About Extended Schools
Extended schools lead to better exam results and children being more focused in school – and that’s official!
A recent government report confirmed that the provision of the core offers has positive effects on children, their families and the community. As Children’s Minister Bev Hughes said: “This report shows the excellent benefits of extended school services”
The study showed that extended schools had a positive effect on the attainment of pupils and on engagement with learning, family stability and enhanced life chances and generated positive outcomes for families and local people.
Prof. Dyson, of Manchester University, said: “Our evaluation shows that it is possible for schools and their partners to make a real difference. For the schools…extended provision was not a distraction from the standards agenda, but a way of ensuring the best possible outcomes for all learners... [T]he key was that they made a major commitment to extended provision and saw it as part of the core business of the school. In return, the schools themselves often improved their standing in their areas.”
Download the full report - Evaluation of the Full Service Extended Schools Initiative, Second Year: Thematic Papers, published by the DfES - here.
Click here to download the Executive Summary.
Further reading:
(Click on the title to download)
Extended Schools: building on experience, DfES, 2007
Every Child Matters, DfES 2006
Every Parent Matters, DfES 2007
Extended Schools: A Guide for Governors, Teachernet, 2006
Multi-agency Working: Toolkit for Managers of Integrated Service, DfES 2005
Children & Young Peoples' Plan, Bradford District Metropolitan Council, Revised 2007
Adding Value: adult education and extended services, NIACE, 200
Extended Services Toolkit for Governors, DfES 2007
