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Miles between Inches
The weekend has just gone by and its Monday morning again. The buzz of the alarm reminds Ameya of his responsibilities and drags him out of the bed. His wife for 15 years,Priya is already up and finishing her early morning chores. Its time for the kids to get up and get moving, its school time.
This morning is no different, infact just the replay of the previous one thousand mornings in the life of Ameya and Priya. The only thing that has changed in these mornings, is the date. Every day for them is a theatre that plays the same show, where they play their role to perfection. Their corporate jobs have acquired them and that too, to an extent where, they don't own their time or thoughts, leave alone the time for the clichéd 'SOUL MATE'.
Let us just blur the backgrounds and the surroundings and just look at just Ameya and Priya, as a couple. Two lovely people , who met in college,fell for each other and at some stage in their lives decided to be for each other forever. As time went by and the life progressed everything around them grew except for the intimacy between the two.
The nonsensical fun that was part of their daily routine is non-existent, the chatter,the teasing and surprises are now replaced by well seasoned and agenda based talks. Hefty conversations involving home,finances,retirement planning are now the (only) things that they talk. Earlier they didn't need topic to have a chat, now the urgency of the topic makes them chat.
Their day starts and ends on the same bed, just a few inches from each other, but the distance between them has grown miles.What is obvious is never said and what is said , may be has no soul to it.
The 'COUPLE' is now two individual entities under the same roof and may be, this marks the beginning of the end of a relationship, that was meant to be till eternity.
Speaking up to a spouse of 15 years might be more difficult for Ameya or Priya , as compared to, what it was when they spoke for the first time. Then it was an all to gain and nothing to lose situation, today it could be an all to lose and nothing to gain situation.
The conversations have the solution to everything in the past, their absence today is the cause of everlasting problems. The years and responsibilities have been a catalyst in ending them, but it's not an irreversible chemical reaction.
May be may be, just get that bedroom conversation going and suddenly it might start rolling the time back.the issues that you thought were the reason , might not even exist, the anxiety over something could have been misplaced, may be what kept you away was just the creation of your own mind.
Shun those messaging apps and adorable social media comments, just speak up.
Yess, it is difficult , but not impossible.
Your agenda for the day, HAVE A HEARTY LAUGH WITH YOUR SPOUSE / PARTNER TODAY and see the magic. Lets reduce those miles back to zero distances.
…..and if you love it, do message back the experience, I am waitinggggggg!!!!
Reasons , why i don't support ECO FRIENDLY Festivals
Come August and its celebration time. For we Indians, the end of august marks the beginning of the most joyful time of the year. It marks the beginning of our festive season ,which goes on ,almost till the year end. We are loud, we are hyper,we are colourful and that's how we like celebrating. That's how we have always been and will always be.
The festive season has just kicked off, from janmashtami to raksha bandhan to Ganesh chaturthi to Eid to Durga puja to Diwali , going all the way to Christmas, they keep coming.
Along with the festivals, the crusaders on the social media to get hyper active and start pushing the agenda of ECO FRIENDLY festivals. Less water, no synthetic colours ,no fire crackers , no this ,no that , the just keep going on. But, personally ,I DON'T support them nor do I buy or want the idea of eco friendly, safe and non polluting festivals. No , I am not a jerk, I am being logical.
In august, The supreme court , refused to change or relax the restriction ,that the lower court had put on the height of DAHI HANDI during the festival of janmashtami. It said it wont permit a height of more than 20 ft for the human pyramid,as it is dangerous . Also ,earlier the high court had disallowed children below the age of a8 from participating in the pyramid formation.
Building up to the festival, a prominent leader in Maharashtra openly refused to accept the order and asked 'HIS' people to go ahead and do as they wish. The issue here was not about,what the court had said, it was more about, 'THEY' interfere in 'OUR' religious matters and not 'THEIRS'.
On the occasion of Eid-AL-Adha (Bakri Eid), the ask for an eco- friendly (read blood less)Eid grew and the reason cited was, why only 'OUR' festivals are targetted and not 'THEIRS'.
I am no expert on religion or on ill effects of pollution and stuff, but purely as a lay man all I know is, festivals are supposed to unite us and give joy to one and all.
We have shared the puran poli's and sheer khurma's to easter eggs thinking of the festivals as our own. The thought of 'MINE' and 'THEIR' has never crossed our minds and it never will.
I don't mind , if few people suffer by falling in dahi handi or get injured in Muharram procession or get skin infection due to chemical based colours or inhale a little more of poisonous gases from the fire crackers. This number will be small (hopefully) and only the unfortunate few will suffer on short or long term basis.
Agreed, that it does affect all of us in a longer run, but it will kill us slowly ,without letting us know and over a period of time. On the other hand if this OUR's and THEIR's debate flares up and it keeps growing, it will spoil the secular and friendly fabric of the nation ,thereby killing the entire nation at once. Hence, I choose to sacrifice a few unfortunate ones for the larger interest of the nation. We have survived the Mughals to British to World wars only because of our unity and I don't want to give that up for any reason whatsoever.
So, let the decibels go up , lets increase the height of pyramids, lets not bother about the pollution or and other damage, they will hurt us in a way much smaller than what the communal polarization of our nation will do.
Note: I know,lot of people might find evil intentions in this post as well, coz unfortunately lot of us interpret stuff , not based on what is written, but who has written it.
If you have a dream , here is the plan !!!
Well, let me start by telling you a little story. Sorry, but I did steal these from the diaries of two people, here goes the excerpts from the first one
From the diary of Ameya Desai,
15th Dec 1989:
Its my 8th birthday and I am ecstatic to be selected in the junior volleyball team at my school, I am surely going to be a great athlete in future, may be some day play for my country at international level.
4th April 1995 :
Wow, I loved riding my new motor cycle today, I always wanted this one and it was great zooming past everyone else like a wind….oooooooooooooooooo felt like I flew today.
6th june 1999:
Biggest day of my life so far, finally got admission to one of the most reputed colleges for engineering in computer science, I am going to rock the course and will surely be the envy of others. I know I have it in me.
17th August 2003:
Just can't believe this , admission to the dream university in USA is now a reality. Wooo hooo, off to USA tomorrow night, here I come uncle Sam, the world is now mine and I surely will conquer it.
5th Jan 2004:
Cant believe I met her,I knew it was meant to be like this and I knew it since the day I saw here, my batch mate today and I know my soul mate forever.Life cant be more beautiful!!!!
