You will hear the manager of a school's extended hours childcare service giving information to parents.
First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15.
Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15.
I'm Mrs Carter and I'm responsible for the childcare we provide before and after the school day.
I hope you've been able to look around and speak to some of our staff and pupils.
Many of you may be considering the service for when your child starts here.
Some parents already know how it works, but I'll explain the main points for anyone who doesn't.
We look after children aged 4 to 11, both before lessons begin and once school has finished.
Working parents in particular tell us how valuable this is and you can be confident that your child will receive excellent care.
Our insurance allows us to have a maximum of 70 children at any session, though attendance is hardly ever that high.
Afternoons normally attract about 50 to 60 children, while the breakfast session has roughly half as many.
There are currently 70 names on our register, but they don't all come every day.
The extended hours service has actually been operating for 10 years and it has developed considerably since the early days when only around 20 children attended regularly.
We do our best to keep the fees affordable and believe the service represents good value.
A full afternoon from 3.30 until 6pm costs £7.20. Alternatively, one hour is £3.50 and staying for two hours costs £5.70. Meals and snacks are covered by the fee.
We provide breakfast in the morning, followed by a healthy snack as soon as school ends.
At 5pm, the children receive a more substantial dish, perhaps pasta or a casserole.
Please tell us about any food allergies so that we can offer an appropriate alternative.
The service continues during school holidays, opening from 8am until 6pm.
We arrange a varied programme so that it doesn't feel like another school day.
Holiday sessions also give children the opportunity to meet pupils from other schools.
We can offer them places because many of our regular term-time children don't attend every day during the holidays.
Parents have sometimes asked whether children older than 11 may accompany younger siblings, but our insurance means that isn't possible.
Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20.
Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20.
I'll now describe several activities available in the after-school sessions.
Children can always use the playground, computers and library.
And on most days, we also provide at least one special activity.
Every Thursday, a specialist teacher introduces the language through songs and games.
There are separate sessions for younger children and those over eight.
Spanish is the only activity for which we ask families to pay an additional charge, although we think it offers excellent value.
Music takes place once a week.
We're fortunate that a member of staff plays in a folk band, and on Mondays she leads singing and percussion groups.
These sessions depend on support from parents, so we'd be very pleased to hear from anyone who sings or plays an instrument and could assist.
Painting remains one of the children's favourite choices.
Initially, we were reluctant to offer it because it creates so much mess.
However, the children repeatedly asked for an art activity, so in the end we agreed.
It also gives them a good way to unwind after a full day of lessons.
We've wanted to provide yoga for quite a while, but until recently we couldn't find a suitable instructor.
We now have someone available, so this is a new addition.
We'll see how it develops, and we hope the children gain a range of benefits from it.
Cooking is popular too, with the children making a different cake, pizza or loaf each week.
The younger ones enjoy it, but they left too much clearing up.
For that reason, participation is now limited to children over eight, who can manage the cleaning more independently.
That is the end of part two.
You now have one minute to check your answers to part two.
