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Hertfordshire Extended Schools and Services
– making a difference
Jim Buchanan – Regional Development Manager for ContinYou
‘An extended school is a school that recognises that it cannot work alone in helping children and young people to achieve their potential, and therefore decides to work in partnership with other agencies that have an interest in outcomes for children and young people, and with the local community. In doing so, it aims to help meet not only the school’s objectives but also to share in helping to meet the wider needs of children, young people, families and their community.’
What is an Extended School?
Key Words
• Raising Standards• Partnership• Sustainability• Response to Needs• Young people, families and community• Build on strengths
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To be accessed through all schools by 2010
1. A varied menu of activities
(study support)
Could include:• ‘Catch up’ and ‘stretch’ activities• Arts activities• Sports activities• Other recreational activities• Access throughout the week during term time, some holidays. May include breakfast and homework clubs
The school needs to provide access to a menu of study support activities.
The access to activities can be offered by the school itself, or by them signposting to other schools or third party providers.
The list does not have to be exhaustive
2006 definitions only
To be accessed through all schools by 20102. Quality childcare, 8-6 all year
on site or through local providers
The school needs to provide access to child care.
The access to activities can be offered by the school itself, or by them signposting to other schools or third party providers or childminder networks
There can be a combination of the above
• Be affordable• Be guaranteed• Be provided by a registered provider• Meet proper standards• Be charged at realistic levels
Primary schools only for 2006 target
Child care should … be in accordance with need
2006 definitions only
The school needs to provide access to parenting support.
The access to activities can be offered by the school itself, or by them signposting to other schools or third party providers (in voluntary, community, LA or private sectors)
• Access to parenting groups using structured, manual-based parenting programmes
• Family learning sessions to allow children to learn with their parents
• Information sessions for parents at phase transfer
• Offers information about nationally and locally available sources of information, advice and support
3. Parenting support
including family learning
To be accessed through all schools by 2010
2006 definitions only
4. Swift and easy referral
to specialised support services
• Engagement with LA systems, e.g. CAF
• Staff awareness • Clear internal processes for
assessment and referral• School designates a named
person to ensure access to services is as ‘swift as possible’
• After referral – work jointly with agencies / organisations
To be accessed through all schools by 2010
2006 definitions only
• Where a school has facilities suitable for use by the wider community, it should look to open these up to meet wider community needs
• The school offers access to adult learning programmes
This about offering community access to suitable facilities and adult learning
Access should be in response to demand.
Access to adult learning can be met through the school itself, or by other schools or facilities either within their own or another cluster or a local provider
5. Community access
including adult learning
To be accessed through all schools by 2010
2006 definitions only
Focus on achievement
Focus on the whole child
In the context of the whole community
Towards a 3-dimensional view
Local authority timeline for extended schools 2005-2010
2005 2006 2008 2010
2005
• Development of Integrated Inspection Framework
Mid-2006
• Children and Young People’s Plans in all authorities
• Safeguarding Children
2006
• Most authorities have Children’s Trusts arrangements in place
• Most authorities have a Director of Children’s Services
• A lead member for Children’s Services in most authorities
2008
• Wraparound affordable childcare in at least half of all primary schools
• One third of all secondary schools open 8am-6pm, all year round and offering activities
• All authorities have Children’s Trusts arrangements
• All authorities have a Director of Children’s Services
• A lead member for Children’s Services in all authorities
2010
• Wraparound affordable childcare available for all parents of primary aged children
• All secondary schools open 8am-6pm, all year round and offering activities
• All 3-4 year olds receiving 15 hours of free early years education, 38 weeks of the year
Audit Commission: More than the sum- every local authority department has a responsibility for school improvement
DfES: Teaching and Learning in 2020 Report
- aspirations for all children and reducing failure (narrowing the achievement gap)
HM Treasury: Policy Review of Children and Young People
- joining up services and providing coherent support
DfES: Extended Services Supporting School Improvement
- how extended services should be planned as a key ingredient of school improvement
A Rising Tide:
Strategic leadership by the council and local strategic partnership which:
• articulates a vision, acknowledging the interdependency of successful public services and successful schools and seeing schools at the heart of the community;
• sets out through the community strategy and the children and young people’s plan how schools and other local public services are to work together to achieve mutually agreed objectives; and
• monitors progress and challenges services which are failing to support schools and pupil outcomes.