18th March 2005:
Yess yess, it had to be me,I slogged for it, worked for it and now finally got it. Placed from campus with the biggest software giant , and my package, well I wont reveal here , you would be jealous. Ha ha ha!
13th January 2007:
Finally the D-Day has arrived, great to have my mom blessing me on this important day . Finally I am not single anymore, sorry bachelors, I leave your community.
11th September 2012:
Feels great to move into our own 4000 sq ft home in the downtown, will cherish this moment for life.
16th April : 2016
Never knew I would be heading the entire clan at this company, position,power and an awesome pay package, well life looks complete today.
From the diary of Pankaj Desai (Ameya's Dad),
13th june 1985:
Just dropped Ameya to school, his first day at school, was a bit cranky so had to stay back for sometime, missed my office today , but I guess being with him on the first day at school was more important, office can wait.
4th April 1993 :
Ameya has become a teenager today , need to start saving a little more, will cut down further on my expenses, growing child, his needs will definitely be on the rise, let me be ready.
6th june 1998:
Ameya is doing well at junior college , am sure he will be eligible for admission to a good engineering college next year. I just applied for funds from my provident fund ,will have to keep the fees ready, my child is brilliant and I will make sure that he does not lose this great opportunity to learn.
14th April 2003:
Just finalized the deal for the only piece of land that I owned. Ameya is supposed to fly for his MS in August, needed money to pay his fees, dollar has become too expensive. But then, all my property was meant for him only, no regrets.
15th March 2004:
Ameya just left back for USA, he was here for a month on his vacation. He has grown up so much in last one year. These foreign Universities make them work too much, I am worried, looks like he's not taking care of his health it seems, but he looked happy and hence I am grateful to GOD. Let me take your leave for today, have a doctor's appointment, my back has been giving some problem since last few months.
18th March 2005:
Ameya got placed in a huge company, he sounded so happy on phone. Wanted to get up and jump and dance but at my age the health doesn't let the body be itself, though I am relaxing in the arm-chair, all of me is dancing within.
5th January 2007:
My wife just left for Ameya's wedding on 13th. The back problem and slipped disc prevented me from taking such a long flight. Also , I had to be here to manage stuff here, cant just lock and leave. So have to give the wedding a miss, but will try to be there on Skype. Hope he has a great married life.
15th July 2012:
The age seems to be catching up, the back issue has worsened ,movements are restricted. Last few years I have struggled to complete my regular chores. The maids and help are around, but you all know how they work. I Better do it myself, or today I wish I could do it myself.Feel helpless and lonely, never thought it could be like this.
16th April : 2016
I thank God for a great life, gave me everything,just that, I wish I cud be with ameya a little more, want him to be 4 yr old again, but I am happy about where he is , I and my wife will live through it.
My Two Cents
If you read the entire thing and are sad about it, then you are AMEYA in your own way.
We as kids grow up, we have our plans, our life and our dreams. Absolutely nothing wrong it, but we tend to forget to include people for whom 'We' were always the plan.
Our lives revolved round our dreams, but theirs revolved round making those dreams come true for us.
We grow wings and fly away to leap across the world ,leaving behind those,for whom we are the world.
We have plans but unfortunately they are never part of the plans, we want to fly,fly high but fly alone, without the burden of any responsibility.
Dear all, plan and grow, don't stop, but make sure your parents are always part of the plan. They are not part-time jobs,they are your full-time responsibility.
Unless 'DAD' is part of the plan , its NOT a plan!!
Note : All above names,dates and events are fictional….just in case… if you were wondering.
As an Indian Muslim, My 5 reasons to prove why India and Indians are, and should be hated.
Since the day a child is born, we indians are made to believe that we are born in the best nation on the planet.We are time and again, in our rote learning system are taught ,that we are the oldest and the best culture in the world. The greatness of the nation and the religions and the gods and languages and history and what not and finally how blessed we are to be Indians.
To cut the crap and coming straight to the point, all this is a big lie that the Indian society tells its kids and may be believes it themselves. The irony of our society is ,when it comes to beliefs (any kind of) logical reasoning is absolutely banned.
Here is what the world thinks of Indians and why we are the worst nation and worst people on the planet,
1) The Europen and West American Travellers society (EWATS) carried out an extensive survey with 12000 travellers who made recent trips (May 2010 to May 2011) to Asian countries Including India , and this is what the travellers responded, 36% said India is a jokeand there is no system for anything. 21% said that they are intrigued ,that how can a nation be so big ,so inorganized and still exists. only 2.36% argued in favour that they enjoyed the vast cultural differences.
2) The Religious observation academy (RORA) based in Rome, in its 3rd quarterly report on religious developments concludes that Hinduism is the second most hated religion in the world. Of the people it spoke to , 29% voted against hinduism, it came second only to Islam at 31.33%. Interesting observation that they made is , most people are scared of Islam but not hate it but its the other way round for Hinduism.
3) The worlds oldest archaeological society , The Community Diggers from France, in their literature published in 2012 clearly state that , Indian Mythology is all made up and it has no substantial proof of observations to believe that all these existed. In an example that they pointed out , they said the RAM SETU between Indian and Sri Lanka is a natural phenomenon and is not possible that some humans (read Lord Rama) could have created it . They argued saying that the existing Setu inspired the story around Lord Rama and not the other way round. They also Concluded, that it is absolutely wrong to say that India is the Oldest Civilization as the claim had no scientific backing.
4) The museum of Religious Literature in Copana, South Chile, does not have any copy of any of the vedas in their collection. THe museum has literature from christanity to islam to buddhism to jewism ,but not Hinduism. They claim that the vedas are a more recent imaginative creation of the indian society and historically do not exist. They say ,unless there is an evidence of somekind to prove their existence say 1000 yrs back, they will include it, but so far that hasnt happened.
5) The Department of study of human behavorial pattern in Massachusetts, USA, Rubbishes the claims made by indians about their behaviour towards elders and religious preachings related to them. They conclude that such practices make children more dependant on parents and curtail growth. Also they believe that it was the selfish behaviour of the parents in the Indian society to create such beliefs. They believe that indian parent are the reason for the sufferings on the indian children.
I think the above Reasons are sufficient enough to conclude that India and Indian people and Indian Culture are absolutely FAKE.
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First of all My apologies to all Fellow Indians . Yes the above write up is all fake and Cooked up. None of the Societies or Museum or departments exist. Its all false.
But now go back to when you started reading,
1) Some of you judged my write up even before you started reading it, as it had an explosive headline.
2) Most of you almost believed (though disagreed) with what was being written as i could back it up with some names that sounded real and made them look authentic.
