School Focused Youth Service
2014/15 Flexible Funds Application Form
Program Guidelines
The School Focused Youth Service reflects the importance of strengthening
partnerships between communities and schools so that all children and young
people are supported to have every opportunity to succeed, no matter where
they live or their socioeconomic circumstances.
The School Focused Youth Service (SFYS) aims to:
 improve local level planning
 better connect school, health and community services that support
children and young people
 improve the identification of children and young people who require
additional support and engage them with education and learning.
The SFYS program aims to strengthen these partnerships that work to
address identified issues and develop innovative strategies to focus on
service gaps for vulnerable children and young people between the ages of
10 and 18 years.
DEECD Guidelines
SFYS funding cannot be used for:
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projects which duplicate existing initiatives, e.g. cyber safety projects in
government schools
any form of capital infrastructure (major or minor) in schools
the purchase of services for the indirect benefit of young people (for
example, the professional development of School Focused Youth
Service Agency staff)
the purchase of agency infrastructure (for example, computers, cars or
office equipment)
funding schools to work together without a community partner
fee for service projects from private business providers.
School Focused Youth Service
2014/15 Project Funding
Expression of Interest Form
Section 1 – General Project Information
Name of project:
Name of school(s):
Contact Person:
Partner organisations
/groups:
Proposed dates
(commencement and
completion):
Total funds requested:
Section 2 – Target Group(s) Based on SFYS Barwon South-Western Region
Workplan
1. Young people who are socially disconnected or isolated
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2. Young people experiencing high absenteeism, late arriving and/or early leaving
from school, learn local or RTO
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Demographics: (these figures may be approx. and can change)
Country of Birth
Males
Females
Year Level(s)
Males
Females
STAFF NUMBERS:
Parents/Volunteers
Agency Staff
Teaching Staff
Project description
Who will be involved in
the project? Will there
be other schools and/or
agencies involved?
What impact will this
program have on young
people?
Please name the cluster of schools this program will benefit
Identify at least three expected outcomes for young people.
What impact will this
program have on your
school/s?
Identify at least three expected outcomes for this project.
How will the project be
implemented?
Provide details explaining how your project will operate.
What aspects of this program could become sustainable?
Does this program strengthen or build upon other school
initiatives?
What evidence do you
have to support the
need for this project?
Why have you chosen to work with this group of young people?
Is there any research or evidence that supports this program?
How will the project be
measured and
evaluated?
Project Budget
Please provide accurate costings
Expenditure Item
Staffing expenses (details of salaries, facilitator costs etc)
Cost
Venue / Room Hire
Equipment (please provide detail)
Transport
Catering
Other: please provide detail
TOTAL
Relates to work plan / reporting:
More
connected,
resilient and
healthy young
people
Adequate
supports for
vulnerable
teenagers
# of young people who report that services helped them to address
issues which were impacting on their capacity to participate in school/stay
in schools/learn.
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Improved
Engagement
in learning and
employment
pathways
Young
people
complete
secondary
education
# of young people attending school / learning program more often as
reported by teaching staff.
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Improved
system
response to
vulnerable
young people
At risk young
people are
identified
early
# of staff who feel confident to identify students at-risk.
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# of schools / learning programs with clear and agreed processes to
identify young people at risk of disengagement.
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Formal
partnerships
that support
coordinated
service
responses
are in place
# of agencies involved with SFYS.
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# of schools involved with SFYS projects.
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# of services that report improved coordination and information sharing.
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# of schools that report improved connection with agencies.
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