 documents confirming the address at which the child is living. These may include e.g. TV licence, bank statement or utility bills dated within the last 3 months of the application).

*Children will be verified as living in Burren Parish according to the Parish Map which is on display in Busy Bees Pre-School. e) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional.

f) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first. (i) In the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be on

the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion f) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d) or e) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

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Carrick Pre-School Session: Monday - Friday 9.00 am - 12.00 noon 63 Ballydesland Road Burren Warrenpoint NEWRY BT34 3QA Telephone: 028 4175 2159 Centre Leader: Marie McNeany Advanced Diploma in Childcare This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Carrick Pre-School Playgroup was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to a Sub-Committee from the Management Committee and the Playgroup Leader. The Management Committee reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. It is a standard that you provide the original Birth Certificate, not a photocopy or facsimile with the original application form. The original document will be returned to you at the end of the admissions process. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order:- 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

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ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children whose parent(s) is a member of Carrick Pre-School/Primary School staff or Pre-

School Committee who have attended at least 80% of all the committee meetings.

b) Children from *Burren Parish who have chosen Carrick Pre-School as first preference

*A map of the Parish of Burren will be clearly displayed in Carrick Pre-School to help verify children living within the Burren Parish. NOTE *To help clarify proof of home address for admissions sub-criteria b & d we ask that a TV licence and bank statements (dated within 3 months of the application date) are provided. c) Children whose older siblings attended Carrick Pre-School or who are the eldest child in a

family.

d) Children from *Burren Parish e) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional. f) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first.

(i) In the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion f) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d), or e) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

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Clonduff Playgroup Sessions: 9.00 am – 11.30 am Carcullion House 12.45 pm – 3.15 pm 25 Rostrevor Road Hilltown NEWRY BT34 5TU Telephone: 028 4063 8234 Centre Leader: Ms Pamela Turley This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children. Clonduff Playgroup was allocated 50 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Management Committee to verify addresses, all applicants should provide any two of the following four documents:




This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of a child. Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social

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Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) A child of a member of staff or a member of the management committee. b) A child of a member of the fund-raising committee who has helped out for a minimum of 18

hours from September to June. c) A child living in the parish of Clonduff. An ordnance survey map will be used to identify

Clonduff Parish.

d) Children whose sibling/siblings have previously attended the playgroup.

e) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate professional.

f) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of initial letter of surname (as entered on birth certificate) in the order set out below:

B L V H O J R K S U F G P E Q Y T M I Z C W D A N X

If two or more children have the same surname the child’s first forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion f) will also be the deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when a), b), c) d) or e) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

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Daisy Chain Day Care Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon 45B Cardinal O’Fiaich Square Crossmaglen NEWRY BT35 9HQ Telephone: 028 3086 8530 Centre Leader: Ms L Deery NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 14 children. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order:- 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who are already attending the nursery. b) Children who have stated Daisy Chain as their first preference on the application form. c) A child whose siblings previously attended the nursery. d) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional. e) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first.

(i) In the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same

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surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the pre-school leader directly. Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Management Committee to verify addresses, all applicants may be required to provide any two of the following four documents:



This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of a child. Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place.

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Dominican @ Orana Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon c/o Orana 2 Warrenpoint Road NEWRY BT34 2PF Telephone: 028 3026 5714 07701 020585 Fax: 028 3026 2885 Centre Leader: Mrs P Cunningham BA Hons Education (Early Years Specialist) PG Integrated Childrens Services This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Dominican @ Orana Playgroup was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Playgroup Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to the Chairperson, Playgroup Leader and individual Committee Members the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference herein to the term Playgroup Management Committee includes all Committee Members and Playgroup Leader for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. The Management Committee reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order:- 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

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ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who selected Dominican @ Orana Playgroup as first choice. b) Children whose sibling previously attended Dominican @ Orana Playgroup.

c) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional.

d) Children whose sibling currently attends Dominican @ Orana Playgroup.

e) Children currently attending Dominican @ Orana Playgroup.

f) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:- (i) In the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be


Sub-criterion f) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d) or e) is applied.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