3) Most of us Indians got really angry while reading and hurled abuses at me while reading and, were just waiting for the write up to finish so that you can post nasty comments against it.
4) and some of you never reached here, read it half way, closed the window,wrote nasty comments and left, sorry my apologies will never reach you.
so whats the point….
Dear all, see it is so easy for anyone to write something crap and make it look authentic and post it. i could have written a more explosive and offensive stuff against India or a religion or a community or religious leaders. But i didnt want to take it to that level.
but unfortunately , some people in our society do so for their vested intertests and political gain.
We at times are naive to believe it and propagete it by sharing on social media.
How may times do we think or check the authenticity before sharing something??
DO we feel more more religious by posting something against other religion ?
DO we think of the long term repurcussions? …. unfortunately the unedited and unreliable social media controls our beliefs and thought process today.
Its a humble request to one and all, yess it it great to be expressive, but why post or share something against some country/religion/leader etc. yess, if it is a positive thought or a story , go ahead and share it, but if its negative and you are not sure or have not checked the authenticity, DO NOT SHARE.
There are too many people and bodies , trying to divide us, lets not help them by sharing their fake propaganda.
As I recline my seat and make myself comfortable for watching the latest Bollywood release in a nearby Multiplex, I am surprised when the multiplex plays a trailer of a to be released Marathi movie. Am impressed with the promo, the plot looks good and so is the treatment of the subject, but though I appreciate the promo I don't make any plans of catching that movie the following week.
As my Bollywood pot boiler unfolds , my disappointment increases with every frame as the movie goes from bad to worse and I just wait for it to get over. Well, I am not surprised thou, as I had fair idea that it was not going to be great and honestly I just came in as it was the most promoted and talked about big banner release with mega stars. Also this was not the first time that I was watching a big banner bull shit, where the makers had succeeded in luring me into their film.
Now as I walk out of this much hyped ,zero on content melodramatic nonsense, I start questioning my sensibilities as too why on earth are we awestruck just by Bollywood, when the regional language makers are churning out a more sensible stuff.
We the people of Maharashtra (me included) have been always guilty of going for the glam quotient without giving a proper thought to the Marathi options that we have. I feel that it's time we start giving Marathi Movies their due and I have 5 reasons to do so,
Great Content
The Marathi releases that we have seen in recent past have been great in content, where the writers still hold the forte and are given the due importance. Unlike Bollywood, the emphasis is not just on the scale but also on the story that needs to be told.
Tremendous performers
It's a known fact that most actors in these movies are from theatre background and hence are tremendous performers.From Sachin Khedekar to Swapnil Joshi to Sonali kulkarni to Atul Kulkarni and many many more. These are brilliant performers and essay their part with so much ease and are so convincing. These guys don't need over the top dialogues or reactions to put across their stuff.
Grey cells come alive:
Lot of times these movies touch upon sensitive topic that they actually make you think. We are more often than not worried about the world issues rather than issues closer to the home. These movies remind us about them once in a while.
These movies are not always about billion dollar business magnets or an army basher individual super hero, but most times they are about people like you and me and our lives. Looking at characters you can believe that they exist and you might bump into one of them any moment in your life.
Feel good:
Reading through the write up, if you thought that these movies are less of entertainment and more of a documentary, let me warn you, you will be pleasantly surprised at the lively treatment of the subjects. Good music and locales are part of all these movies off late. So never low on entertainment quotient.
FINALLY: I don't want a diktat from Shiv Sena or MNS or someone else about the number of shows or timings etc. all of us who understand Marathi should give good content a chance to grow. Am sure if we do, the industry grows , so does the language and most importantly we have great content to keep us entertained.
The Rise of the MUFFLER MAN
10th Feb 2015 is one such day that everyone has found a reason to be happy. The phenomenal rise of the AAM AADMI , the common man has made even the biggest of the critics to stop and take notice. But, as I keep looking at the visuals flipping the news channels, I am slowly realizing that this election and its results have given all of us a lesson. We the AAM AADMI, the non political breed can actually incorporate a lot of lessons from these elections in our day to day life. I am ecstatic, that I have got a day in my life, where we can actually take positives and life changing lessons from our political class.This is what I learnt from the great Indian political drama today,
LESSON 1 : Have an Opinion and take a stand
Rewind a few years back and all we can remember are the shamble that the country was in. Suddenly there comes an uprising that will someday make a good read in history books. An old man and his associates stage a protest which goes on to become a national hysteria. One of them realizes that just protests are not working and you have to enter the system. This little man had an opinion about our system, he believed in it decided to launch AAP.
In our lives also lot of times we have our opinions but end up either shutting up or taking politically correct stands. This is purely due to the repercussions that we might have to face. We need to respect our own opinions and have the courage to stand up for them, people may or may not agree, but what is correct is always correct.
LESSON 2 : Take that big bold step
Here we have a man who was the Income tax commissioner, took a plunge into political dirt and came out pure. Most of us are 'ALMOST' people. We almost did a lot of things in our lives. The fact is , being almost there can ever be the same as actually being there. Time and again we have raised a leg and pulled it back thinking whether this step is too big for me. TAKE that bold first step, it might pull you back initially but might just give you the leap of your life.
LESSON 3 :Take people along,Be a team.
The success of AAP was never possible without the contributions of the foot soldiers or the other members.The members who believed in each other. Success can be bigger when a team looks for it. We need to learn to be a team man first and then when we become the leader the earlier team man will draw the huge respect from his current team. Arrogance and dictatorial nature can never lead to sustainable success.
LESSON 4 : Make Mistakes
We all have been brought up saying 'Learn from others mistakes' but we can never grow without making our share of mistakes. If we keep looking at others mistakes, we might end up achieving what they did, but will never explore our own horizons. Go, Try, Fail and try again. Take mistakes as commas and not the full stops in life.
LESSON 5 : Apologize
It cannot be ruled out that when we make mistakes, intentionally or otherwise, we might end up hurting lot of other people. 'I Don't give a damn' attitude is the weakest response. Once you realize, go out and apologize. It might not correct the past mistakes but will help in restoring the faith. Yes it is true, that uttering the word 'SORRY' takes maximum courage and only the men of steel have that.
LESSON 6 : Keep working at the grassroots
Lot of people, irrespective of whether they have succeeded or failed tend to move away from the grass roots. To be continually successful you need to keep working at the grassroot levels and keep trying to gauge the changin g nature of the dynamics at the lowest level. These little changes can bring about a paradigm change in the system.May be this is what the congress didn't do, during its 15 years of rule in Delhi.
