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Extending services - resources and links

As a result of our extensive working with schools and local authorities we have assembled here a sample of documents and resources that our contacts have agreed to share more widely. We are most grateful to all those who have contributed to this section and wish to acknowledge all the hard work that has frequently been involved in creating policies, working documents, job descriptions etc

If you have other resources to add, so that others may share what you have done (or if you have made use of these resources and have produced an updated version for your own local authority), please send them, along with any other comments, to extended.schools@continyou.org.uk and we shall be pleased to include them.

Resources are also available through the websites of our key partners in delivering support to local authorities and schools. These include:

  • TDA Development for a variety of information and, particularly for a variety of case studies that have been submitted by all the partners to this central resource.
  • 4Children for specific information regarding the delivery of the childcare aspects of the core offer.

This area will continue to be developed and updated so please visit regularly.

Resource index

School resources

Local authority resources

School resources

Childcare

Policy into Practice: Childcare and extended services – briefing for new and existing childcare providers (PDF file, 567 KB)
A briefing sheet from 4Children, supported by Sure Start and the DfES, to support childcare providers to get involved and develop their services as part of the extended school programme.

Governance

Governance of children's centres report (Wakefield) (Word file, 53 KB)
Wakefield's report on governance of children's centres and extended schools. Addresses issues of constitution of governing bodies, duties and responsibilities.

Guidance for school governing bodies - Extended school activity (Plymouth) (Word file, 458 KB)

Committee terms of reference - Children's Centre (Wakefield) (Word file, 28 KB) 

Extended schools guidance for Governing Bodies (North Yorkshire) (PDF file, 495 KB)

Job descriptions / job adverts / person specifications

Example job description - Extended schools manager/co-ordinator (Word file, 26 KB)

Extended schools admin assistant job description (Brixham Comm. College) (Word file, 115KB)

Extended Schools Manager job description (Eltham Green) (Word file, 50 KB)

Extended Schools Manager job advert (Eltham Green) (Word file, 22 KB)

Full Service Extended Schools Manager  role profile (Word file, 21 KB)

Attendance and Family Support Worker job description (Alexandra High, Tipton) (Word file, 22 KB)

Attendance and Family Support Worker person specification (Alexandra High, Tipton) (Word file, 23 KB)

Extended Schools Manager job description (Alexantra High, Tipton) (Word file, 98 KB)

Assistant Head - Inclusion job description (Norham, North Tyneside) (Word file, 13 KB)
Job description for the post of Assistant Head - Inclusion at Norham Community Technology College in North Tyneside. Responsible for Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator, Lead Learning Mentors, LASC Manager, Aim Higher Co-ordintor

Extended School Manager job description (Parkfield High, Wolverhampton) (Word file, 36 KB)

Full Service/Extended School Manager job description and advert (West Redcar, Redcar & Cleveland) (Word file, 32 KB)

Children's Co-ordinator job description (Wychall Primary, Birmingham) (Word file, 23 KB)

Children's Co-ordinator prson specificatoin (Wychall Primary, Birmingham) (Word file, 35 KB)

Community Project Co-ordinator job description (Wychall Primary, Birmingham) (Word file, 22 KB)

Community Project Co-ordinator person specification (Wychall Primary, Birmingham) (Word file, 25 KB)

Lettings and use of premises

Charges for use of premises (Babington Comm Tech Cllge) (Word file, 145 KB)
Exemplar charges for the use of premises.

Primary school lettings policy (Hounslow) (Word file, 172 KB)
Primary school lettings policy covering booking details, regulations, compliance details etc. from Hounslow

Use of school premises guidance (Durham) (165 KB)
Guidance Document created by Durham County Council for the use of schools and staff working in or with the Education Service. It draws together advice for schools on the key issues to be considered in helping schools avoid problems as the use of their premises expands.

Third party lets insurance cover (Darlington) (Word file, 107 KB)
A summary of the significant features, benefits and limitations of the cover provided by the Zurich Municipal Third Party Hirers Liability Policy for Darlington MBC.

Fact sheet - Lettings and VAT (Darlington) (Word file, 235 KB)

Fact sheet - Risk management and Insurance (Darlington) (Word file, 348 KB)

Accessibility Policy (Wyvern Tech Cllg, Hampshire) (Word file, 250 KB)

Lettings information and guidance (Hounslow) (Word file, 182 KB)
Information and guidance for schools on lettings including caretakers' salaries, entertainment licenses, health and safety, and decisions regarding charges.

Transfer of control agreement (Norfolk) (Word file, 75 KB)

Transfer of control agreement guidance notes (Norfolk) (Word file, 34 KB)

Transfer of control agreement (Somerset) (Word file, 62 KB)
Transfer of control agreement between Somerset Council, West Somerset District Council and users of The West Somerset Sport and Leisure Centre.