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Dunnaman Children’s Centre Session: Monday - Friday 9.15 am - 12.15 pm 37-39 Fearon Close Kilkeel NEWRY BT34 4ER Telephone: 028 4176 9249 Centre Leader: Miss S O’Hare NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 28 children. Dunnaman Children’s Centre Playgroup was allocated 14 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children whose parent is a member of staff.

b) Children attending/previously attended (up until the age of 3 years) Dunnaman

Playgroup/Nursery on a continuous basis, longest attending getting priority.

c) Children whose parent has been an active committee member for 1 year or more.

d) Children whose sibling attends or previously attended Dunnaman Playgroup.

e) Eldest child in the family or an only child.

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f) Children for whom Dunnaman Children’s Centre is the nearest playgroup to the child’s home as measured by car using the shortest route from Dunnaman Children’s Centre to the child’s home.

In the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d), e) or f) is applied, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used. Note 1 The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying space should contact the playgroup leader directly. Note 2 The child’s home address is their permanent place of residence and not that of a child-minder or relative. Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their addresses.

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Forkhill Pre-School Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon Community Centre Bog Road Forkhill NEWRY BT35 9SZ Telephone: 028 3088 8059 Centre Leader: Ms N Duffy NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Forkhill Pre-School Playgroup was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to the Chairperson of the Management Committee and the Playgroup Leader responsibility to apply the criteria to the applications. Any reference herein to the term Playgroup Management Committee includes all Committee Members and the Playgroup Leader for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Management Committee to verify addresses, all applicants should provide any two of the following four documents:




ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order:

1) to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).


2) to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

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ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children attending Forkhill Playgroup. b) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional. c) A child whose sibling previously attended Forkhill Playgroup. d) Children for whom Forkhill Playgroup is the nearest pre-school playgroup. e) Children who selected Forkhill Playgroup as their first preference. f) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:-

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Giggles Day Care Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon 103 Camlough Road NEWRY Co Down BT35 7EE Telephone: 028 3083 0012 Centre Leader: Mrs S Loye NVQ IV, CCLD This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Giggles Day Care Centre was allocated 16 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. Please note that applicants may be required to produce documents verifying their address. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who are already attending Giggles Day Care Centre. b) A child whose sibling currently attends Giggles Day Care Centre c) A child whose sibling previously attended Giggles Day Care Centre. d) Children who have chosen Giggles Day Care Centre as their first preference.

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e) Children will be selected for admission on the basis of initial letter of surname (as entered on Birth Certificate) in the order set down below:

J V F O C P Z H N Y G E U T Z A W M I Q R D B S X K

This order was determined by a randomised selection of the letters of the alphabet.

In the event of surnames beginning with the same initial letter the subsequent letters of the surname will be used in alphabetical order. In the event of two identical surnames the alphabetical order of the initials of the forenames will be used. Should two children have identical surnames and forenames the applicant will be drawn at random.

Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

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Glenn & Barr Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon School Road Jerrettspass NEWRY BT34 1SX Telephone: 028 3082 1677 Centre Leader: Mrs Lorna Adams NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Glenn & Barr Playgroup was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children of members of staff or members of Management Committee who have attended

75% of meetings of the previous school year.

b) Children who have attended as fee-paying or had siblings previously attend the playgroup.

c) Children who have chosen Glenn & Barr Playgroup as their first preference.

d) Children living nearest the playgroup setting.

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Happy Days Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 11.30 am The Meadow/Armagh Road Community Centre Killeavey Road NEWRY BT35 6ET Telephone: 07595 265489 Leader: Mr Peter McDonnell QCF Diploma Level 5 in Children’s Learning and Development This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children. Happy Days Playgroup was allocated 23 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Happy Days Playgroup has clear policy and criteria for admission, agreed by the Management Committee and shared with parents. The admission policy aims to offer equal access to children from all cultural, financial and religious backgrounds and children with particular or specific needs. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional. b) A child in a family which has three or more pre-school age children. c) Children of members of staff or current playgroup committee members. d) Children who attend Happy Days Parent & Toddler.

