Extended schools initiative
St Hugh of Lincoln School belongs to the Woking Schools Confederation. The Confederation exists to help schools to work together to meet the expectations set out on the Government’s Extended Schools agenda.
The Confederation’s website can be accessed here.
The Government has set the expectation that by 2010 all schools will provide the ‘core offer’ of extended services. Schools are not expected to work alone to do this, and are not necessarily expected to provide all services on their own site. Where services are not provided on-site, schools will be expected to ‘signpost’ provision, so that parents know whereabouts in the local area that provision can be found.
The expectations in the Extended Schools agenda are that schools should provide access to:
- parenting support, including family learning;
- childcare from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 48 weeks of the year;
- community access to facilities such as sports or ICT facilities, maximising their use;
- access to a varied menu of activities including study support, music and sports;
- swift identification of pupils with additional needs and easy access to targetted and specialist support services.
In connection with the first of the bullet points above, Surrey Parenting Education and Support (SPES) provides support for mothers and fathers and those in a parenting role such as carers, step-parents, foster-parents and grandparents, throughout Surrey. It encourages parents to enjoy bringing up children and young people and get the best out of family life.
The Surrey Family Information Service (FIS) is an internet, telephone and outreach service. It provides information, advice and assistance to parents of children and young people aged 0 to 19 years old (up to 25 years old for young people with special needs). Contact details can be found by following the link.
Further reading about the rationale behind Extended Schools and the composition of the ‘Core Offer’ can be found here.
Extended schools initiative news
The following is copied from an email communication recently sent by Surrey County Council to all schools. It contains a number of links to different areas of the Surrey County Council website, which may be helpful to parents.
1. Information about services we provide to children and families
2. Parent school advice and support
3. General information about Surrey schools
4. Help guides about Special educational needs
6. Family Information Directory
7. Protecting and safeguarding children
10. Leisure activities for children and families
Online features
Pay for Pegasus school transport
Pay for concessionary coach seats
Pay for Surrey County Arts tuition fees
Join the library and renew library books online
Find local services such as their nearest library, recycling centre and registry office
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Netball coaching sessions for children in Years 4, 5 and 6, organised by the Woking Borough Council Sports Development Office began last term and the numbers of children participating increased as the term progressed. Some children from St Hugh’s were among the children taking part. The Spring term coaching sessions have now started - they run on Tuesday afternoons from 4.00pm until 5.00pm at Woking Leisure Centre. The price is £2.00 per session. More details, including information about how to sign up, are in this poster. The Sports Development Office at Woking Borough Council have organised tag rugby coaching for children in Years 3 and 4, which will be available at Winston Churchill School on Tuesday afternoons from 4.30 until 5.30pm. The cost is £2.00 per session. Tag rugby is a fast, exciting, non-contact game,played in mixed teams of girls and boys. A poster advertising this opportunity and with details about how to sign up is here. Here is a leaflet from Woking Borough Council advertising a free health programme being offered. Here is a press release giving more information about the initiative. Here is a poster from Woking Children’s Centre advertising an eight-week course for parents about healthy living and healthy eating for their children. With help from Sport Unlimited finding, the Sports Development Office at Woking Borough Council is able to offer children in Years 4, 5 and 6 10 weeks of netball coaching sessions. They will start on Tuesday 29 September and will run every Tuesday (except in half-term) through until 8 December. Sessions will be at Woking Leisure Centre, beginning at 4.00pm and finishing at 5.00pm. For further information contact the Woking Borough Council Sports Development Office on 01483 743804. Here is a web page giving information about an interesting event taking place in Woking on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th July. It might be a nice way to start the Summer holiday! From Surrey County Council - a challenge to promote enjoyment of reading during the Summer: Quest Seekers, this year’s national Summery Reading Challenge in Libraries, will be taking place in all Surrey libraries from Saturday 18th July until Saturday 19th September. The Challenge is for children aged 4-11 and aims to promote the enjoyment of reading and to encourage children to discover new books and authors. Every year, more than 10,000 Surrey children take part. The challenge has a fantasy quest theme, celebrating the power of imagination. Children who take part will be given a fold-out poster and special Quest Seekers membership card, and will collect stickers and other incentives as they read during the Summer holidays. Children who read six books, thereby completing the 3 stages of their Quest, will be awarded a special medal and certificate. Further information is available from all Surrey libraries. |
Extended schools initiative news archives
Surrey County Council - a series of useful links
Friday evening, March 5th, 2010
Woking Netball Club coaching sessions - start of a new term
late Monday evening, January 18th, 2010
Tag Rugby coaching at Winston Churchill School
late Monday evening, January 18th, 2010
Mind, Exercise, Nutrition ... Do it!
Saturday afternoon, January 16th, 2010
Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the really young
at lunch time on Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Surrey Parenting Education and Support newsletter
Thursday afternoon, December 10th, 2009
Woking Netball Club - netball coaching sessions
Monday afternoon, September 28th, 2009
Woking Dance Festival - Summer Shorts
late Monday evening, July 20th, 2009
Quest Seekers - A Summer Reading Challenge
early Wednesday morning, July 15th, 2009
New school / community noticeboard
at lunch time on Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Perform Drama
late Thursday evening, May 7th, 2009
Guildford Heat Basketball
late Thursday evening, May 7th, 2009
Woking Tennis Club
late Tuesday evening, April 28th, 2009
Parenting Puzzle Course
Monday afternoon, April 27th, 2009
News from St John's Children's Centre
early Friday morning, April 3rd, 2009
Free Swimming for under 16s
late Monday evening, March 30th, 2009
Sure Start Children's Centre - Dads' Morning
at lunch time on Thursday, March 26th, 2009
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