LESSON 7 : Be loyal and reward loyalists.
Private or corporate jobs are more about switch today. But the age old adage of favouring the loyalist always pays. Imagine the plight of shazia ilmi, poor girl saw an opportunity and jumped, only to realize that she is in the wrong boat. On the other hane a certain Kiran bedi did not go down well with the old party loyalists. In an organization loyalty must be appreciated and appropriately rewarded.coz, u always need the people who know your organizations pulse.
LESSON 8 : Be Humble
When over the moon, the most important thing is to have the feet grounded. Only someone who has the ability to stay calm under crisis and be humble in euphoria will reach the pinnacle.
LESSON 9: Make a style statement (of your own)
Lot of us try to be somebody and lose ourselves. A muffler which was joked upon is slowly becoming an icon. A style statement, a piece of cloth that is today highly respected. Be what you are, wear, work and behave the way you want. Once you succeed, the walk , the talk that you made ,everything will become iconic.just be yourself.
Go, Exchange your Girl Child
A lot of times , just a random discussion effects and teaches you so much that you realize how good your life has been or how lucky you are. Having a random discussion with my wife about her friend did exactly the same. A successful doctor himself,he had a baby boy a few years back. All was ok , a happy family till the parents realized that the child was autistic.
once the parents realized, it started a long and lengthy war for them and their child from this condition.for them life was never the same again. considering the negligible number of doctors or hospitals helping such kids in India, fathers routine now involved travelling four hours a day for therapy sessions hoping that they bore the desired results. With not much improvement , its time for some other therapy and so on. life now goes on trying to find the best possible treatment for the child. needless to say the huge expenses and little time for work now will make managing finances very very difficult.The worst part or the bigger trauma is that you dont know whether all this will ever work or not. its just following advices and treatments blindly. Honestly. they dont have a choice.
I dont understand the medical terms or complications but when i think of the parents i end up asking myself, WHAT EXACTLY DO THEY WANT?? The answer is simple, they just want their child to walk , talk and behave like the millions of other children in this world. they want him to bombard them with questions all the time. They want him to play , scream and shout and misbehave in the theatres or malls or everywhere. they want him to maker their life tiring but in a healthy way, thats what all they want.
Now to our own lives, whatever i mentioned above, is a norm in our household. how bugged are we at times with our children for the mess that they create at our homes or how embarassed they leave us at public places or for the never ending demands that they have.
The fact is , we don't realise , how lucky are we to have such troubles at home or embarassments at public places. Ask the parents of these autistic children, and they will barter everything that they have for these embarassments. We got to realise and thank GOD, that we have children who are just the way should be. A happy healthy child is what all parents need.
Its very unfortunate, that those who are gifted with beautiful normal babies find issues like gender of the child or the skin colour. How shallow are we ,when we even think about the gender or the colour or even the star sign of the chlid. Autism, a simple google search reveals that 1 in every 68 children suffer from this disease and how easily we forget that our child could have easily been that 1 child.
I find it very unfortunate that we still have to preach people against aborting Female fetuses or the government needs to implement laws to prevent the killing of the girl child. People, lets just be thankful that the baby is what we expected it to be wthout any surprises from the God.
All those who are bothered about the gender and still take a girl child as a liability, may God give them a baby with special needs, then will they realise how stupid they have been. I dare them to GO, EXCHANGE THEIR GIRL CHILD with a kid with special needs , only then will they know what life can throw at them.
BE THANKFUL , BE HAPPY…….i got to leave,my son wants me to play cars with him. Thank you almighty and please give strength to all those parents who are not as lucky as me.
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Sirena is a Purple Beaded Mermaid Art Doll, an OOAK Cloth and Clay Original Sculpted Spirit Doll on a wood display base. Her shades of purples and blues, along with her patterns of various pearls and beads, creates a warm and richly textured statement piece. She is symbolic of the Ocean, the flowing Waters, Cleansing, the balance of Emotions, the Feminine, and the Spiritual Journey.
Her Story:
Sirena was created from Cloth and Clay. She was entirely hand stitched using a soft purple/lavender fabric with dark blue polka dots. Her tail is in a uplifted position and her arms outstretched. Her body was stuffed with a polyester filling. Her face was Originally Sculpted from doll making clay, then painted with soft muted shades of purple, grey, and cream which gives her warm weathered look. Her hairstyle was made with yarn strands accented with metallic threads and is shades of grey, magenta, red, and soft blue. It was done in a long hairstyle and is pulled back in a loose ponytail which flows around her face.
Two blue glass beads shaped like shells are her breasts. She is extensively beaded from her waist to the tip of her lovely mermaid tail. Patterns were made using different beads - round pearls, blister pearls, nugget pearls, shell beads, biwa stick pearls. all in shades of peacock, soft pinks, and white. The tip of her tail and her waist are accented with facted blue-green and grey beads accented with pearl.
The mermaid herself measures 10.5 inches in height and 8.5 inches in width with her arms outstretched. She is mounted on a dowel and wood base, which then makes her entire measurement 16 inches in height and 8 inches in width.
The dowel and base are painted black with purple and blue polka dots that extend her pattern. My signature, title of piece, and date is painted on the bottom of the base. A printed copy of her story accompanies the art doll and is her Certificate of Authenticity.
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Notice is given that the annual general meeting of Sunshine Coast Destination Limited will be held as follows:
Venue: Novotel Twin Waters, Ocean Drive, Twin Waters
Date: Wednesday 22 November 2017
Registration: 3.30pm - 4.00pm
Meeting opens: 4.00pm
1. Welcome by the Chair
2. Apologies
3. To confirm the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 29 November 2016
4. Chairman's report
5. To receive and consider the Company's financial reports and the reports of the Directors and Auditor for the financial year ended 30 June 2017.
6. Company Auditor to announce the elected members to the Board of Directors for the relevant terms as specified in Rule 22.1 (a) of the Constitution.
7. Chairman to announce the skilled based members to the Board of Directors for the relevant terms as specified in Rule 22.1(a) of the Constitution
8. To appoint an auditor for the ensuing year
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After undertaking a nomination process, SCDL has received six nominations for two available Member Elected Director positions.
SCDL has adopted an electronic voting system. Accordingly, members eligible to vote will receive an email, sent to their nominated email address, entitled "VOTE NOW – 2017/18 VSC Member Elected Directors ".
Please note, only financial members as at 30 June 2017 that have also renewed their membership for 2017/18 will be entitled to vote. All votes must be cast and received by 5pm, Tuesday 21 November 2017.
