Table 6.
BGDP resources and costs
| Category and description of resources | Unit cost £ | Number of units | Total cost £ | Mean (SD) cost per school £ (n = 9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruitment and marketing costsa | £6,573 | £730 | ||
| One-off training resources | ||||
| Lead dance instructor delivery of dance instructor induction training | £297 | £33 | ||
| Dance instructor induction training | £32/hour | 32 hours | £1,024 | £114 (£64) |
| Travel expenses for induction trainingb | £40 | £4 (£6) | ||
| Lead dance instructor delivery of dance instructor booster training | £180 | £20 | ||
| Dance instructor booster training | £32/hour | 26 hours | £832 | £92 (£43) |
| Travel expenses for booster trainingb | £43 | £5 (£6) | ||
| Recurrent programme preparation resources | ||||
| Printing - training guide | £3.20/guide | 12 guides | £38 | £4 |
| Printing - dance instructor guide | £15.90/guide | 12 guides | £191 | £21 |
| Recurrent programme delivery resources | ||||
| Programme deliveryc | £32/hour | 439 hours | £14,040 | £1,560 (£53) |
| Travel expenses for programme deliveryb | £2,915 | £324 (£130) | ||
| Printing materials for programme deliveryd | £2,013 | £224 | ||
| Indicative total coste | £21,613 | £2,401 (£104) | ||
| Indicative total costs (excluding one-off training) | £19,197 | £2,133 (£139) | ||
| Total cost per girl (95 % CI)f | £73 (£71-£75) | |||
aExcluded from indicative total cost.
bDance instructors could claim up to £10 travel expenses per session, average travel expenses claimed for induction training, booster training and programme delivery = £333 (SD = £136).
cDance instructors were paid £32.00 per hour (each dance session was 1.25 hours in duration), sessions claimed ranged from 2–71 sessions, average sessions claimed 34 (SD = 19). Additional programme delivery expenses were claimed by dance instructors if they had provided cover for another dance instructor during programme delivery.
dRegisters, dance diaries, spring half term reminder cards, Easter reminder cards, summer half term reminder cards, post-intervention dance booklets.
eMainstream implementation of the programme would not include recruitment and marketing costs and were therefore excluded from the indicative total cost of BGDP.
fAverage cost per school / maximum number of girls recruited from each school (n = 33).