Extended Services in and through Schools
Barking and Dagenham
Extended Services in and through Schools (often called 'Extended Schools') are a key vehicle for delivering the government's objective of lifting children out of poverty and improving outcomes for them and their families. There is now clear evidence that children's experiences greatly influence their outcomes and life chances in later life.
A key priority, and challenge, for schools is to reach the most disadvantaged families within a framework of providing mainstream services for all families.
An extended school works with the local authority and other partners to offer access to a range of services and activities which support and motivate children and young people to achieve their full potential. These services and activities are:
- A varied menu of activities, combined with childcare in primary schools
- Community access to school facilities
- Swift and easy access (referral) to targeted and specialist services
- Parenting support
Schools do not necessarily provide services directly but commission providers and link to existing provision through clusters of Schools and Children's Centres.
The government wants every school to be offering access to the core offer of services by 2010. Local authorities have a key role to play in supporting schools in delivering integrated support through extended services and Barking and Dagenham is leading and coordinating a range of initiatives which have a focus on improving outcomes, particularly for the most disadvantaged.
Extended Schools: building on experience
This prospectus sets out the government's vision for extended services in and through schools.
Extended Schools prospectus 
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The Extended Services in and through Schools strategy
This document sets out the strategy for the development of extended services in and through schools in Barking and Dagenham.
Extended Schools strategy PDF 116K
The following schools currently offer full access to the core offer of extended services. Last updated October 2008.
- Dorothy Barley Infants|
- Furze Infants|
- Manor Infants|
- Marks Gate Infants|
- Ripple Infants|
- Thames View Infants|
- Village Infants|
- Cambell Junior|
- Marks Gate Junior|
- Ripple Junior|
- Thames View Junior|
- William Bellamy Junior|
- William Ford Junior|
- Beam Primary|
- Gascoigne Primary|
- Godwin Primary|
- John Perry Primary|
- Marsh Green Primary|
- Parsloes Primary|
- Roding Primary|
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary (Barking)|
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary|
- The Leys Primary|
- Thomas Arnold Primary|
- Barking Abbey Comprehensive School|
- Dagenham Park Community School|
- Eastbrook Comprehensive School|
- Eastbury Comprehensive School|
- Jo Richardson Community School|
- Robert Clack Comprehensive School|
- Sydney Russell Comprehensive School|
- Trinity Special School|
New online directory of extended schools|
Now for the first time, parents unsure of extended services in their local area can visit a new directory detailing extended schools provision across the country. The directory, aims to make it easier for parents to locate their nearest school offering out-of-hours services.