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Bill Darby has been a Sunshine Coast local for over 25 years and has 20 years' experience in the management rights industry. Since 2009, Bill's role as founding director and GM of Caloundra's Rumba Beach Resort has provided first-hand insights into consumer behaviour, and it's also given him the opportunity to develop close inter-personal relationships with fellow tourism colleagues right across the region, from Glass House to Gympie. Bill's deep understanding of the tourism market, coupled with his appreciation of the challenges faced by tourism operators, will hopefully assist VSC with making better strategic decisions on behalf of all members.
As a former board member of VSC (SCDL), Bill has an intimate knowledge of the organisation so he can hit the ground running. From his six years as Tourism & Events Chair with Caloundra Chamber of Commerce he also understands the importance of respecting members and working together to achieve great outcomes.
Bill graduated from USC with an MBA and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and QTIC. He currently serves on USC's Foundation Board, the Sunshine Coast Safe Night Precinct Board and the Sunshine Coast Major New Events Sub-Committee.
Darren is the Director of Marketing for Australia Zoo, setting the strategic direction for the broader marketing team including sales, public relations, web and advertising. He ensures this globally recognized brand remains a leader within the tourism industry and continues to spread our conservation mission.
He manages a multi-disciplinary marketing team (Graphics, Events, Public Relations, Web, Sales) providing strategic vision and direction whilst coordinating all operational aspects of the department, including its policies and procedures.
This includes the strategy and coordination of all advertising and promotional campaigns for Australia Zoo, ensuring that all advertising and visual communications adhere to the development and execution of a clearly defined communication strategy in both traditional and digital mediums.
In addition to managing the marketing for Australia Zoo, he is also the Head of Strategic Development for Wildlife Warriors, the global conservation charity created in 2002 by Steve and Terri Irwin. Leading a team of passionate wildlife conservationists both in Australia and the US, we inspire people to protect our wildlife and wild places around the world.
This makes Darren particularly well-equipped to assist the VSC board given his expertise in digital marketing and social media, strong tourism industry networks, community engagement and corporate governance.
He welcomes the opportunity to promote this spectacular region.
Philip Hart has extensive experience in finance, management, tourism and hospitality.
Philip was a Founding Director of Financial Index Australia, now Australia's largest independently owned group of financial and accountancy companies, employing more than 3000 people and more than $15 billion under management. He remains a major shareholder.
Philip holds a number of Board and Management Roles including:
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Simon grew up in regional New Zealand exposed to the tourism and hospitality industry through his parents operating businesses in this sector including hot air ballooning, hotels and restaurants.
Simon's background includes extensive experience in digital as well as his own SME businesses.
In New Zealand his roles within digital exposed him to working with clients including Tourism New Zealand, Tourism Auckland, Absolutely Positively Wellington and Christchurch International Airport.
Currently working in the commercial team at TAFE Queensland East Coast Region in the role of Business Development Officer, Simon assists tourism and hospitality employers to plan their workforce strategies as well as engaging with local councils (Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Gympie) in terms of economic development as well as their internal L&D requirements. Simon is also studying for his MBA online with University of Otago.
Having lived on the Sunshine Coast for the last 5 years Simon is passionate about the region and the extensive opportunities to continue to build a thriving tourism and hospitality industry that supports local businesses and jobs without compromising the reasons we all call the Sunshine Coast home.
Simon has built extensive networks with small business from Gympie to Caloundra and frequently represents TAFE Queensland at various Chamber groups and other industry events.
Simon is confident that his combination of business experience, both as a business owner and consultant to business, combined with his digital knowledge and industry networks places him in a strong position to hold a place on the Visit Sunshine Coast Board.
Sarah Pye has worked in various facets of tourism for 35 years. She currently teaches at the University of the Sunshine Coast and runs her own consultancy business Sustainable Promotions – focusing on event management and public relations.
In 2009, Sarah published a guidebook called Kids Welcome to Queensland for which she was named Sunshine Coast Small Business Woman of the Year in 2010.
Sarah was the original owner and captain of multi award-winning ocean rafting in the Whitsunday Islands and has been a board member of Tourism Whitsunday and Visit Sunshine Coast.
She holds a Master of Communication, Bachelor degree in Hospitality Management, and is currently enrolled in a Doctor of Creative Arts degree.
Greg is the onsite Manager of Osprey Apartments in Mooloolaba. Osprey Apartments is an iconic building situated on the oceanfront in Mooloolaba. The Osprey is a popular 60 Apartment complex predominately used for short-term holiday rental.
Greg has a background in law, business and mediation providing him with a broad range of commercial knowledge and acumen. His business career has allowed him to experience first hand the many sides of business including that of employee, employer, supplier, wholesaler, franchisor, franchisee, retailer and contractor.
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Federal Cigar's rich history sets us apart from other online retailers. For over 96 years, our expert tobacconists have dedicated themselves to curating and selling only the best quality cigars. Unlike big box stores, our expansive collection of boutique cigars includes only the highest quality hand-rolled products. We have built an amazing community of cigar connoisseurs and social smokers in Portsmouth and are excited to share our passion and expertise online.
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Grown-Ups Get Acne, Too! You're frustrated because you had a great complexion as a teenager and young adult. Now you're 35-ish, 40-ish or 45-ish, and you've got all kinds of stuff popping up on your face!
There's that little white thing you thought was a whitehead, but it won't pop (naughty you for trying). Your forehead is oily and bumpy, you're trying to pass the blackheads off as freckles, and then there's the "watchamacallit" – the red bump that won't come to a head and hurts to the touch. And those are on your neck, too.
You may have what is classified as "adult acne".
But you're not alone. Approximately 50% of women and about half as many men have adult acne.
Some adult acne and other middle-aged skin breakouts don't become the same acne that you saw on those poor guys in school – with large red, pus-filled boils and pimples. However, it can manifest itself in:
Sebaceous cysts – tiny lumps with black or brown surface appearance like blackheads; when drained they exude white or yellow sebum, an oily secretion that clogs pores and sometimes carries a foul odor.
Pustules (that's the little white thing, with or without redness around it), also secreting white pus when drained.
The blackheads, red nodules and whiteheads (yes, some of them will be whiteheads)
What causes adult acne?
So many factors can cause adult acne. Remember, you've lived a lot longer than a teenager. You've likely had more illnesses and taken more medications. If you're a man, you've shaved longer. If you're a woman, you've been wearing makeup longer!
