Table 1. Costs of the programme based on the three delivery models reported by teachers in the trial.
| Within curriculum delivery (base case) | Within curriculum and after-school delivery | Within curriculum, after-school delivery and day trips and events | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of cost | Units and costs± | Units and costs± | Units and costs± |
| All costs (non-recurrent and recurrent) | |||
| Initial Training and initial resource costs | |||
| Training course | One-off training course lasting 7 hours. £0.00 provided by YST as part of programme |
One-off training course lasting 7 hours. £0.00 provided by YST as part of programme |
One-off training course lasting 7 hours. £0.00 provided by YST as part of programme |
| Staff costs for a member of staff to attend training course | One-off training course lasting 7 hours for one teacher 7 hours x £26.00 = £182.00 |
One-off training course lasting 7 hours for one teacher 7 hours x £26.00 = £182.00 |
One-off training course lasting 7 hours for one teacher 7 hours x £26.00 = £182.00 |
| Travel costs for a member of staff to attend training course | Mean distance travelled 22 miles 22 miles x 0.45 per mile = £10.00 |
Mean distance travelled 26.5 miles 26.5 miles x 0.45 per mile = £12.00 |
Mean distance travelled 44 miles 44 miles x 0.45 per mile = £20.00 |
| Resources for schools including marketing plans, an action planning guide, branding toolkit | Resource pack describing ‘Girls Active’ £0.00 provided to schools by YST as part of programme |
Resource pack describing ‘Girls Active’ £0.00 provided to schools by YST as part of programme |
Resource pack describing ‘Girls Active’ £0.00 provided to schools by YST as part of programme |
| Peer Review Event | |||
| Peer review event | One-off event lasting 7 hours £0.00 provided by Hub School and YST as part of programme |
One-off event lasting 7 hours £0.00 provided by Hub school and YST as part of programme |
One-off event lasting 7 hours £0.00 provided by Hub school and YST as part of programme |
| Teacher time spent at peer review event (hours) | 4 hours x £26.00 = £104.00 | 4 hours x £26.00 = £104.00 | 4 hours x £26.00 = £104.00 |
| Teacher travel distance to and from peer review event (miles) | Mean distance travelled 22 miles 22 miles x 0.45 per mile = £10.00 |
Mean distance travelled 26.5 miles 26.5 miles x 0.45 per mile = £12.00 |
Mean distance travelled 44 miles 44 miles x 0.45 per mile = £20.00 |
| ‘Girls Active’ school delivery costs¥ | |||
| Time spent reviewing current PE and sport culture and practice (hours) | 2.5 hours x £26.00 = £65.00 | 8 hours x £26.00 = £208.00 | 5 hours x £26.00 = £130.00 |
| Time spent recruiting ‘Girls Active’ leaders (hours) | 2.25 hours x £26.00 = £59.00 spent recruiting a mean of 11 leaders | 2.5 hours x £26.00 = £65.00 spent recruiting a mean of 11 leaders | 3 hours x £26.00 = £78.00 spent recruiting a mean of 18 leaders |
| Time spent engaging with ‘Girls Active’ leaders to discuss current PE and school sport provision and what they would like to change (hours) | 5 hours x £26.00 = £130.00 spent engaging with a mean of 11 leaders | 10 hours x £26.00 = £260.00 spent engaging with a mean of 11 leaders | 14 hours x £26.00 = £364.00 spent engaging with a mean of 18 leaders |
| Time spent engaging with pupils who are not ‘Girls Active’ leaders to discuss current PE and school sport provision and what they would like to change (hours) | 5 hours x £26.00 = £130.00 spent engaging with a mean of 50 pupils | 6 hours x £26.00 = £156.00 spent engaging with a mean of 130 pupils | 4 hours x £26.00 = £104.00 spent engaging with a mean of 70 pupils |
| Time spent developing action plans (hours) | 8 hours x £26.00 = £208.00 | 10 hours x £26.00 = £260.00 | 10 hours x £26.00 = £260.00 |
| Time spent planning new activities in order to implement the action plans (hours) | 4 hours x £26.00 = £104.00 | 8 hours x £26.00 = £208.00 | 9 hours x £26.00 = £234.00 |
| Total time spent implementing and delivering ‘Girls Active’ per week from logbooks, surveys and diaries–including undertaking PE lessons, meeting with staff and ordering new equipment (hours) | 7 hours* x 39 weeks = 273 hours* | 7 hours* x 39 weeks = 273 hours* | 7 hours* x 39 weeks = 273 hours* |
| After school sessions and delivered as part of ‘Girls Active’ per week | 0 hours = £0.00 | 3 hours* x 39 weeks = 117 hours* | 4 hours* x 39 weeks = 156 hours* |
| Day trips as part of delivering ‘Girls Active’ over the year | 0 hours = £0.00 | 0 hours = £0.00 | 6 hours x mean of 4 trips over the year = 24 hours 24 hours x £26.00 = £624.00 |
| Total amount of capacity building funding received to implement ‘Girls Active’ (£) | 2 x £500 Capacity funding provided by YST for equipment £0.00 provided by YST |
2 x £500 Capacity funding provided by YST for equipment £0.00 provided by YST |
2 x £500 Capacity funding provided by YST for equipment £0.00 provided by YST |
| Additional costs for PE and school sport equipment in order to deliver the ‘Girls Active’ action plan–not covered by capacity building funding, instead supplied by school’s own funding (£) | £0.00 | £900.00 for sporting equipment and awards | £1,300 for coach hire for day trips, additional coaching (e.g. gymnastics) |
| Time spent utilising support from Hub School (Crown Hills) and YST (including e-mail correspondence, telephone calls and face to face contact) (hours) | 2 hours x £26.00 = £52.00 | 2 hours x £26.00 = £52.00 | 3 hours x £26.00 = £78.00 |
| Total costs per school, per year± | £1,054.00 | £2,419 .00 | £3,498.00 |
| Total costs per pupil, per school, per year (based on average of 467 female pupils per school, from census data from all 20 schools taking part in the trial)± | £1054/467 = £2.00 | £2419/467 = £5.00 | £3498/467 = £7.00 |
* undertaken as part of contractual “usual” hours.
± costs rounded to nearest pound.
¥ costs standardised using the assumption activities took place each week for a school year of 39 weeks.