Meeting the needs of children and families
Organised directly by the school, or in partnership with private or voluntary sector providers, extended services meet the needs of children, families and the local community.
What are extended services?
Extended services help to deliver the aims of Every Child Matters: a Government initiative calling for all organisations involved in providing services to children and young people to work together towards five key outcomes.Delivering extended services
These pages outline how schools can identify local demand for additional services and work in partnership with other schools and local organisations to deliver them.School improvement planning framework
The school improvement framework offers a tried and tested approach to enhance school improvement planning activities that emphasise the needs of the whole child.What's new
Culture for all
An overview of how children’s services and cultural organisations can work together as partners and as joint providers in delivering extended services.
Extended services: a toolkit for governors 2009-10
Download our new toolkit designed to help governors support their schools in developing effective extended services.
School Improvement Planning Framework (SIPF) videos
View the Every Child Matters (ECM) card sort in action and listen to the views of school and thought leaders on the SIPF and its usefulness.
Functional map (PDF 35 KB)
Parent support advisor functional map.
Extended services sustainability – school cluster development tool (PDF 538 KB)
A tool to help assess the sustainability of extended services offered through individual schools and the school cluster.
Resources
Case studies
Find out how schools are working with others to develop their extended services.
Online toolkits
Includes online and downloadable toolkits packed with process tools and resources for events and training, to support local authorities, schools and partner organisations design and deliver extended services.
Publications
Browse and download a range of publications relating to extended schools.
Video case studies
View video case studies that explore different aspects of extended schools.
Contact us
For queries about extended schools, please e-mail: remodellinginfo@tda.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7023 8001
