Adrian - Abbots Langley
Extended Schools Consortium

Welcome to the Homepage of the Adrian (Abbots Langley) Extended Schools Consortium

Extended Schools are a cluster of schools working together to offer a range of services and activities beyond the school day in order to help meet the needs of the children, families and the wider community.

It is not necessary for all activities to take place at every school. Parents and children may be able to visit a neighbouring school to participate in the activities on offer.

External partners and providers will also be working with schools to provide these services - for example the district council, the local college of further education, private and voluntary organisations.

The 5 aims of Extended Schools (what the government calls the 'the core offer') are:

1. A Safe Place to Be - affordable childcare before and after the school day and during the holidays.
2. Varied Menu of Activity - ranging from homework clubs and study support to sport, music and special interest clubs.
3. Support for Parents - including supportive parenting programmes and family learning.
4. Community Access - access to adult learning programmes.
5. Swift and Easy Access - to support families and children when they need additional help and services from other agencies - for example, speech therapists, counselling, family support, etc.

The government is hoping that the majority of schools will be offering the full core offer by 2010. To be classified as being 'fully core' schools will need to be offering these services where there is a demand. It is therefore important that you let us know what you would like your Extended Schools to be offering, in order that we can provide a quality service which will meet the needs of our local community.