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-Hormone imbalance (starting menopause, entering middle-age?)
-Hormonal imbalances lead to overproduction of sebum.
-Not enough sleep (working overtime?)
-Clogged pores or hair follicles
-Sweating from exercise or hard work
-Bacterial, yeast and fungal infections
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Three Kings: Best Family Guy Episode Ever
OK, so maybe it isn't the best ever, but for our purposes, it is. During the seventh season of "Family Guy," Stephen King gave permission to parody three movies based on his work.
"Stand By Me," "Misery" and "The Shawshank Redemption" get the "Family Guy" treatment, although probably kinder than some parodies.
The important thing to remember is that these are parodies of the movies, not really of the written works. It's a gray area for some, but still important to know.
OK, putting away the uber-nerd part of me. Getting to the silly, ridiculous part.
Most of the jokes are pretty obvious, but that's the M.O. for "Family Guy." My favorite of the three segments is the middle one, based on "Misery." In many ways, it's the most like the rest of the show. Stewie as number one fan to Brian's writer reflects the disturbing relationship the two have for most of the series.
The running gag for all three segments is Joe, the wheelchair-bound cop, losing the use of his legs as three different characters.
There's a joke that one could compile enough clips of "The Simpsons" to reproduce "Citizen Kane." "Family Guy" is building up a supply of "The Shining" clips.
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Udbodhan, 7 July, 1912:
I asked Mother, "Mother, are you not supposed to go to Puri for the Car Festival?"
"Should one go into such a crowd?" Mother asked in reply. "One might get cholera or something. Lakshmikanta, the pilgrim guide, said that there were no rooms to be had. Even the tiny rooms were fetching ten rupees. He advised us to go in winter."
"Which deity does JagannAtha represent?" I asked.
"In a dream I saw him as the image of Shiva," Mother said.
"Then you did not see JagannAtha's image?" I asked.
"No, only that of Shiva, the stone symbol of Shiva....It must be a very holy place. Why should so many people go there unless there is something? The goddess VimalA is there, who is worshipped on the MahAshtami night. She is DurgA to be sure. So why should not Shiva be there too?"
I said, "Some people say that it was originally a Buddhist temple, the image being that of Buddha. Later when ShankarAchArya got rid of the Buddhists, the image was changed into an image of Shiva. Still later, with the spread of Vashnavism, Shiva became JagannAtha who is Vishnu."
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4932?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12968464#action_12968464 ] Dag H. Wanvik commented on DERBY-4932: -------------------------------------- > I think that we should have exposed VTITemplate when we introduced > user-written table functions. That class was described in the > Cloudscape 3.5 Developer's Guide. A future enhancement would be to > write a more extensive tutorial on how to write table functions. Both seem good. +1 > Move the StringColumnVTI to the public api > ------------------------------------------ > > Key: DERBY-4932 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4932 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Javadoc, SQL, Tools > Reporter: Rick Hillegas > Assignee: Rick Hillegas > Priority: Minor > Attachments: derby-4932-01-aa-exposeVTITemplate.diff, derby-4932-02-aa-moveStringColumnVTI.diff > > > I have found StringColumnVTI to be a very useful class for removing the drudgery of writing a table function. I would like to move it to move it into the package with the other public vti machinery and then expose it as part of Derby's public api. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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To encourage reading behavior, story time is a good start. Allow the children to pick their favorite books, be animated when reading the books this encourages interaction and engagement and always have time for Q&A. PS. you don't need to have all the answers :-)
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I feel like I say this about every aspect of our trip to Maine, but a day in Acadia National Park was one of the things I was most excited for. It was 3.5 hours from where we were staying but we decided it would be well worth the drive and it absolutely was. We … Continue reading Hiking in Acadia
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During our time in Maine we spent our first two days exploring the coast. While the views and foliage were breathtaking we were anxious to see the kind of foliage that I was so lucky to stumble upon in Connecticut last year. We decided that rather than exploring more of the coast we would head … Continue reading Fall Foliage Drive
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While we were in Maine we were determined to explore as much as we could and that meant taking in the fall foliage. After a few days exploring the coast we decided to head inland. The White Mountains in New Hampshire were only 2 hours away so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to head … Continue reading Exploring the White Mountains
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What is hyperemesis? Hyperemesis is defined as: Hyperemesis gravidarum (from Greek hyper and emesis and Latin gravida; meaning "excessive vomiting of pregnant women") is a severe form of morning sickness, with unrelenting, excessive pregnancy-related nausea and/or vomiting that prevents adequate intake of food and fluids.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Chest Pains again..............really!
So I woke up with chest pains again, not as bad as the ones that took me to the ER but pretty bad. At one point I called Brad and told him to call me every 15 minutes and if I did not answer the phone to call 911! He was not happy when I told him that and told me this is probably more serious then I think, but I told him I went to the ER last time and they could not do anything to help me, the doctor can't help so I will sit here until I can no longer breathe. He was not happy but I was not moving. Well after his second call my zofran ran out and I was to sick to get up and go to the fridge and get a new bottle of zofran. So I turned my pump off (something I NEVER do), within 10 minutes the chest pains were gone, then I realized in the ER once they turned my zofran pump off the chest pains lessened. Last Wednesday night I also broke out in hives but didn't think it was important to call my nurse. I do not know what I am saying but I think the zofran is related to my chest pains. But I can not stop the zofran, what to do.............
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March 18, 2017
The Gulls (36-15-3-2, 77 pts.) conclude their four-game season series with the San Antonio Rampage (24-32-5-1, 54 pts.) and the second game of a back-to-back matchup tonight at AT&T Center (5:00 p.m. PT, 1700-AM). San Diego will finish the 17th set of back-to-backs tonight, where the club is 20-11-2-1 overall and 9-7-1 in the second contest. San Diego's remaining 12 contests this season (five home, seven road) will come against Pacific Division opponents where the Gulls have posted a 30-14-2-2 record in the division.The Gulls enter tonight 8-1-1 the last 10 games, in addition to wins in 18 of their last 22 contests (18-3-1). San Diego has also earned standings points in nine of the last 10 games (8-1-1), 13 of the last 16 (12-2-1) and 25 of the last 28 games (23-3-1-1).
On the road, the Gulls have won nine of the past 12 road games (9-2-1) and earned standings points in 15 of the last 17 contests (13-2-1-1) away from home dating back to Dec. 29. San Diego ranks second in the AHL in road win percentage (.648; 16-8-2-1) and has the fewest road goals against in the league (68). The Gulls have the second-best win percentage (.688) in the Western Conference and third-best in the AHL, while the club co-lead the AHL with fewest goals allowed in the league (144).
