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An extended school is one that provides a range of activities and services, often beyond the school day, to help meet the needs of its pupils, their families and the wider community.
Schools are a key part of the communities in which they are located. So it makes sense that they should offer facilities that can be used by the wider community outside of school hours.
Some of the services these new extended schools can offer include:
- childcare outside school hours
- activities such as homework/special interest clubs and study support, sport, music tuition and volunteering
- parent information sessions, parenting programmes and family learning sessions
- referral to support services, such as speech and language therapy, family support services and behaviour support
- wider community access to ICT, sports and arts facilities, including adult learning.
Both students and parents benefit from sharing in the learning experience and better access to support services. And by opening the school to the wider community through adult education and lifelong learning, skills levels within the wider community will be improved - an important part of regeneration.
Latest News
10/Jul/2009
Guardhouse Primary School
The primary school in Keighley, which will have a new school as part of Phase 2, has been renamed ready...
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01/Apr/2009
Opening Ceremony
Gerry Sutcliffe MP for Bradford South and Minister for Sport officially opened the 3 Phase 1 schools...
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02/Oct/2008
Ministerial Visit
The Minister for Yorkshire and Humber, Rosie Winterton visited Tong High School and Buttershaw Business...
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19/Aug/2008
A New Name for Salt Grammar
In a community ballot a new name was chose for Salt Grammar. From September 2008, the 140th anniversary...
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