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e) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:-

(i) In the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be on


Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied. In exceptional circumstances there may be a subsidised place(s) funded by Southern Health and Social Care Trust. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly. WAITING LIST POLICY Should a vacancy arise after 29 May 2015, all applications for admission that were initially refused, new applications, late applications and applications where new information has been provided, will be treated equally and the published criteria applied. This waiting list will be in place until 30 June 2016.

The school will contact you in writing if your child gains a place in the school by this method.

Your child’s name will be automatically added to the list. Please contact the school if you wish for your child’s name to be removed from the list.

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Happy Faces Day Care Nursery 61 Glassdrummond Road Crossmaglen NEWRY BT35 9DY Telephone: (028) 3086 0652

Session: 9.15 am – 12.15 pm

Centre Leader: Mrs Fiona Campbell BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies, Diploma in Social Care and Social Work with Children, BTEC Advanced NVQ Health & Social Care

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Happy Faces Day Care Nursery was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011


A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria in the order set down:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

a) Children who are already attending the Happy Faces Nursery. In the case of oversubscription in this sub-criterion priority will be given to those attending the most days (from 5 days to less).

b) Children who have stated Happy Faces Nursery as their first preference on the application

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c) A child whose siblings previously attended the pre-school/nursery.

d) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional.

e) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with the oldest first:-

(i) In the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be

on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same

surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required

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Jolly Tots Playgroup Session: Morning: 9.00 am – 11.30 am 4 Old Road Afternoon: 12.15 pm – 2.45 pm Mayobridge NEWRY Co Down BT34 2HE Telephone: 028 3085 1122 Centre Leader: Ms B Keenan NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children. Jolly Tots Playgroup was allocated 37 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011


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b) Children of members of staff or longstanding, active committee members.

c) Children whose brother/sister previously attended the playgroup.

d) Children living in Mayobridge or within a three mile radius of Mayobridge.


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Kidzone Playgroup Cloughreagh Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon 20b Millvale Road Bessbrook NEWRY BT35 7NH Telephone: 028 3083 7316 Centre Leader: Mrs S Walker NNEB This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Kidzone Playgroup was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who have stated Kidzone as their first preference on the application form. b) Children who are already attending the playgroup programme for 2 year olds or Funclub.

c) A child whose sibling previously attended the playgroup.


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Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied.

The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly. The playgroup’s policy on the consideration of applications after the admissions procedure concludes on 29 May 2015 is available at Kidzone Playgroup.

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Kilkeel Playgroup Session: 9.15 am – 12.15 pm Kilkeel Leisure Centre Mourne Esplanade Kilkeel NEWRY BT34 4DB Telephone: 028 4176 9698 Centre Leader: Mrs Elaine Hanna (Acting Leader) NVQ III E-mail: [email protected] This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 20 children. Kilkeel Playgroup was allocated 20 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who are attending Kilkeel Playgroup.

b) Children who have chosen Kilkeel Playgroup as their first preference.

c) A child whose sibling previously attended Kilkeel Playgroup.


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Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied.


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Killean Playschool Session: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm 2 Kelly’s Road Killean NEWRY BT35 8RY Telephone: 028 3084 8080 Centre Leader: Ms D Turley NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Killean Playgroup was allocated 19 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Management Committee will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the setting’s admissions criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (a) Children with social/medical or family needs whose application is supported by an

appropriate professional. (b) Children living within the Killean area, and who have named Killean Playschool as their first

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(c) Children of a member(s) of staff or of Management Committee who have attended 75% of meetings during the previous year.

(d) Children who have attended as fee-paying or had siblings previously attend the playschool. (e) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:-

. (i) In the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be on


Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playschool should contact the playschool leader directly.

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Kingdom Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon Dunnavil Road Kilkeel NEWRY BT34 4JT Telephone: 028 4176 2800 Centre Leader: Mrs E Clarke NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Kingdom Playgroup was allocated 23 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Kingdom Pre-School Playgroup Committee, including the Playgroup Leader, draws up the admissions criteria and has responsibility for applying these criteria. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Management Committee to verify addresses, all applicants should provide any two of the following four documents:




This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of the child. Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social

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Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional.

b) Children who have chosen Kingdom Playgroup as their first preference.

c) Children attending Kingdom Playgroup.

d) Children who live within 6 miles of Kingdom Playgroup.

e) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:- (i) In the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be on



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Little Folk Playgroup Session: 8.50 am – 11.30 am 1 Cloughmore Road 12.10 pm – 2.50 pm Rostrevor NEWRY BT34 3EL Telephone: 028 4173 9636 / 07749 917866 Centre Leader: Sinead Bartley (Degree in Early Years) This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children (for each session morning and afternoon). Little Folk Playgroup was allocated 48 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children who have attended the playgroup in the previous school year.

b) Children whose parents are Committee Members. c) Children who have chosen Little Folk Playgroup as first preference.

d) Children whose siblings have previously attended Little Folk Playgroup. e) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:-

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Little People Pre-School Centre Session: 9.15 am – 12.00 noon Ninemile Road Newtownhamilton NEWRY BT35 OHN Telephone: 028 3087 8841 Centre Leader: Ms M Caherty NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Little People Pre-School Centre was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. The Management Committee reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information on any application form. The Management Committee requires 2 documents to support or verify information on any application form e.g. utility bill, and bank statement to verify addresses. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadline set by pre-schools can result in the withdrawal of a place and the inability to offer a place on the part of any pre-school nominated on the applicant’s application form. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children whose siblings attended a full academic year.

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b) Children/grandchildren of staff members/or active committee members (that is 75%

attendance at meetings).

c) Children of parents who nominated Little People Pre-School as first choice.

d) Children with additional needs whose application is supported by an appropriate professional with one-to-one support agreed.

e) Children from an ethnic minority group.

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Lower Mourne Pre-School Session: 9.15 am – 12.15 pm Longstone Community Hall (5 days per week) 65-67 Longstone Road Annalong NEWRY BT34 4UX Telephone: 07821 493016 Centre Leader: Mrs Wilma Gilroy NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Lower Mourne Pre-School was allocated 16 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011


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b) A child whose sibling previously attended the pre-school or whose parent is a member of staff or a committee member of the pre-school.

c) A child from a family with three or more pre-school children.

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Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the pre-school should contact the pre-school leader directly.

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Meigh Community Pre-School Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon 5A Dromintee Road Meigh NEWRY BT35 8JT Telephone: 028 3084 9741 Centre Leader: Ms B Owens NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children. Meigh Community Pre-School was allocated 26 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the Management Committee to verify addresses, all applicants may be required to provide any two of the following four documents:



This is in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of a child.

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Original documents are required and not facsimiles or photocopies. Original documents can be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Any child who will be attending the local primary school. b) Children whose home address is within 1 mile radius of the pre-school. c) Children of members of staff or members of the Management Committee. d) Children whose siblings previously attended the setting. e) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional. f) Children of parents who have nominated Meigh Community Pre-School as their first

preference. g) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:-


Sub-criterion g) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d), e) or f) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the Pre-School Leader directly.

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Rascals ‘N’ Ruffians Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon 10 Betty’s Hill Road Ballyholland NEWRY BT34 2LY Telephone: 028 3083 5748 Centre Leader: Mrs T Campbell NVQ III This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 children. Rascals ‘N’ Ruffians Playgroup was allocated 26 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children from the Ballyholland area. If oversubscribed verification of address will be

required. b) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional. c) A child whose sibling previously attended the playgroup or whose parent is a member of

staff or committee member of the playgroup. d) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:-

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Sub-criterion d) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b) or c) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

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Strawberry Tree Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon 41a Sheeptown Road (5 days per week) Saval NEWRY BT34 2LA Telephone: 028 3083 3673 Centre Leader: Mrs Angela McEvoy NVQ3 in Childcare and Education This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 26 morning places. Strawberry Tree Playgroup was allocated 26 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children with social/medical or family need whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional.

b) Children/grandchildren of staff members or playgroup committee members who have attended 75% of meetings of the previous school year.

c) Children whose brother/sister have previously attended the playgroup.

d) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:-

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Children whose parents have chosen Strawberry Tree Playgroup as a first preference will be given priority.

