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
Extended services and special schools
Real practice and guidance for special schools developing the core offer of extended services.
Activities for all: Financial support to make out-of-school-hours activities a reality for everyone (PDF 144 KB)
An overview of the extended services disadvantage subsidy, what it is for and how it can be used.
ES Personal Impact Stories 2009 (PDF 1,010 KB)
Pupils and parents experiences feature in this pack of case studies from 38 schools around the country.
Culture for all
How children’s services and cultural organisations can work together as partners and as joint providers in delivering extended services.
Extended services sustainability – school cluster development tool
A tool to help assess the sustainability of extended services offered through individual schools and the school cluster.
Engaging schools in sustainable Every Child Matters and extended services
A resource pack to help local authorities and school leaders develop extended services and meet Every Child Matters goals.
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 services.
Video case studies
View video case studies that explore different aspects of extended services.
Contact us
For queries about extended services, please e-mail: remodellinginfo@tda.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7023 8001