More than the sum
Extended services are relevant to all four blocks
Extendedservices in and around
Schools
Childrenand
Young People
Older People and Healthier Communities
Stronger and Safer Communities
EconomicDevelopment
EXTENDED SERVICES: COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES – Overarching/enabling initiatives applying to all schools
Children’s centres• Multi agency services for
under 5’s. Many co-located on primary schools also offering extended services. Services can therefore be provided aged 0-11.
Youth Matters• Secondary
schools can support Youth Matters by offering access to extended services such as swift and easy referral and ‘things to do’
Improvement Partnerships/ federations• Make best use of
existing school improvement clusters to develop extended services e.g. childcare provided across a cluster of schools
Specialist status• Incorporate
extended services into community plan. Potential template for ES cluster arrangements
LA/Children’s Trust• LA’S to use
Children’s Trust approach to strategically plan children’s services
Building Schools of the Future• Design & build
with community access and multi-agency use in mind
Primary Capital• From 2008,
primary capital strategy will incorporate needs of extended services.
Extended Services in and around
Schools
Sustainable schools• Sustainable Schools designed to
support schools on their journey to sustainability, offering guidance on how to embed these principles into the heart of school life. Likely to provide opportunities for out-of-school activities and parental involvement.
Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC)
• The EOtC Manifesto is due at the end of 2006, and will aim to provide all children and young people with a variety of high quality learning experiences outside the classroom environment.
EXTENDED SERVICES: COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES – Enjoy and Achieve plus Children and Young People’s block
School improvement• Identify areas of
underperformance and consider how extended services can impact e.g. breakfast club to boost attendance / punctuality.
Ofsted/Self Evaluation form• OFSTED will ask
why the school chose those services? What impact did the school expect? How does the school know that impact has been achieved?
Personalised LearningPersonalised learning is about:• Supporting intervention and catch up provision for
children who have fallen behind in Literacy and Numeracy
• Supporting the education of gifted and talented learners, and
• Helping learners from deprived backgrounds to access after school and year round activities (study support). A budget of £990m has been agreed.
Extended Services in and around
Schools
PE, School Sport and Club Links*• All schools to be part of a
network around a specialist sports college hub. Funded roles in all schools, including a full-time partnership manager in each SSC. Commitment to 2 hours during and after school can be delivered in extended school hours. Sport as part of childcare. Also potential template for ES cluster arrangements
Play development• DCMS initiative to improve
access to play opportunities including sports, clubs, libraries, arts galleries, theatres etc
• Activities are provided both during school holidays and the school week. The initiative directly support the varied menu of activities for ES.
Neighbourhood Renewal and KS3• The NR Unit shares the KS3
PSA target with DfES in the 88 LAs. Benefits from join-up with ES agenda
EXTENDED SERVICES: COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES – Be Healthy, plus Older people and healthier communities block
School health
workforce* A school nurse in secondary each secondary/primary school cluster by 2010, supporting preventative work, and ‘swift and easy referral’
Choosing health• The public health white paper that
promoted health involvement in a series of related initiatives such as:-
•Children’s centres•Extended schools•School health workforce•Healthy schools•Teenage pregnancy
Healthy Schools*• All schools
should be pursuing Healthy Schools status by 2009. Healthy breakfast clubs, after school sport can be provided as part of the extended school day for all. ‘Swift and easy referral’ to health services etc. extends the offer to children needing support
Extended Services in and around
Schools
Teenage Pregnancy* and Sexual Health• Reducing teenage
conception is a shared PSA between DfES and DH. The local TP partnership can help with preventative and referral work in secondary schools
Food in schools* Food education and healthy eating can be promoted during extended hours, as well as the ‘school day’ www.foodinschools.org/
Improved access to services• A key direction of
recent health policies.