When the two clubs faced off last night, Kevin Roy scored the game-winning goal 16 seconds into overtime to propel the Gulls to a 2-1 victory while goaltender Dustin Tokarski (15-6-1) made 26 saves to improve to 6-0-1 his last seven decisions. Antoine Laganiere scored his 20th goal of the season, matching the club record for goals scored with Corey Tropp's current 20 goals and former Gull Chris Mueller's 20 from last season.
San Diego is 8-1-0 all-time vs. the Rampage, including 4-0-0 in San Antonio, with the Gulls outscoring the Colorado Avalanche affiliate 32-18 in the nine games overall. Prior to last night's 2-1 OT win by the Gulls, the teams split a back-to-back matchup in San Diego on Jan. 6-7, with San Antonio taking the first contest by a 5-4 score line, and the Gulls prevailing, 3-2, in the second contest. Shea Theodore paces all active Gulls skaters with 3-4=7 points in five career contests while Corey Tropp leads San Diego forwards in points (2-4=6) and a team-best +10 rating.
Offensively, Tropp has been the driving force for San Diego, and the Michigan native has seven goals in his last eight games (7-4=11), points in nine of his last 10 games (8-6=14), and 12-13=25 points over his last 20 games. Tropp leads the Gulls in scoring (20-31=51), co-leads in goals (20) and power play goals (10), while he ranks second on the club in assists behind Kalle Kossila's 31. Kossila usurped Tropp in assists last night with helpers on both goals to improve to 1-7=8 points his last nine games and 6-22=28 points his last 30. He ranks second on San Diego and tied for fourth among AHL rookies in scoring (11-32=43), while he's tied for second among league newcomers in assists (32), and leads AHL rookies in plus/minus.
San Antonio enters tonight's contest with wins in three of their last four games, but sit at the bottom of the Pacific Division and well out of the playoff picture. The Rampage are led offensively by Southern California native Rocco Grimaldi (25-20=45) who leads the club in goals, while the club also have a potent offensive threat in AHL All-Star A.J. Greer (15-22=37). Goaltender Spencer Martin has had the yeomen's share of the work between the pipes this season, posting a 17-18-3 record with a 2.92 GAA and and .905 SV% in 39 appearances this season.


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EntertainmentThe Joust, Living Chessgame, Musicians, Belly Dancers, Comedy Acts, Magic, Battling Knights and More!
Here are some of the entertainers from Camelot Days Medieval Festival 2017.
- Royalty, nobles, knights, and more!
- The Royal Chessmen (Both Weekends)
Watch the Royal Chessmen battle it out with swords, staffs, and fists in this extreme game of chess. The English knights are away fighting in the crusades when the Vikings invade. Who will defend the kingdom?
- New Riders of the Golden Age JOUSTING! (Both Weekends) New Riders has been jousting since 1982. The use of Belgian, Percheron, Shire, and Clydesdale horses and full suits of period-designed
16th centurytilting armor differentiates the New Riders of the Golden Age from groups and organizations presenting staged theatrical medieval jousts. The use of period equipment allows the New Riders to engage in an authentic full contact joust, and the great horses add an unmatchable sense of power and presence to the joust.
- Magic & Mayhem
ChaChing the Bunny is back for another round of Magic and Mayhem! See the show that explains why: Fruit flies like a banana, but TIME FLIES LIKE A BUNNY!
- High Flying Fools – David Doyle Entertainment
Pester & Tata may be a couple of idiots but don't worry they have some help! With their "Circus for Idiots" instruction manual, they are sure to put on the Greatest Aerial Show Ever
….We Think. High atop our aerial rigthis hilarious aerial show combines comedy, feats of strength, the grace and beauty of aerial silks & lyraand even somesideshowinto one awesome crowd pleasingperformance!
- Robin Hood & Maid Marian
Join Robin Hood and Maid Marian as they regale you with tales from Sherwood! Members of the audience will become the stars of their stories and play heroes, villains, and maidens fair while the rest of the audience provides the soundtrack!
- Faire Wynds
Ye Olde Magic and Flea Circus! A look at the street magic and 'vermin shows' of days gone by! The Professor, Penelope and 4 (yes, I said 4!!!!) HIGHLY TRAINED FLEAS are ready to perform SPECTACULAR FEATS of STRENGTH, DEXTERITY, DANGER and a bit of MAGIC all for YOUR PLEASURE! YOUR AMUSEMENT! YOUR ENTERTAINMENT! and OUR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS! A family-friendly show with comedy, magic and history all rolled up in one! And remember our motto: FLEAS! They're not just for carrying plague and disease anymore!
- Ivanovich the Impossibilist
You'll hear the crowd chanting even before you can see what's happening. When you move through the crowd you see it. But you won't believe it. Ivanovich the Impossibilist, master of prestidigitation, brings his own flavor of magic, mystery, and illusion to Camelot Days.
- The Hopeless Romantics Comedy Show
He is back!
Comehear Master Story teller, Guido Libido tell the "real" version of your favorite love tragedies like Romeo & Juliet or Adam & Eve in a way you have never heard before…..or will want to hear again. He has been "Making Love Funny" aforover 10 years at Festivals across the country. This interactive comedy involves the audience and is never the same twice. New This Year: Story Time with Guido! That's right Guido will share his personal stories or LOVE! Yeah!…and Tragedy ….Awww! Adults only for this one.
- The Da Vinci Brothers Comedy Opera (2nd Weekend) are hilarious stage presentations, where the audience become the stars. They become the orchestra, the sound effects and act out the story. Dynamic family fun!
- Aaron Bonk — Fire Whip Sword Show With stupefying acts of danger and craziness, Aaron Bonk will amuse and amaze in a refreshingly original days-of-yore comedy juggling whip show unlike any that your king, queen or peasants have seen before. Machetes, whips, axes
andfire–the hottest show in all the 'Shire.
- 3 Pints Gone (Both Weekends)
3 Pints Gone's distinctive sound is full of high energy and harmony-rich arrangements. They entertain by telling stories through the songs that leave the audience feeling like old friends.
- Trash or Treasure (Both Weekends)
Comehelp Lovable Winston and Mad Maggie use their box of trash to tell your favorite fairy tales that have been treasured children of all ages, even the big ones.
- Lotus Tribal Arts (Both Weekends)
Tribal and Belly Dancers
- Kangaroo Court Comedy!
