Extended Services Strategy
April 2006
‘We want all Children and Young People to do better in life
than they ever thought they could. We will give children and young
people the help they need to do this’
Vision Children and Young People’s Plan
2006-2009
Schools and Extended Services are central to how the Children
Act/Every Child Matters will be implemented locally and how we will
achieve this vision across our authority. Local Area Partnerships
will form the framework for the planning, delivery and evaluation
of services to meet local need in delivering better outcomes.
The provision of extended services by all schools by September
2010 forms a key element in the delivery of the Government’s Every
Child Matters agenda.
At present the term Schools and Extended Services is being used
to describe schools which make the ‘CORE OFFER’ – namely:
- “Wraparound” childcare provision 8am to 6pm
- A varied menu of out of hours activities, including study
support
- Swift and easy referral to specialist services
- Parenting support, including advice and family learning
- Wider community access to ICT, sports and arts
facilities
Guiding Principles
- Recognise and build on the wide range of provision already in
place
- Ensure that future funding of services is managed by Local Area
Partnerships to be best used to reflect local need
- Support the development of extended service projects that both
support core learning objectives and are responsive to local
needs
- Ensure that all activities are of high quality, sustainable and
integrated into other school & local area activities
- Ensure that the programme complements strategies already in
place and builds towards schools as hubs/access points for a wide
range of services
- Encourage the active involvement of partner agencies and
specialist expertise to help deliver the programme
- Ensure that Human Resource and Finance functions fully
support the development of extended services
- Ensure that service delivery includes the active participation
of parents, carers, children and young people and is reflective of
their needs
- Ensure that activities and delivery support and enhance the
development of Children’s Centres
Local priorities
In Bath and North East Somerset the Schools and Extended
Services programme will build on the local and national priorities
as identified in the Children and Young People Plan. The programme
will focus on extended services in their widest sense and will
embrace learning outside the classroom.
For further information, please view the full Strategy
under Related Documents.
