Welcome to Riversmeet
Extended Schools Consortium

Working together to meet the needs of children and young people, their families and the wider community.

Welcome to the website for the Riversmeet Extended Schools Consortium!  Our consortium covers the Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Mill End, Maple Cross and Chorleywood areas of Three Rivers.  Please see Our Consortium page to find which schools are members of our consortium.

What is an extended school?

Extended schools provide access to a range of services and activities, often beyond the school day, to help meet the needs of children, families and the wider community.

Schools are not expected to deliver these services and activities on their own but to work with other schools and with external partners and providers – for example, the health service, the local college and private and voluntary organisations.

Many schools are already providing some of these opportunities and have been doing so for some time.  But now all schools are being encouraged to offer an even wider range over the next three years.

What services should be offered by Extended Schools and when?

The Government has set out a ‘core offer’ of extended services that it wants all children and their families to be able to access through schools by 2010:

• CHILDCARE– affordable childcare before and after the school day and during the holidays for all primary aged children.

• VARIED MENU OF ACTIVITIES - for all pupils – ranging from homework clubs to sport, music and special interest clubs.

• SPECIALIST SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE – swift and easy referral to services such as speech therapy, family support and counselling.

• SUPPORT FOR PARENTS – including parenting programmes and family learning sessions.

• COMMUNITY ACCESS- to school facilities and to adult learning.

For more details on what services and activities are available in our community, please visit our Activities & Services page.

Please see our Partners & Links page to find out more from Government and County on Extended Schools.