Early Years & Childcare

The service provides support for early years and childcare settings in the county and the Family Information Service, which is part of the Early Years and Childcare Service, provides information for families so that parents can make informed decisions for their children.

Extended Services

Children's Centres
Children’s Centres provide a range of services for families in the local community, particularly parents and carers with children under the age of five.

Extended Schools
In June 2006 the Government launched its Extended Schools Prospectus which set out the vision for developing extended services in and around schools.

Forest Schools

Worcestershire Forest Schools Initiative is based at Bishops Wood Centre, near Stourport-on-Severn. The Centre is supported by the National Grid.

Learning Support

The Learning Support Team is committed to working in partnership with schools, parents and other professionals to raise standards of achievement for pupils with special educational needs (SEN).

Healthy Schools

ParentsMatter

What is ParentsMatter? A structured and co-ordinated approach to supporting parents in Worcestershire

Parent Partnership

The Parent Partnership Service is at arms length from Worcestershire Children's Services and we are able to give independent and neutral advice to parents and carers.

Positive Activities Grant

Worcestershire County Councillors will be able to continue to help voluntary groups, community groups and charities on their own patch.

SEN Services

Priorities 5 and 8 of Worcestershire’s Children and Young People’s Plan for 2008 – 2011 are all about young people achieving their potential.

Worcestershire has a range of services dedicated to achieving these and is committed to providing positive outcomes for all its children, including those with Additional Needs

Schools

Teaching Assistants

Progression routes for Teaching Assistants and other members of the school workforce

Worcestershire Association of Governors

Here you will find information on WAG, educational issues affecting Governors in Worcestershire, and links to useful information on other sites.

Worcestershire Play Partnership

Worcestershire Schools Forum

Given the increasing complexities and changes to the national and local funding systems for schools and the Local Authority (LA) the information on the site will continue to be revised and updated to ensure it provides the necessary information on the most up to date issues relating to school funding.

Worcestershire Youth Music

Youth Support

Our aim is to make Worcestershire County Youth Support of and for Worcestershire young people

Other Links

• Extended Services and Childrens Centres