Our Core Offer
At the heart of the Extended Service agenda is a recognition that high educational standards and children's well-being go hand-in-hand. Children will succeed best when they are healthy, self-confident and well-motivated. ‘The best schools sit at the heart of their local communities, drawing strength and support from those they serve and, in turn, working with a range of other services to support families and children and young people facing their greatest challenges'.
• A varied menu of study support activities to be on offer such as homework clubs and sport (at least two hours per week beyond the school day for those who want it), music tuition, dance and drama, arts and crafts, special interest clubs such as chess and first aid courses, visits to museums and galleries, learning a foreign language, volunteering, business and enterprise activities.
• Parenting support including information sessions for parents at key transition points, parenting programmes run with the support of other children's services and family learning sessions to allow children to learn with their parent.
• High quality ‘wraparound' childcare provided on school sites or through other local providers, with supervised transfer arrangements where appropriate, available 8am – 6pm throughout the year.
• Swift and easy referral to a wide range of specialist support services such as speech and language therapy, child and adolescent mental health services, family support services, intensive behaviour support and (for young people) sexual health services. Some may be delivered on school sites.
• Providing wider community access to ICT, sports and arts facilities, including adult learning.