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Further resources - Community services

There are many other resources available to help you, here are a few that you might find useful.

General advice

TDA - Extended schools descriptionExtended schools offer a range of services to meet the needs of children, families and the local community. From these pages you can access descriptions, the school improvement planning framework (SIPF) (a suite of tools and techniques designed to help schools take their planning, strategic thinking and implementation further), and resources (case studies, toolkits and relevant publications).

Other case studies

Case studies of extended schools by the TDA These case studies demonstrate different approaches to providing extended services that are relevant now.
Teachernet extended schools case studiesThese case studies by Teachernet have been divided into categories that fulfil the extended school requirements.

General tools

Overview of the remodelling schools programmeFrom this page you can access descriptions of extended schools, and tools and techniques for managing that change.
Parent resource kit, could use for extended schoolsResearch shows that involving families, parents and carers in their children's learning is a highly effective way of raising standards of behaviour and attainment. The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) is running a two-year project piloting a new role in schools, the parent support adviser (PSA). This page links to the published resources for parents.
Toolkit for governors re extended schoolsThis is a practical booklet for planning and assessing a schools extended services. It describes the legal requirements and provides worksheets for assessing areas and progress.