By 2010, all children should have access to a variety of extended services in or around their school. While many schools may choose to develop an even richer mix of services and activities, the core offer for mainstream and special schools is:

• Primary Schools and maintained nursery schools provide access to high quality childcare, 8am – 6pm, five days a week, 48 weeks a year, in accordance with their communities’ needs, combined with a varied menu of activities (study support) to enhance achievement and broaden interests
  
  
• Secondary schools provide access to a varied menu of study support and enrichment activities which provide fun and stimulating activities for young people as well as a safe place to be
  
  
• Schools provide access to parenting support including information sessions for parents of pupils joining reception and on transfer to secondary school; signposting to nationally and locally available sources of information, advice and support;access to parenting groups using structured, evidence-based parenting programmes; and family learning sessions to allow children to learn with their parents, where there is demand shown through consultation with parents
  
  
• Working closely with other statutory services and the voluntary and community sector, schools ensure that children with additional needs are identified as early as possible, and are well supported through integrated working with other services
  
  
• Schools ensure that where they have appropriate facilities – such as ICT suites, sports and arts facilities – they are opened up to the community to make the most of them. Schools also provide access to adult learning, if appropriate
  

Further explanatory notes are available at: www.tda.gov.uk/remodelling/extendedschools.

By consulting with parents and involving them in the planning of services, schools will be able to develop the package of services which best meets the needs of their community. By linking Children’s Centres and Extended Schools services a comprehensive network of services for children from age 0 upwards can be delivered.