Sub-criterion d) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b) or c) is applied. Applicants should note that where an address contained within an application qualifies it for admission, then that address will be verified. To enable the playgroup to verify addresses, all applicants should provide any two of the following four documents:



The above documents are in addition to the standard requirement to provide a Birth Certificate in order to verify the age of the child. Original documents are required and they will be returned on request at the end of the admissions process by the pre-school to which the child has been admitted. Applicants preferring not to put verifying documents in the post or seeking alternative verifying arrangements should contact those pre-schools listed on their application form that require verifying documents to agree alternative verification arrangements. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

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Windmill Playgroup Session: 9.00 am – 12.00 noon High Street Community Centre Well Lane High Street NEWRY BT34 1HE Telephone: 028 3026 9697 Centre Leader: Bernadette Heaney This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Windmill Playgroup was allocated 14 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. When considering which children should be selected for admission, the Management Committee will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the application form. Parents should therefore ensure that all information pertaining to their child and relevant to the admissions criteria is stated on the application form or attached to it. Examples of such information include whether siblings previously attended the playgroup or if the child attended as a fee-paying child. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional.

b) Children of staff members and committee members.

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c) Children whose sibling previously attended the playgroup.

d) Children who have stated Windmill Playgroup as their first preference.

e) Children who have attended the playgroup as a fee-paying child in the previous year.

f) Chronological order, oldest first. In the case of two or more children having the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of name (starting with the surname then forenames if required).


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Naíscoil an Chreagáin Session: 9.30 am – 1.00 pm Silverbridge Resource Centre Ford’s Cross Silverbridge NEWRY BT35 9PQ Telephone: 028 3086 0556 Centre Leader: Ms A Kealey BA Hons Early Childhood Studies This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 16 children per session. Naíscoil an Chreagáin Playgroup was allocated 16 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011


professional.

b) Children whose siblings attend/ed a Bunscoil or who satisfy the Committee of their commitment to Irish-medium education.

c) Children/grandchildren of staff members/or active committee members (that is 75%

attendance at meetings during 2014) of Naíscoil an Chreagáin. d) Children whose parent chose Naíscoil an Chreagáin as first preference.

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e) Children whose sibling attends/ed Naíscoil an Chreagáin or children presently attending

Naíscoil an Chreagáin. f) Children in family with 3 or more pre-school children or multiple births. g) Remaining places will be allocated in chronological order beginning with the youngest. In

the case of two or more children sharing the same date of birth, places will be allocated in alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion g) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d), e) or f) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly. Note 1 If oversubscription occurs at any stage in the criteria or sub-criteria, first preferences take precedence over second preferences etc.

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Naíscoil an Iuir Session: 8.45 am – 12.30 pm 74 Kilmorey Street Newry BT34 2DH Telephone: 028 3083 4983 Centre Leader: Aíne Ní hIr This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 16 children. Naíscoil an Iuir Playgroup was allocated 16 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address. The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide verifying documents according to the required deadline may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of a pre-school to offer a place. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children whose brother/sister attended Bunscoil an Iuir.

b) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional.

c) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with oldest first:-

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Sub-criterion c) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a) or b) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly.

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Naíscoil Chamlocha Session: 9.00 am - 12.45 pm CLG Sheáin Uí Néill Bothar an Iúir CAMLOCH Co Ard Mhacha BT35 7JP Telephone: 028 3083 7648 Centre Leader: Leanne Ní Sherraigh This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children. Naíscoil Chamlocha Playgroup was allocated 11 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA a) Children whose sibling(s) are attending or have attended a Gaelscoil. Or if first child in the

family, they can demonstrate to the Committee a commitment to Irish medium education. b) A child whose sibling(s) previously attended Naíscoil Chamlocha or other Naíscoil (Irish

medium pre-school).

c) Children whose parent is a permanent member of staff or a committee member of Naíscoil Chamlocha (with a 75% attendance record at meetings).

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d) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate professional.



Sub-criterion e) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c) or d) is applied. The above arrangements do not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly. Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address.

