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In June 2006 the Government launched its Extended Schools Prospectus This is a link to a PDF file. (575.08 KB) which set out the vision for developing extended services in and around schools.  The document states that all mainstream and special schools are expected to provide access to a core offer of extended services by 2010 to meet the needs of children and young people, their families and the local community.  

Worcestershire County Council has been supporting the development of extended services in and around schools since 2005. Between 2005 and 2007 the programme was piloted in four areas and then, in early 2007, work began on developing a network of Community and School Clusters. All 250 schools and a full range of local partners have now engaged in a structured extended services planning process delivered through these clusters. This planning process involved a number of partnership planning workshops where schools and partners worked together to assess the needs of children and young people in their area and then agreed priorities for action to meet those needs.

The outcomes of these extended services planning meetings have been used to inform the development of a formal three year strategy This is a link to a PDF file. (37.04 KB) for this work: the strategy has recently been approved by the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership.

The priorities identified through the planning process have also been used to draw up 12 Action Plans for the development of extended services in and around schools. The current focus of these plans has been on supporting schools to meet the extended schools ‘core offer’ and addressing identified aspects of underachievement: however, over time these plans will strengthen to ensure all areas effectively narrow the gap in outcomes for specific groups of children and young people and improve the quality of every child’s/young person’s learning and achievement journey through early years settings, schools and colleges.   

Richard Hubbard has written a letter This is a link to a PDF file. (596.86 KB) to schools and partners to outline the aims and objectives of the action plans.

The latest version of the Extended Services Action Plan Progress Reports are now available. These reports communicate with schools and partners the work the Extended Schools Team have been involved with to fulfil the actions identified within the plans.  

The reports for Oct 08.

The reports for June 08.

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Last modification: 16:15:11, 16th February, 2009 by Rebecca Cash
Review date: 02nd October, 2009
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