All-weather pitch hire charges (Astley Sports College, Tameside) (Word file, 28 KB)

Dual use agreement (Tring Sports Centre) (Word file, 33 KB)

Third party liability insurance frequently asked questions (City of Stoke-on-Trent) (PDF file, 757 KB)

School improvement

School self evaluation and extended services (Word file, 127 KB)
With thanks to North Yorkshire County Council for their modifications to the original ContinYou document

Pupil evaluation form (Word file, 63 KB)
With thanks to the London Borough of Newham

Parent evaluation form (Word file, 58 KB)
With thanks to the London Borough of Newham

School co-ordinators evaluation form (Word file, 83 KB)
With thanks to the London Borough of Newham

Young people's cluster questionnaire (Word file, 55 KB)
With thanks to the London Borough of Merton

Safeguarding

Levels of intervention (Hardiker) (Durham) (Word file, 22 KB)
A framework for conceptualising need and its application to planning and providing services.

Health and safety guidance for out of school hours learning coordinators (Word file, 46 KB)
Health and Safety recommendations for the role of the Out of School Hours Learning Co-ordinator including roles and responsibilities for the school and providers.

Child protection - Extended schools summary guidance (Telford and Wrekin) (Word file, 293 KB)
Extended school summary guidance published by the Local Safeguarding Children Board for Telford and Wrekin on Child Protection.

Protocols and partnership agreements

Partnership agreement (Tom Hood School in Waltham Forest) (Word file, 35 KB)
Excellent example of a basic partnership agreement from Tom Hood School in Waltham Forest.

School Partnership Agreement (Greenwich On Track Project) (Word file, 75 KB)
School Partnership Agreement which aims to promote and increase the benefits derived by children, young people and their families from the services provided through the On Track Project by clarifying the relative responsibilities and accountabilities of the schools and other stakeholders in the planning, delivering and evaluation of the Project.

Partnership agreement (Somerset) (Word file, 35 KB)
Partnership agreement between Somerset County Council, the school governing body and the Area Community Education Committee for use in ‘single main provider’ areas.

Consultation

Community consultation questionnaire (Acton High School) (Word file, 48 KB)
Extended schools consultation questionnaire for parents and other adults in the community.

Student consultation tutorial brief (Peers Tech Cllge.) (Word file, 41 KB)
Student brief for a student consultation to be conducted in a tutorial session.

Community needs assessment questionnaire - existing users (Word file, 43 KB)
Example questionnaire for assessing community needs, to be completed by existing participants in activities organized at the school.

Community needs assessment questionnaire - non users (Word file, 28 KB)
Example questionnaire for assessing community needs, to be completed by community members not currently participating in activities organized at the school.

Parent consultation on childcare needs (Oakwood Primary, East Sussex) (Zip file, 31 KB)
Oakwood Primary School in East Sussex sent out a pack to parents, to assess their childcare needs. The individual items can be downloaded here separately if you are unable to use the zip file above: Cover sheet (Word file, 30 KB) - Babies (Word file, 35 KB) - Nursery age (Word file, 44 KB) - Part time reception (Word file, 34 KB) - School age children (Word file, 25 KB) - Toddlers (Word file, 35 KB)

Every Child Matters outcomes

ECM outcomes impact evidence map (Word file, 23 KB)
Template for mapping the impact of extended services to the Every Child Matters outcomes.

ECM outcomes activity matrix (Billingham) (Word file, 67 KB)
Billingham Extended School Group Activities January 2005 aligned to the five outcomes from Every Child Matters.

ECM links to development of extended schools (Hackney) (Word file, 46 KB)
Document mapping the links from the Every Child Matters outcomes framework to the development of extended schools in Hackney.

ECM framework (Norham) (Powerpoint file, 628 KB)
2 slide Powerpoint presentation: Moving towards ECM Outcomes Framework and the developing role of the Full Service Schools model at Norham Community Technology College

Miscellaneous

Breakfast club guidance (North Yorkshire) (PDF file, 220 KB)

Fact sheet - 'Which route to take' (Darlington) (Word file, 230 KB)
A fact sheet on deciding how to develop some of the many activities under the extended schools banner: 'Do It Yourself' vs Commissioning Third Parties.

Extended activity mindmap (Bowbridge Primary, Newark) (Word file, 313 KB)

Staffing structure for an extended school (Millfields Primary, Hackney) (Powerpoint file, 42 KB)

Cluster Development Plan (Wyvern Pyramid Schools) (Word file, 43 KB)
A cluster development plan and agreement for the Wyvern cluster in Hampshire around a variety of activities including the development of the five outcomes and extended services.

Northolt extended schools activity plan (Word file, 976 KB)

Local authority resources

Job descriptions / job adverts / person specifications

Schools in the Community Strategy Manager job description (Brighton and Hove CC) (Word file, 130KB)

Extended Schools Coordinator job description (Croydon) (Word file, 39 KB)

Extended Schools and Community Development Coordinator job description (Darlington) (Word file, 17 KB)

Extended Schools and Community Development Coordinator person specification (Darlington) (Word file, 17 KB)

Full Service Extended School Family Support Social Worker job description (Durham) (Word file, 35 KB)

Extended Schools Cluster Coordonator job dsecription (Hackney) (Word file, 39 KB)

Youth Participation Coordinator job description (Hackney) (Word file, 34 KB)

Extended schools cluster coordinator job description (Harrow) (Word file, 26 KB)
Job description for the post of Community Learning Development Co-ordinator for the South East Harrow LPSA Education Project.