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Naíscoil na mBeann Session: 9.15 am – 12.15 pm 139a Newcastle Road Kilkeel Co Down BT34 4NL

Telephone: 028 4176 4845 Centre Leader: Orla Nic Giolla Rua NVQ3

This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children.

Naíscoil na mBeann Playgroup was allocated 17 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year. Because of its limit of 24 children each year the possibility may arise of oversubscribing. That being the case funded places will be allocated in the following order:

RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP

The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

1. to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive).

A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’.

When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency.

2. to other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012.

In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the setting’s Management Committee:-

ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA

a) Children who are currently attending the playgroup.

b) Children who have sibling(s) attending or who have attended Naíscoil na mBeann.

c) Children whose parent(s) has selected Naíscoil na mBeann as their 1st preference.

d) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with the oldest first:-

(i) in the case of two or more children with the same date of birth, final selection will be on the basis of alphabetical order of surname. If two or more children have the same surname the alphabetical order of the forename will be used and if required thereafter subsequent forenames will be used.

Sub-criterion d) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b) or c) is applied.


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Naíscoil Shliabh gCuilinn Session: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm The Pastoral Centre The Village Jonesboro NEWRY Co Down BT35 8HR Telephone: 028 3084 8950 Centre Leader: Tanya Mhac Aonghusa This centre is registered with the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for 24 children per session. Naíscoil Shliabh gCuilinn was allocated 24 funded places in the Pre-School Education Programme for 2014/2015. The number of places to be funded in September 2015 is still to be determined. ADMISSIONS POLICY Places funded by the Pre-School Education Programme will be allocated to children in their final pre-school year who are resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission. RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PLAYGROUP LEADER IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE PLAYGROUP The Management Committee draws up the admissions criteria and delegates responsibility for applying the criteria to the Playgroup Leader. Applicants should note that they may be required to produce documents verifying their address. ADMISSIONS CRITERIA Funded places will be allocated in the following order: 1. Children from socially disadvantaged circumstances who were born between 2 July 2011

and 1 July 2012 (both dates inclusive). A child from socially disadvantaged circumstances means a child whose parent is in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance: where an award of Income Support has been ‘converted’ into an Employment & Support Allowance and the Social Security Agency has confirmed that the level of benefit remains the same then the parent should continue to be treated as being in ‘socially disadvantaged circumstances’. When parents/guardians apply for places for their child on this basis they must have their application forms stamped by the Social Security Agency. 2. Other children who were born between 2 July 2011 and 1 July 2012. In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, children will be selected for admission using the following sub-criteria agreed by the settings Management:- ADMISSIONS SUB-CRITERIA (a) Children with social/medical needs whose application is supported by an appropriate

professional. (b) Children who started the Naíscoil in 2014/15 and are currently attending. (c) Children/grandchildren of staff members/or active committee members (that is 75%

attendance at meetings during 2014) of Naíscoil Shliabh gCuilinn.

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(d) Children whose parent chose Naíscoil Shliabh gCuilinn as their preferred option. (e) Children whose siblings attend/ed a Bunscoil or who satisfy the committee of their interest

and commitment to Irish-medium education. (f) Remaining places will be allocated on the basis of chronological order with the oldest first. Sub-criterion f) will also be used as a deciding factor in the event of oversubscription occurring when sub-criterion a), b), c), d) or e) is applied. The above criteria does not apply to fee-paying places. Parents interested in obtaining a fee-paying place for their child in the playgroup should contact the playgroup leader directly. ADMISSIONS POLICY RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PRINCIPAL IN RELATION TO ADMISSIONS TO THE SCHOOL

The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, which includes the Principal, the responsibility for applying these criteria. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the admissions criteria. In the event of there being more applications than places available the Admissions Committee of the Board of Governors will apply the admissions criteria in the order indicated below to identify which children are to be admitted. In selecting children for admission, children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission will be selected for admission before those not so resident.