• Drop-in centres or school-based clinics can increase uptake of appointments
National Service Framework for CYP&M Services• Sets the delivery
standards for Be Safe and Be Healthy
• This is key information for school-based services
Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services*• Support to be available for
all C&YP who need it, by Dec 2006. “Swift and easy referral” is a key delivery mechanism.
Obesity*• A shared
DfES/DH/DCMS target for under-11s. Healthy, extended schools clearly help tackle the problem
Our health, our care, our say• The 2006 health white
paper introducing a range of child-focused schemes, and promoting prevention and local access to services. These will impact on schools and their extended provision.
EXTENDED SERVICES: COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES: Positive Contribution plus Stronger and Safer Communities Block
Safer Schools Partnerships• Safer School Partnerships are part
of the package of measures to tackle street crime and improve behaviour in schools. Police and schools work together. Includes such measures as:-
- After-school study support - Summer activities Mentoring- A range of strategies to reduce
truancy and other absences
Extended Services in and around
Schools
Behaviour Improvement Programme (BIP)• A targeted element of the NSBA, for target
LAs. Local programmes developed to tackle truancy, crime and exclusion can benefit from the extended day, services and facilities
Behaviour in Education Support Teams (BEST)• A key part of BIP schemes, involving multi-
agency teams working with schools to address behaviour problems, and enable Swift and Easy Referral
National Strategy for Behaviour and Attendance (NSBA)• The programme aims to improve pupil
behaviour and attendance, supporting practitioners through developing a consistent approach building on the best current practice. Site based services key to delivery strategy
Russell Commission• The report focuses on the clearly
expressed desire of young people to find meaningful ways of contributing to their communities. It proposes measures to significantly improve the range and quality of activities for which young people can choose to volunteer.
Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP)• Targeted support for those most at
risk of committing a crime or becoming socially excluded. involving quality developmental sports, arts and cultural activities. Key worker support - through the Connexions Service.
Youth Offending Teams (YOT)• There is a YOT in every LA in England and
Wales. They are made up of reps from the police, Probation Service, social services, health, education, drugs and alcohol misuse and housing officers. A YOT can contribute to Varied Menu, and enable Swift and Easy Referral
Youth Crime Prevention• Youth crime prevention is an umbrella
term for a range of programmes designed to prevent youth crime and anti-social behaviour. It includes PAYP, safer school partnerships and youth inclusion programmes amongst others.
Citizenship• Dept for Constitutional Affairs has a
number of initiatives associated with the extended schools agenda
Respect• A range of measures to tackle anti-social
behaviour, some of which will fit into the core offer, e.g. parenting support.
EXTENDED SERVICES: COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES – Economic Wellbeing plus Economic Development
Renaissance in the regions• Investment from central government is
enabling regional museums across the country to raise their standards and deliver real results in support of education, learning, community development and economic regeneration. This is helping to improve access to local resources and access for “variety of activities”, for example, holiday provision
Neighbourhood Renewal (NR)• Designed to narrow the gap between the
88 most deprived neighborhoods and the rest. Funds are available to improve local public services, including through schools.
Liveability Fund• ‘Quality of environment’ initiative,
relevant to community use of public facilities. The fund provides both revenue funding to undertake improvements to service delivery, and capital funding to either transform or create new public spaces. Fits into extended schools agenda particularly with wider community access to school resources. Potential capital funding available to transform underutilised space.
