Useful documents and links

Background and guidance documents

Extended schools guidance
Guidance about safeguarding, charging, insurance and managing risk as well as information about good practice when delivering extended activities from a school site.

Safeguarding and child protection (pdf)
Good practice guidelines for schools to ensure that extended school activities, delivered on the school site, meet safeguarding expectations.

Rounding the Circle (pdf)
A review of the extended services programme in Ealing, celebrating the success and sharing examples of good practice from schools and partners across the borough.

Extended schools - a guide for governors (pdf)
A reference document to support school governors with developing their plan for extended services in schools

Bulletins for school staff

Extended services bulletin - edition 1 (pdf)
The aim of this bulletin is to signpost school staff to information, resources and funding opportunities that will help you to sustain and develop the range of extended school activities you provide for your pupils and families.

Other useful information

Extended services and the Ofsted framework (pdf)
Information on how extended services impacts on Ofsted judgements.

Parental Information & Signposting Resource (word)
An information resource for front line school staff and parents to find information to answer frequently asked questions easily.

Think Family Directory (pdf)
A guide to provide people working in a wide range of different services with the key contact details that will help them to work in a 'Think Family' way.

Free school meals - why are they important? (pdf)
Information on why free school meals are important.

Free school meals - who qualifies? (pdf)
Information and details on eligibility.

Free school meals - top tips (pdf)
Ideas and recommendations to help maximise free school meal numbers.

Free school meals letter (word)
Letter template to send out before Christmas to encourage parents and carers to sign up for free school meals.

Free school meals leaflet (word)
Leaflet to encourage parents to find out more about free school meals - can be personalised by schools to display in school or send to parents and carers.

Useful links

www.ContinYou.org.uk
The education charity offers advice to schools and others involved in providing extended services in and around schools.