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PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN ARMAGH CITY & DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA


Grove Nursery School, Armagh Railway Street Nursery School, Armagh

Tandragee Nursery School

Maintained Nursery School

College Farm Nursery School, Armagh


Hardy Memorial Primary School, Richhill

Orchard County Primary School, Portadown


St John’s Primary School, Middletown St Mary’s Primary School, Granemore

Maintained Primary School with an Irish Medium Nursery Unit

CBS Naiscoil

Grant Maintained Integrated Primary School with a Nursery Unit

Saints and Scholars Integrated Primary School, Armagh


Apple Blossom Playgroup, Eglish

Button Moon Playgroup, Tandragee Clady Tiny Tots Playgroup, Mowhan

Dara Playgroup, Armagh Earlybird Playgroup, Armagh Keady Community Playgroup

Little Acorns Playgroup, Derrynoose Little Villagers Playgroup, Glenanne

Loughgall Playgroup O’Fiaich Playgroup, Armagh

Orchard Playgroup, Ballyhegan Poyntzpass Community Playgroup

Rainbow Stop Playgroup, Markethill Scotwell House Playgroup, Armagh St Peter’s Playgroup, Collegelands Tiny Tots Corner Playgroup, Killylea


Naiscoil Pairce Glaise, Armagh

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PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN BANBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA


Banbridge Nursery School Downshire Nursery School, Banbridge

Dromore Nursery School


Ballydown Primary School, Banbridge Bronte Primary School, Banbridge

Drumadonnell Primary School, Banbridge Fair Hill Primary School, Kinallen

Gilford Primary School


All Saints Nursery Unit, St Colman’s Primary School, Annaclone St Mary’s Primary School, Banbridge


Child’s Play Day Nursery Humpty Dumpty Pre-School, Banbridge

Jolly Jesters Nursery, Dromore Ladybird Lane Day Care, Banbridge

Laurencetown Playgroup Leitrim Playgroup

Little Friends Pre-School, Banbridge Loughbrickland Pre-School

Rainbow Pre-School, Dromore Rathfriland Pre-School Playgroup St Mary’s Playgroup, Banbridge

The Old Station Day Care Nursery, Dromore

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PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN COOKSTOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL AREA

Controlled Nursery School

Cookstown Nursery School


Moneymore Primary School

Orritor Primary School, Cookstown


Holy Trinity Primary School, Cookstown

St Peter’s Primary School, Moortown


Phoenix Integrated Primary School

Other Maintained Primary School with an Irish Medium Nursery Unit

Naíscoil Eoghain, Cookstown


Ballinderry Bridge Playgroup, Cookstown

Beacon Playgroup, Cookstown Bosco Playgroup, Cookstown Discovering Kids, Moneymore

Jack and Jill Pre-School, Cookstown Lissan Cross Community Playgroup, Cookstown

Little Acorns Playgroup, Coagh Pomeroy Pre-School Playgroup

Tiny Tots Pre-School Education Centre, Cookstown Tiny Tots Cross Community Playgroup, Stewartstown

Twinkle Playgroup, Ardboe

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PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA


Edenderry Nursery School, Portadown Harrison Nursery School, Lurgan

Millington Nursery School, Portadown

Maintained Nursery Schools

Drumnamoe Nursery School, Lurgan St John the Baptist Nursery School, Portadown


Ballyoran Primary School, Portadown Bocombra Primary School, Portadown

Carrick Primary School, Lurgan Dickson Primary School, Lurgan

Donacloney Primary School Drumgor Primary School, Craigavon

Hart Memorial Primary School, Portadown King’s Park Primary School, Lurgan

Lurgan Model Primary School Maralin Village Primary School

Tullygally Primary School, Craigavon Waringstown Primary School


St Anthony’s Primary School, Craigavon St Brendan’s Primary School, Craigavon

St Francis Primary School, Lurgan St Patrick’s Primary School, Aghacommon

Other Maintained Primary School with a Nursery Unit

Seagoe Primary School, Portadown


Portadown Integrated Primary School


Aghagallon Pre-School, Lurgan Derrytrasna Playgroup

Happy Tots PG, Portadown Little Acorns Playgroup, Derrymore Little Oaks Pre-School, Portadown Loughshore Playgroup, Maghery Peatlands Playgroup, Portadown

