Extended schools service

Who is the service for?

Extended schools offer a range of services for pupils, their families and the wider community. The services are usually offered outside normal schools hours and might include childcare, study support, adult and life long learning, sports and arts, parenting support and health and social care services. Majority of the schools in Tower Hamlets offer some extended schools activities to their community.

What does the extended schools service do?

• Offer advice and support to schools in developing extended provision
• Plan and co-ordinate services across the borough
• Liaise with other agencies and develop new partnerships
• Monitoring and evaluation of extended schools services
• Manage and allocate funding to schools.

Contact the extended schools team

Ayub Ali: Extended Schools Adviser
Kala Thakrar: Extended Schools Childcare Co-ordinator
Debi Baker: Admin Officer

tel: 020 7364 4206
fax: 020 7364 4257

Further information

Use this link for more information on the extended schools service (pdf 184kb)

Related links

• Extended Schools: Providing Opportunities and Services for All. 2002 (DfES)
  Copies are available from www.teachernet.gov.uk

• Out of School Care: Guidance to the National Standards. 2001 (Ofsted)
  Sets out the fourteen National Standards for providers of out of school care.
  Copies are available from www.ofsted.gov.uk
  

Copies of the following publications can be obtained from DfES publications

• Childcare in Extended Schools: Providing Opportunities and Services for All Out of School Hours Childcare in Schools (is a DfES good practice guide for schools)
• Out of School Premises Guide (provides detailed guidance on accommodation and equipment required

Contact the DfES

tel: 0845 6022260
email: dfes@prolog.uk.com