Extended services - Local and national resources

In this section we intend to point you towards a number of local and national resources that may be helpful to schools, children's centres and their partners as they seek to develop extended services.

 Local Authority Support

Contact the Childcare & Extended Services Team on 0161 253 6428

Some useful websites

General:

• Teachernet - for information about extended schools and other education issues.
• Training and Development Agency for Schools - access to a range of information with remodelling in schools, extended schools and general workforce and change issues within schools. 
• Every Child Matters - Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) website containing a wide range of resources relating to the Every Child Matters: Change for Children agenda.
• SureStart - information relating to early years issues and children's centres as part of the SureStart initiative. 
• 4Children - a national charity dedicated to creating opportunities and building futures for children. It was formaly known as Kids Clubs Network.
• ContinYou - a charity supporting the implementation of the extended schools agenda.
• Daycare Trust - a national charity, promoting high quality affordable childcare for all. The site contains useful information on childcare.
• Governornet - a DCSF site for governors. It contains key information and links useful to governors.
• Working with the voluntary and community sector. This is a section of the IDEA website that aims to help those who work in local government to better understand and engage with the voluntary and community sector. 
• Play Matters - National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries. A useful resource for play and fun activities for children and young people that can be delivered as part of the extended services agenda. Advice on setting up a games club and a number of FREE seminars are accessible through the website.

Some sites that are specific to Bury:

• Bury Children & Young People's Information Service - Provides information on local childcare, activities and family support services available to children and young people (0 to 19 years and to include disabled young people up to 25 years) their families, carers and those working to support local families and also includes the Bury Service Directory (Bury Community Contacts) - information about services available to children, young people, families and local communities within Bury.
• Schools Development & Training - Located at Seedfield Development and Training centre, it provides a range of training opportunities for staff associated with schools and early years settings.

Documents from a variety of websites, providing general advice:

• Consultation - tips and ideas on the best way to consult parents, pupils, the community etc. From the Teachernet site.
• Extended Schools - A Guide for Governors (377kb, 28 page pdf)
• Extended schools core offer - details of the core offer.
• Use of school premises by third party providers - from the Teachernet site.
• Working with voluntary and community-sector organisations (VCO's). Looks at some practical points to think about in engaging and working with VCO's. More information on the voluntary and community sector is available here. From the Teachernet site.
• Welcoming the whole community - information to help turn a school into a resource for the whole community and develop a welcoming approach. From the Teachernet site.
• Evidence and evaluation - looks at why schools (and their partners) need to evaluate their extended activities and offers some tips around evaluation. From the Teachernet site.
• School companies - introduces the idea of school companies and aims to help schools to understand how they can be a way of delivering extended services in schools. From the Teachernet site.
• VAT and extended schools - from the Teachernet site.
• Insurance - a guide for schools.
• Schools land and property - from the Teachernet site.
• Schools in special measures and extended services

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