No charge, no matter how preposterous, goes unpunished when the audience becomes the jury in this hilarious mockery of Renaissance Justice – fun for the whole family!
- Cock & Bull Comedy — The Dirty Show!
Match wits with the sharp-tongued Lord Laww in this tastefully bawdy, highly interactive, hilarious stand-up comedy show. (adult humour/clean language. PG14)
Lady Victoria Hammered Dulcimer
- Aranmore Irish Dance (1st Weekend)
- Anger of The Mistress – Trebuchet demonstrations (Both Weekends)
- Songster Harp (Both Weekends)
Beautiful harp music (played throughout the day)
- Raptors of the Round Table (Both Weekends)
The Royal Falconers.
- Revelers Round
Period dancing performed throughout the
- Cobblestone Characters – Street characters
Crewof the Holland Days – Encampment
- Camelot Days Fairies
- Realms of History – Encampment
- Paladin Society – Encampment
- Swordmasters – combat games
- History of Chivalry – Encampment and live combat
- SCA – Sangre Del Sol – Encampment and live combat
- The Knotty Peg Leg – Encampment
(Entertainers are subject to change without notice)
If you are an entertainer who wishes to perform at Camelot Days, please email us at [email protected]
Camelot Days 2018
November 10-11 & 17-18
Adults One Day: $15
Adult Season Pass: $40
Kids (6-12 yrs): $3
Under 6 Free
Have a question that you don't see answered on the website? Email [email protected] or call 786-332-0047.


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Pupil Premium Strategy
Pupil Premium is additional funding given to school to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most.
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to school to work with pupils who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years.
Schools also receive funding for children who have been looked after continuously for more than six months, and children of service personnel.
The Government believes that it is for school to decide how the Pupil Premium Grant (PPG), allocated per eligible pupil, is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their responsibility.
Schools are required to publish online information about how they have used the Premium. This is to ensure parents and others are made fully aware of the attainment of pupils covered by the Premium.
Closing the attainment gap
At St John's Church of England Primary School we pride ourselves on having high aspiration and ambition for all pupils, regardless of their background. We operate a no excuse culture, setting children up to have the skills, knowledge and confidence to succeed.
We have high expectations for all of our pupils, and believe that with great teaching and a lot of love and care, every child can fulfil their potential. Some interventions are adopted on a whole school basis and are not restricted to FSM registered pupils only. However, the implementation of some intervention programmes would not be possible without the Pupil Premium. The majority of school strategies are targeted towards improvement in the attainment and progress of pupils.
A number of these key strategies are resourced from the schools' main budget, including smaller, single age class sizes, some support staff and intervention programmes. We have allocated the additional Pupils Premium Funding to specific initiatives to support the most disadvantaged pupils. The key objective is to narrow the gap between pupil groups.
The achievement for our pupils is a focus for improvement. We are committed to doing everything we can to close this gap, particularly for our PPG children. Through the application of high quality teaching, structured programmes and provision we aim to eliminate barriers to learning and progress.
The use of targeted intervention is also important. Children who start with low attainment on entry will need to make accelerated progress in order to reach at least age-related expectations. It is also important that low attaining pupils grow in confidence and independence. Therefore quality social experiences, led by our Child Well-Being Advisor, can have a significant impact. It must also be remembered that there can be children who, whilst eligible for FSM and Pupil Premium, are not low attaining but may not be maximising their full potential. We must therefore never confuse eligibility for Pupil Premium with low ability. We must focus on supporting all disadvantaged children to achieve to the highest levels.
Funding is allocated within the school budget by financial year. This budget enables the school to plan its intervention and support programme. Expenditure is therefore planned and implemented by academic year.
As an inclusive school, St John's strongly believe that no pupil should be disadvantaged as a result of background and ensures that resources and support are also provided for children who may not necessarily be eligible for free school meals or looked after, but who have been identified by the school as being at an educational disadvantage compared to their peers. This support is funded out of the school's main budget. Programmes involving children who are eligible for the grant as well as those who are not are often part-funded by Pupil Premium, proportional to the children they benefit.
- We ensure that the teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all the pupils.
- We ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups, this includes ensuring that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and addressed.
- In making the provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged.
- We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for a free school meal. We reserve the right to allocate the pupil premium funding to support any pupil or groups of pupils the school has legitimately identified as being socially disadvantaged.
- Pupil premium funding will be allocated following a needs analysis which will identify priority classes, groups or individuals. Limited funding and resources mean that not all children receiving free school meals will be in receipt of pupil premium interventions at one time.
Allocated Amount 2016-2017 – £133,418
This figure is comprised of Ever 6 Pupil Premium (pupils who have been eligible for Free School Meals within the last 6 years), Post Lac (Looked After Children) pupils and LAC Pupils.
Summary of the main barriers faced by eligible pupils:
- Pupils who have suffered early trauma and experience on-going attachment issues - this includes pupils with emotional and developmental delay
- Delays in social/emotional/behavioural development
- Cognitive delay
- Medical conditions which can impact on attendance and thus learning
- Language barriers
How the allocation will be spent:
- Individual and small group time with the Child Well-Being Advisor
- Providing small group/individual interventions with an experienced teacher or T.A.
- 1 to 1 support with a qualified teacher
- Booster classes with TAs & Teachers
- Educational visits and workshops, including residential visits
- Extra-curricular clubs
- Training and support from professionals eg Educational Psychologists, After Adoption, Adoption UK, EqE, Catalyst
- Purchasing particular resources
All our work through pupil premium will be aimed at accelerating progress and breaking down barriers to learning that have been identified in order to move children to age related expectations. This will initially be in Maths, English and communication.
Pupil premium resources will also be used to improve outcomes for the more able disadvantaged pupils in order to diminish the difference against outcomes nationally.
How Impact will be measured:
- Teachers will use Personal Education Plans to measure the progress to meet outcomes set through EP reports as well as other agencies, and targets set within the classroom
- Evidenced based interventions - before and after impact
- Pupil Progress meetings each half term will inform impact on progress and attainment through class room interventions,1:1 etc. and will inform next steps
- End of Year standardised tests will also inform teacher assessment throughout the year
Review date - July 2017
It will be the responsibility of the Headteacher, or a delegated member of staff to produce regular reports to the governing body.
The governors of the school will ensure that there is an annual statement to parents via this website on how the pupil premium funding has been used to address the issue of 'diminishing the difference' for disadvantaged pupils
St John's Primary School, Johnson Street, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 1AW | Phone: 0161 723 1078
Part of the Christ Church C.E Multi-Academy Trust