1. Setting the scene: an introduction to Extended Services Alexia Moyle Extended Services Development Officer, Beds CC

2. Outline Extended Services introduction The Core Offer Working with Extended Services staff What do ES Workers do? Extended Services and Museums Conclusion

3. 3 Government Goal World class education system Priorities:  Raise educational standards for all  Closing the gap in educational attainment  Improve the health, wellbeing and safety of C&YP  Increase the number of C&YP on the path to success

4. Extended Services: by 2010, all schools will provide access to the full core offer 9000 schools at 1 st Jan 2008 Jun-06 2008 Government policy pledge Half of primary schools – 8,681 Third of secondary schools – 1,134 DCSF estimates

5. What is an extended school? 5

6. Core offer Childcare Varied menu of activities Swift and easy access Parenting support Community access

7. 7 Childcare: Giving children a good start in the crucial early years, supporting working parents to the benefit of the whole family “Primary schools provide access to high-quality childcare, 8am–6pm, five days a week, 48 weeks a year, in accordance with their communities’ needs.”

8. 8 Varied menu of activities: Giving children a choice of opportunities to enjoy and excel outside of the classroom “Schools provide access to a varied menu of study support and enrichment activities which provide fun and stimulating activities for young people.”

9. 9 Swift and easy access: Working in partnership to ensure the well-being of all children. “Schools work closely with statutory services and the voluntary and community sector to ensure that children with additional needs are identified and supported as early as possible.”

10. 10 Parenting support: Helping parents engage with their children’s learning by offering support where needed. “Schools provide access to parenting support, including information sessions around transition, signposting to services, parenting groups and family learning sessions.”

11. 11 Community access: Opening the doors to the community “Schools ensure they provide community access to appropriate facilities, such as ICT suites, sports and arts facilities, and also provide access to adult learning.”

12. Teachers Support staff Leadership/ governors Pupils Cluster manager Cluster school Cluster school Cluster school Voluntary organs. Faith organs. LA SIPs Parents Childcare provision Nursery Children’s centre Youth justice Social care Health LA coordinator Police 14 to 19 strategy Further education Employers Cluster partner 3 rd sector Museums

13. Working with Extended Services staff Extended Schools or Extended Services? Who? –ESRAs –ESCOs –Cluster Managers –Cluster Coordinators –Development Workers Staff come from many different backgrounds and have a wide variety of experience

14. What do Extended Services Workers do? Work with groups of schools to ensure that they are meeting the ES agenda Forge partnerships and encourage multi- agency working Develop innovative ways of delivering the core ES offer Role involves a mixture of strategy and implementation

15. Extended Services and Museums (1) Cluster working supports easy access to pupils and their families, particularly the hard to reach. ES offers access to new funding sources. Schools and pupils can experience museums in a new way. Can help Museums to strengthen partnerships with local communities.

16. Extended Services and Museums (2) Museums are in a strong position to contribute to the ES agenda. –Experience of collaborative working –Experience of delivering innovative packages –Cultural activities are currently under- represented in the Varied Menu

17. Conclusion Closer working between Museums and Extended Services could be mutually beneficial. Extended Services offers Museums the opportunity to re-brand activities and engage with new audiences. Extended Services workers can offer Museums a single point of contact to clusters of schools. Museums have a lot to offer to the ES agenda.

18. Thank you alexia.moyle@bedscc.gov.uk Contact your Local Authority for details of your Extended Services Worker