Extended Services in and around
Schools
Neighbourhood Management (NM)• Residents and stakeholders are working
with service providers to improve quality of services. Developed initially as a pathfinder programme in 35 areas, there are now over 200 projects nationally. Neighbourhood management aims to tackle quality of life ("liveability") issues in communities through better management of the local environment, increasing community safety, improving housing stock, working with young people and encouraging employment opportunities Significant overlap with the extended services agenda e.g. community use of facilities, community consultation etc.
New Deal for Communities• Regenerating 39
deprived areas. Extended schools could help tackle educational under-achievement, poor job prospects, crime, physical environment, etc
Together we can• An action plan designed to bring
Government agencies and the public closer as part of a drive to empower local communities and improve quality of life. Opportunities for schools to work with communities to develop commnity projects
Community sports partnership• Since 2001 the Government has
urged local authorities to form local partnerships with sports clubs, providers etc to promote and develop community sports facilities. NGBs involved. Funding available through the lottery. Schools are working with local sports clubs to expand local provision
EXTENDED SERVICES: COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES – Economic Wellbeing plus Economic Development (contd)
Lifelong Learning• The Learning and Skills
Council (LSC) was set up in 2000 to bring coherence to post education and training. It funds key providers such as further education and sixth form colleges, schools with sixth forms, local authority and adult education institutions and private and voluntary sector providers. Is funding adult learning in schools.
Job Centre Plus• Jobcentre Plus (JP) is a
government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies. Locating JP in schools can increase community access to training programmes and employment opportunities.
New deal• New Deal is a Government programme
that aims to give unemployed people the help and support they need to get into work. It targets a number of disadvantaged groups including lone parents and the disabled. A number of programmes are available through Job Centre Plus, which can access hard-to-reach parents through extended schools
Extended Services in and around
Schools
Skills for Life• Skills for Life is the national strategy for
improving adult literacy and numeracy skills. It includes the Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy (FLLN) programme.
• Extended schools could play a major part through developing parental skills and community access. Improvement in parental skills directly impacts on their children’s learning
Working tax credits• Working Tax Credit is for people
who are employed or self-employed. As part of Working Tax Credit a person may qualify for help towards the costs of childcare. This could pay up to 80% of childcare costs.
Sustainable communities plan• In 2003 the £38 billion Communities Plan set
out an ambitious and long-term vision for creating thriving and sustainable communities in all regions. Potential development area for extended services with regard to community development and regeneration.
State of the English Cities Report• This report provides an analysis –
unprecedented in its scope and detail – of how English cities stand and how they could improve. It offers detailed ideas for change and will inform future policy in this area. Published March 2006. Contains a lot of information useful I the context of community development, in which ES are playing an increasing part.
England Rural Development Programme • The ERDP provides a framework for the
operation of separate but integrated schemes which provide new opportunities to protect and improve the countryside, to develop sustainable enterprises and to help rural communities to thrive. The first programme ran from 2000 to 2006. A new programme for 2007 to 2013 is under development.. Extended schools in rural communities have a key part to play in sustaining and developing their communities
Roles for Governors• Governors should be part of all decisions
– Ultimate responsibility for whatever additional services are provided
• Governors have powers under Education Act 2002– To enable you to provide Community facilities should you wish
• Look outwards and build partnerships– Develop the vision for your schools– This may be the only way you can meet the core offer– Link up with existing providers, don’t buy new ones.
• Does your governing body represent your community?– Consider co-opting associate members to improve representation.– Are there local skills on which you can draw?
• Challenge current thinking and decision making – Are the plans right for your school and community?– Help us with consultations and assessments.
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Stop! Think!
A school/schools should not decide to launch a new initiative unless there:
is clear evidence of need
is the capacity to meet the need –alone or in partnership with others
a means of ensuring sustainability
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Key questions
What are the school’s key priorities?
What do we know about our community?
Are we aware of anything that might change in the medium term? e.g. population change, increasing/reducing employment opportunities, skills shortages
What do we want to achieve –impact on pupils, staff, parents, community?