Richmount Playgroup, Scotch Street Trinity Park Pre-School Nursery, Dollingstown


Naíscoil Chois Locha, Lurgan Naíscoil na Banna, Portadown

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PRE-SCHOOL SETTINGS IN DUNGANNON & SOUTH TYRONE BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA


Dungannon Nursery School

Fivemiletown Nursery School

Maintained Nursery School

Little Flower Nursery School, Coalisland

Controlled Primary School with a Nursery Unit

Bush Primary School, Dungannon Howard Primary School, Moygashel


Primate Dixon Primary School, Coalisland

St Patrick’s Primary School, Dungannon (Drumshee Nursery)


Windmill Integrated Primary School, Dungannon

Other Maintained Primary School with an Irish Medium Nursery Unit

Naíscoil Uí Néill, Coalisland


Aughnacloy Playgroup Ltd Ballygawley Early Years Ltd

Benburb Playgroup Brockagh Playgroup, Coalisland

Caledon Playgroup Clogher Valley Playgroup

Forever Friends Cross-Community Playgroup, Coalisland Happy Days Playgroup, Coalisland

Kiddiwinkles Pre-School, Dungannon Kids R Us Playgroup, Fivemiletown

Killyman Community Playgroup, Dungannon Little Acorns Playgroup, Laghey Lollipop Playgroup, Donaghmore

Moy Area Playgroup Newmills Playgroup, Dungannon Paddington Playgroup, Galbally

Panda Cross Community Playgroup, Dungannon Rainbow Playgroup, Eglish

Washingford Playgroup, Dungannon Woodland Adventure Playgroup, Augher


Naíscoil Aodha Rua, Dungannon

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tylko jeden oficjalny formularz zgłoszeniowy. Na tym formularzu należy wymienić preferowane placówki w odpowiedniej kolejności.

Jeśli chcieliby Państwo otrzymać dodatkowe informacje, lub mają jakieś problemy, należy się skontaktować ze swoją lokalną Radą ds. Edukacji i Bibliotek.

* Planuje się, że pięć ELBs zostaną zastąpione jednym podmiocie, który będzie pełnił obowiązki ELBs jako że obecnie istnieje. (Edukacja i Bibliotek z Irlandii Północnej)

Polish

(Conselho de Educação e Bibliotecas da Irlanda do Norte)*

INGRESSO NA ESDUCAÇÃO PRIMÁRIA

Vagas financiadas estão disponíveis em todos os infantários e unidades de infantários dentro das escolas primárias e em alguns grupos de recreação voluntários/privados e creches durante o dia para crianças nascidas entre 2 de julho de 2011 e 1 de julho de 2012. Detalhes dos centros que providenciam vagas financiadas estão contidas nos folhetos de

informações preparados pelo Conselho de Educação e Bibliotecas (Education and Library Boards).

Você deve contactar os diretores das escolas ou líderes dos centros que você estiver interessado em obter vagas. Então

darão à você um folheto com informações e um formulário.

A data final para entregar o formulário para uma vaga financiada na pré-escola é: Sexta-feira 14 Janeiro de 2015 (12:00 meio-dia)

Lembre-se Somente um formulário official DEVE ser submetido por cada criança a procura de uma vaga na pré-

escola em Setembro de 2015. Todas as preferências devem ser listadas por ordem neste formulário. Se forem necessárias mais informações ou houver qualquer dificuldade, os pais devem contactar o Conselho de Educação e Bibliotecas local

* Prevê-se que os cinco ELBs serão substituídos por um único órgão que irá assumir as responsabilidades dos ELBs tal como existem actualmente. (Educação e Bibliotecas da Irlanda do Norte)

Portuguese

BELB

40 Academy Street BELFAST

BT1 2NQ (028) 9056 4080

NEELB

County Hall 182 Galgorm Road BALLYMENA

BT42 1HN (028) 2566 2197

SEELB

Grahamsbridge Road Dundonald BELFAST

BT16 2HS (028) 9056 6568

SELB

3 Charlemont Place The Mall ARMAGH

BT61 9AX (028) 3741 0088/2309

WELB

1 Hospital Road OMAGH

BT79 0AW (028) 8241 1458

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