4Children
4Children is a national charity dedicated to creating opportunities and building futures for children. The site offers specific information and resources about the childcare aspects of the core offer.
Childcare Link
Childcare Link provides information about individual childcare services throughout the UK.
Children’s Workforce Development Council
The Children’s Workforce Development Council aims to improve the lives of children and young people. It does this by ensuring that the people working with children have the best possible training, qualifications, support and advice.
ContinYou
An organisation that promotes learning to tackle inequality and to build social inclusion, ContinYou has a role in supporting extended schools and runs the extended schools support service, offering focused support for schools and local authorities. The site provides a range of resources and links with sample documents and practical support.
Criminal Records Bureau
Information on employing staff is available from A-Z of school leadership and from the Criminal Records Bureau.
Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
Details and guidance on implementation and examples of emerging practice are available on the Every Child Matters site. Research on extended schools and childcare is available at DCSF.
Every Child Matters
Details and guidance on implementation of the Every Child Matters agenda and links to examples of emerging practice and key information about extended services.
Governornet
A DCSF site, Governornet offers information for school governors, including specific details about the roles and responsibilities for governors.
National Governors’ Association
The National Governors’ Association includes the publication - Extended Schools – A Guide for Governors
Ofsted
For regulation and registration of childcare and latest research into the impact of extended services, see the Ofsted site.
Parenting UK
Parenting UK is a national organisation for people who work with parents and aims to promote best practice in all parenting services.
Parentline Plus
Parentline Plus is a national charity that works for, and with, parents.
ParentsCentre
Developed by the DCSF and in partnership with Directgov, ParentsCentre was developed as a resource to support parents.
The Standards Site
The Standards Site provides links to a range of government education initiatives.
Sure Start
Providing a background to the Sure Start programme, the DCSF developed Sure Start website unites early education, childcare, health and family support.
TeacherNet
Extended schools at TeacherNet includes advice on funding, case studies and sources of support for setting up and managing extended services and activities in schools. Information on developing good quality study support opportunities is also available on the TeacherNet site.
Together for Children
Together for Children is a partnership supporting the ongoing delivery of Sure Start children’s centres.
