Subsidised Mindfulness for EYFS, KS1 & KS2 - Mindfulness in Schools Project

Subsidised mindfulness for Early Years Foundations Stage (EYFS), Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 in England and Wales for state schools or pupil referral units with higher-than-average pupils receiving free school meals, with English as an Additional Language, or identified SEN support .

MiSP is delighted to be able to offer, with support from the CHK Foundation, highly subsidised places on selected courses up to the end of March 2024 for teachers at schools or pupil referral units in England and Wales* with higher-than-average free school meal places, pupils with English as an Additional Language, or pupils with identified SEN Support.

*Whilst MiSP works in each of the four nations of the UK, the CHK Foundation is constituted to work only in England and Wales, hence schools in these areas being eligible to apply.

Background and specific courses

MiSP is delighted to be able to offer, with support from the CHK Foundation, highly subsidised places on selected courses for teachers at schools in England and Wales* with higher-than-average free school meal places, pupils with English as an Additional Language, or pupils with identified SEN Support, specifically:

.begin (an 8-week mindfulness course that allows you to learn mindfulness for yourself, develop your own practice and meet the prerequisites for the subsequent Train to Teach course below)
Train to Teach dots (for 3-6 year olds) or Train to Teach Paws b (for 7 -11 year olds)
School Mindfulness Lead (for teachers already trained in Teach dots or Teach Paws b who would like to take the next step to become a School Mindfulness Lead)

*Whilst MiSP works in each of the 4 nations of the UK, the CHK Foundation is constituted to work only in England and Wales, hence schools in these areas being eligible to apply.

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to apply for the places, CHK funding stipulates:

A minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 teachers trained in any one state school or pupil referral unit (NB. We can also consider for the minimum of 2, schools that already have one trained teacher wanting a second teacher trained to support with overall sustainability; if releasing 2 teachers is a challenge right now, please do also get in touch to see what might be possible).
MiSP/ CHK funding to cover 80% of the costs, with a 20% contribution coming from the school itself.
.begin at the subsidised rate to be offered as a package with Teach dots or Teach Paws b; as well as Teach dots or Teach Paws b offered at the subsidised rate for those who have already completed .begin (or an equivalent approved 8-week mindfulness course).
School Mindfulness Lead for those already trained to teach dots or Paws b and having delivered a full course at least once for dots or twice for Paws b.
Teachers, as mentioned above, need to be based at schools in England and Wales with higher-than-average free school meal places, pupils with English as an Additional Language, or pupils with identified SEN Support.
When selecting the course, teachers need to check they meet the prerequisites for the specific course(s). Individuals will need to take .begin if they have not already done an equivalent 8-week mindfulness course.
NB. Please do get in touch if you are keen to be involved but there continue to be barriers. MiSP is keen to learn what these might be to ensure funding and our courses are as accessible as possible.

* Whilst MiSP works in each of the 4 nations of the UK, the CHK Foundation is constituted to work only in England and Wales, hence schools in these areas being eligible to apply.

What support is available?

The funding from MiSP and the CHK Foundation will cover 80% of the costs, with a 20% contribution coming from the school itself*.

Based on course fees from 1st September 2023:

.begin as a package with dots or Paws b – total saving of £636 (cost to school, £159 per person)
dots or Paws b only if already completed an 8-week mindfulness course – total saving of £496 (cost to school, £124 per person)
School Mindfulness Lead for those already trained to teach dots or Paws b – total saving of £996 (cost to school, £249 per person)

* If your School/ Setting has any barriers to staff undertaking training with MiSP please let us know when you apply. For information on the courses mentioned, please refer to the ‘Background and specific courses’ section above.

How to apply

To apply for subsidised places please fill in the form below:

CHK Foundation Fund Request Form

To be completed by a member of the Senior Leadership Team of the School or Setting. A minimum of two people and a maximum of four can be nominated to train

"*" indicates required fields

Name of School/Setting*

Street*

Town or city*

Postcode*

Country (funding is available for England and Wales)*

Region*

Telephone Number*

Mobile number*

Name of SLT member*

Position in School/Setting*

Email Address of SLT member*

Is your School/ Setting*

A maintained school (incl. grammar school) or academy chain in the UK

A council, LEA or other governmental body

Other

If you selected Other above, please specify*

Type of School/ Establishment*

Early Years

Primary

Special School/ SEN

Alternative Provision

Other

If you selected Other above, please specify*

Current % of pupils eligible for free school meals:*

Current % of pupils with English as an Additional Language:*

Current % of pupils with identified SEN support:*

Is there any other information we could take into account when assessing this application? If your School/ Setting has any barriers to staff undertaking training with MiSP, please give more details here.*

MiSP Courses Requested*

.begin (8-week course to learn your own Mindfulness practice)

Teach dots (train to teach 3-6 year olds)

Teach Paws b (train to teach 7-11 year olds)

School Mindfulness Lead (train to teach an 8- week course to adults in your school)

Please choose all that apply.

You can apply for a minimum of 2 people to train and a maximum of 4. Existing teachers can be taken into account for the minimum of 2. Please enter their details below, noting that they are already trained in the preferred course box.

Name of first person nominated to take up the place (nominee will need to meet pre requisites for each course):*

Job title of the first nominee*

Email Address of first nominee:*

First nominee preferred course(s) and dates*

Name of second person nominated to take up the place (nominee will need to meet pre requisites for each course):*

Job title of the second nominee:*

Email Address of the second nominee:*

Second nominee preferred course(s) and dates*

Name of third person if required to take up the place (nominee will need to meet pre requisites for each course):

Job title of the third nominee if applicable:

Email Address of the third nominee if applicable:

Third nominee preferred course(s) and dates

Name of fourth person nominated to take up the place if required (nominee will need to meet pre requisites for each course):

Job title of the fourth nominee if applicable:

Email Address of the fourth nominee if applicable:

Fourth nominee preferred course(s) and dates

Upcoming courses

To see the course dates for each course, please click below.
PLEASE APPLY FOR FUNDING BEFORE APPLYING FOR YOUR COURSE:

.begin
- Apply for .begin courses here
Teach dots (3-6 year-olds)
- Apply for Teach dots courses here
Teach Paws b (7-11 year-olds)
- Apply for Teach Paws b courses here
School Mindfulness Lead
- Apply for School Mindfulness Lead courses here

For further information about this project please email any questions. to enquiries@mindfulnessinschools.org

Also, please do get in touch if you are keen to be involved but there continue to be barriers. MiSP is keen to learn what these might be to ensure funding and our courses are as accessible as possible.