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Core offer What will extended schools provide access to?
Extended services and activities can be organised and delivered directly by school staff, and/or by schools working in partnership with existing local private or voluntary sector providers, via school clusters and/or by third parties. While many schools may choose to develop an even richer mix of services and activities, the core offer for mainstream and special schools is:
- ➢ high-quality childcare provided on the school site or through clusters or other local providers, with supervised transfer arrangements where appropriate, available 8am – 6pm all year round
- ➢ a varied programme of activities to be on offer, such as homework clubs and study support, sport (at least two hours a week beyond the school day for those who want it), music tuition, dance and drama, arts and crafts, special interest clubs such as chess and first aid courses, visits to museums and galleries, learning a foreign language, volunteering, business and enterprise activities
- ➢ parenting support including information sessions for parents at key transition points, parenting programmes run with the support of other children's services and family learning sessions to allow children to learn with their parents
- ➢ swift and easy referral to a wide range of specialist support services such as speech therapy, child and adolescent mental health services, family support services, intensive behaviour support, and (for young people) sexual health services. Some may be delivered on school sites, and
- ➢ providing wider community access to ICT, sports and arts facilities, including adult learning.
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