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Table 9 Description of resources, mean (SD) unit costs £, units, indicative total cost 2012-13 prices

From: Randomised feasibility trial of a teaching assistant led extracurricular physical activity intervention for 9 to 11 year olds: Action 3:30

Category and description of resources used

Mean (SD) unit cost £

Number of units

Total cost £

Non-recurrent resources-development

   

Leader consultation and development work

   

Refinement programme by Bristol City Council

200/day

6 days

1,200

Refinement programme after external input

200/day

3 days

600

Drafting 40 physical activity plans

200/day

15 days

3,000

One-off resources- training

  

3,800

Leader training TAs in groups

200/day

5 days/TA

300

First Aid training for TAs

   

TA training/school (2 TAs/school*25 hours)a

494(83)/school

10 schools

4,940

TA session plan overview

60(56)/school

10 schools

600

Recurrent resources- preparation

   

Printing training manuals

14/manual

20 manuals

280

Printing leader's manual for TAs

18/manual

20 manuals

360

Recurrent resources- Action 3.30 delivery

   

Booster training sessions for TAs

36(51)/school

10 schools

360

Intervention delivery by TAs up to 40 sessionsb

858(173)/school

10 schools

8,620

Leader intervention delivery

   

1 visit per school Bristol by train

7.20/school

5 schools

36

1 visit per school Bath by train

14.40/school

5 schools

72

Delivery of booster session

200/day

3 days

600

Room hire booster session

  

200

Email/phone support

25/hour

3 hours/10 schools

750

Printing materials for Action 3.30 delivery c

  

1,155

School sports equipment d

  

2,177

Indicative total cost

 

29,050

Indicative total cost excluding non-recurrent costs

24,250

Indicative total excluding one-off training and non-

 

recurrent costs

14,610

Indicative cost per school (first year of delivery)

2,425

Indicative cost per pupil (first year of delivery) (n = 30)

81

Indicative cost per school (mainstream delivery)

1,461

Indicative cost per pupil (n = 30)

49

  1. a5 day training programme 25 hours per school, session planning overview per school.
  2. bTwo TAs per school, TA could claim for up to 80 hours, hourly wage rate varies from £8.32 to £15, hours claimed range (0-80 hrs), average hours claimed 73.9 hours, based on 30 pupils per school.
  3. cClub pledge, pupil pledge, parental feedback, certificates, Easter reminder flyers, Easter parent flyers.
  4. dBranded sports equipment, sponge size 5 balls, frisbees, balloons, hockey sticks.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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