Extended schools cluster coordinator secondment opportunity (Harrow) (Word file, 38 KB)
Revised job description and person specificatoin for the post of Community Learning Development Co-ordinator for the South Harrow LPSA Education Project.

Extended Schools Adviser job description (Herefordshire) (Word file, 198 KB)

Extended Schools Adviser person specification (Herefordshire) (Word file, 195 KB)

Extended Schools Development Manager (Islingon) (Word file, 43 KB)
Job description and person specification for the role of extended schools development manager for CEA@Islington.

Extended Schools and Study Support Co-ordinator job description (Southwark) (Word file, 24 KB)

Extended Schools Development Co-ordinator job description (Suffolk) (Word file, 73 KB)

Extended Schools Development Officer job and person profile (Suffolk) (Word file, 78 KB)

Strategies

Tameside extended schools strategy (PDF file, 980 KB)

Extended schools strategy 'Schools in their communities' (Dudley) (Word file, 266 KB)
'Schools in their communities' - Dudley's extended schools strategy.

Community Learning Partnership Strategy draft (Staffordshire) (PDF file, 1.17 MB)
Staffordshire Community Learning Partnership Strategy which brings together extended services and children's sentres in a coherent plan across the whole of the authority's area.

Community Learning Partnership strategy consultation response form (Staffordshire) (Word file, 423 KB)
Consultation response form for the Staffordshire Community Learning Partnership Strategy which brings together extended services and children's centres in a coherent plan across the whole of the authority's area.

Community Focused Schools draft framework document (Cardiff) (Word file, 49 KB)
Community Focused Schools draft framework document from Cardiff Schools Service.

Acheiving the Core Offer (Devon) (Word file, 48 KB)
A document from Devon on the Core Offer and how it will deliver it.

Extended schools strategy 2005-10 (Hounslow) (Word file, 1.7 MB)
Hounslow's extended schools strategy document covering context, vision, implementation, funding and impact assessment.

Supporting extended and full service schools (Hertfordshire) (154 KB)
Hertfordshire's Children, Schools and Families department's draft strategy for supporting extended and full service schools.

Extended schools strategy and guidance draft (North Lincolnshire) (PDF file, 187 KB)

Extended schools strategy (Newcastle) (PDF file, 1.22 MB)
Strategy for improving services for children, young people and families through extended schools in Newcastle.

Extended schools strategy (Portsmouth) (Word file, 122KB)

Extended schools strategy background & proposal for (Sheffield) (PDF file, 1.76 MB)
Extended Schools ...towards a strategy for full service extended schools in Sheffield

Extended schools strategy and action plan (Wiltshire) (Word file, 214 KB)

Extended Schools Study Support Strategy (Hertfordshire) (PDF File, 57.2 KB)

Terms of reference

Extended Schools Locality Management Group terms of reference (Word file, 38 KB)
A sample terms of reference document for an extended schools locality management group.

Development of extended schools research working group terms of reference (Kingston) Word file, 51 KB)
Terms of reference for a research working group on the development of extended schools in Kingston.

Extended schools innovations group terms of reference (Kingston) (Word file, 22 KB)
Terms of reference for the Kingston extended schools innovations group.

Partner schools extended schools provision arrangements and terms of reference (Norham & Churchill) (Word file, 199 KB)
Extended school provision arrangements and terms of reference for two partner schools in North Tyneside.

Nursery and Children's Centre committee terms of reference (Wakefield) (Word file, 28 KB)
Terms of reference for the integrated services committee for Castle Nursery and Children's Centre in Wakefield.

Governance of Children's Centres and ES committee terms of reference (Wakefield) (Word file, 59 KB)
A report on the governance of Children's Centres including terms of reference for extended services committees.

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Service level agreements

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Miscellaneous

Extended schools - Starters' Guide draft (Barnsley) (Word file, 1.16 MB)

Remaking learning agenda leaflet (Barnsley) (PDF file, 1.9 MB)

Extended services provision framework - Guidance notes (Birmingham) (Word file, 120 KB)

Role of the voluntary sector in the commissioning and provision of children’s services (Coram Family) (Powerpoint file, 158 KB)

Fact Sheet - A quick guide to the Core Offer (Darlington) (Word file, 245 KB)

Disabled and SEN access report (East Together / Herts Sure Start) (Word file, 427 KB)
'Joining In' - A report by East Together and Hertfordshire Sure Start into accessing extra curricular activities in mainstream schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities in the Eastern Region.

Impact report - Islington Schools Advice Project (Islington) (617 KB)
Impact report for the Islington Schools Advice Project providing free advice on housing and welfare rights.

Guidelines to Charging for Extended Services 2007 (Portsmouth) (Word File, 146 KB)

Extended services: in, around and through schools (Nottingham) (PDF file, 5 MB)
A practical guide to developing the good practice within local communities and within Nottingham City as a whole.