Extended ServicesExtended Services

Reaching the full core offerNicky Tothill

Burnham-on-Crouch Primary

Aims and ObjectivesAims and Objectives• To consider what the core offer looks like

in practice.• To look at the role of the Governing Body

and Clerk in ensuring schools meet their obligation to provide the full core offer

• To look at how the Governors and whole school community worked together to achieve the full core offer at Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School

A question for you...A question for you...

What are your school and your Governing Body doing already to meet the requirement to provide a

range of Extended Services?

About our SchoolAbout our School

• Larger than average• Community School• Rural / remote

location• Mixed catchment area

Ofsted says .....Ofsted says .....

“ The majority of schools visited had compelling case study evidence that

extended services had made life-changing differences to pupils that

had led to better attendance and attitudes”

Other ResearchOther Research

• More motivated pupils• Better attendance and behaviour• More engaged and better equipped parents• Greater willingness to adopt healthier

lifestyles• Better community access to local services

New Ofsted FrameworkNew Ofsted Framework

Focus on Extended Services

“Weave comments about the effectiveness of extended services into the overall

effectiveness, leadership and management and other, relevant parts of the report”

Extended Services Core OfferExtended Services Core Offer

All schools are expected to provide by 2010• Childcare (in primary and special schools)• A varied menu of activities including study

support, sport and music clubs• Parenting support including family learning• Swift and easy access to targeted and specialist

services• Community access to facilities including adult and

family learning, ICT and sports facilities

Extended Services Core OfferExtended Services Core Offer

• Partnerships - schools and agencies including voluntary and community organisations

• Signposting• Consultation – pupils, parents, staff and the

wider community

In Essex...In Essex...

• 64% schools are providing the full core offer

• All to be validated by the end of June 2009

• Local Delivery Groups (LDG)

The Role of the Governing BodyThe Role of the Governing Body

• Setting the strategic direction of the school

• Establishing aims, objectives and policies

• Involvement in planning, setting goals and monitoring impact

The Role of the Governing BodyThe Role of the Governing Body• Ensuring that the school provides access to

the core offer• Working with head teachers to ensure that

extended services are integrated into the school improvement plan

• Ensuring that any childcare offered through the school is registered with Ofsted

The Role of the Governing BodyThe Role of the Governing Body

• Ensuring that the extended services benefit the community by measuring uptake and impact

• Ensuring that profits are reinvested in the service, school or cluster

• Clerks should ensure that the provision and review of Extended Services appears as a regular agenda item

How We Set About itHow We Set About it

ConsultationConsultation

• Children • Parents• Staff• Governors• Community Groups

After School ClubsAfter School Clubs• Football• Hockey• Rounders• Swimming• Cricket• Athletics• Fitness• Bop and Bounce!• Drama• Dance• Country Dancing

• Board Games• Collectors Club• Junior and Infant Choirs• Keyboard• Band• Recorders• Creative Writing• Problem Solving• Cookery• Sewing• Gardening

Breakfast ClubBreakfast Club

• Consulted parents• Visited other schools• Applied for funding• Trial Week• Grand opening• Consulted parents and children

After School ClubAfter School Club• Vision – to provide a planned programme

of activities which extend and enrich the experiences on offer to our children and are accessible to all.

• Key challenge – engaging hard to reach parents

• Community involvement• Every Child Matters / Extended Schools

Project

After School ClubAfter School Club

• Consulted parents• Visited other schools• Applied for funding• Trial Week• Grand opening• Consulted parents and children

Our ProvisionOur Provision

• Breakfast Club• After School Club• Extra Curricular Clubs• Family Learning• Study Support• School Meals• Community use -

swimming / school field

• Parent Information evenings

• Green Hats - allotment and school grounds

• Yellow Hats - peer support

• Red Hats – play leaders• School Council• Holiday soccer schools

SignpostingSignposting

• Children’s Centre• Pre-schools and childminders• Sports Clubs• Social Care• TASCC• Educational Welfare Officer• Home School Liaison Worker

Governor InvolvementGovernor Involvement• Integral part of the vision and strategic

planning process• Named Governor for Extended Services• Regular monitoring - School Development

Plan, Governor visits• Adding capacity – choir, school council,

use of farm, website development• Critical friend

Benefits for our SchoolBenefits for our School

• Inclusion• Parental involvement and engagement• Improved attitudes to learning• Children's self esteem improved• Real progress towards our goal of placing

our school at the centre of our local community

• New sports hall

Another question for youAnother question for you

What 3 things will you take back to your Governing Body?