What is an Extended School?

 

An Extended School offers a range of activities and services, often beyond the school day, e.g. 8am to 6pm or beyond depending on activity or service, to help meet the needs of its pupils, their families, staff and the wider community. To work in partnership to deliver the core offer services.

 

Extended schools have a key role to play in achieving the Every Child Matters (ECM) outcome and goals set out in the Children’s Plan.

 

Schools working in partnership are not expected to provide these services alone or necessarily to be delivered on sites, instead we should work in partnership with other schools and agencies including voluntary and community organisations support and signposting existing serves where appropriate.

 

Schools are expected to consult widely with pupils, families, their own staff and the wider community to identify priorities and needs.

 

Schools in Co-Oper8 Partnership

• Bright Futures Children’s Centre

• Harvills Hawthorn Primary School

• Hateley Heath Primary School

• Menzies High School Science College

• Moorlands Primary School

• St John Bosco Primary School

• St Mary Magdalene CE Primary School

• Westminster School

Agencies

• School Nurses

• Police

• Health Visitors

• Childcare Broker

• Job Link

• Learn Direct

• Adult Learning

• Housing Office

• Citizens Advice Bureau

• Welfare Rights

• Education Welfare Officer

• Youth Offending Team

• Daddy Longlegs

• Family Information Service

• Marsh Lane Pentecostal Church

• Hill Top Library

• West Bromwich Library

• Sandwell Mental Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust