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Welcome to Welwyn Garden City
Extended Schools' Consortium

Gill Dowling
Co-ordinator
Tel: 07985383711

g.dowling@peartreejmi.herts.sch.uk
Sarah Cafferty
Administrator
Tel : 07983223676
admin.wgc@hertsextendedschools.org.uk

Tel : 01707 880382

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Something for Everyone!

updated 2.08.10

Welcome to the Welwyn Garden City Extended Schools website!

We hope you find our website helpful and information. To find out more about Extended Schools, the services we offer and what's on in Welwyn Garden City and the surrounding areas, please follow the links on the left hand side of the page.

If you want to find your nearest Children's Centre and Extended Schools go to www.hertsdirect.org/extendedservices and type in your home postcode. Your nearest Children's Centre and Extended Schools will be displayed

 

Don’t get hot and bothered this summer. Enjoy your time with the children and if you feel hot under the collar let us help you, we are here 24 hours on our helpline
0800 800 2222
free from landlines and most mobile networks

NEW! SEN Information Directory

Click HERE for the brand new Special Educational Needs Information Directory for the WelHat area. The Directory is designed to support parents and carers of children with special education needs living in the Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield areas. If you would like a hard copy of the Directory, these will be available from mid-September 2010. Please contact Gill Dowling on g.dowling@peartreejmi.herts.sch.uk

The Directory is being constantly updated. If you are aware of any information which is either incorrect or missing from the Directory, please feel free to contact us.

         

Summer Holiday Activities
Get planning and don't miss out! Activities being added every day. Click here to find out more.

 
What's On
On-going courses and activites for everyone to enjoy

Click here to find out more
         

2010
Summer Sizzler Brochure
Youth Section

Holiday activities for
13 - 19 year olds

Click HERE to read online.

 

NOW OUT!

2010
Summer Sizzler Brochure

Look out for your copy of the third editon of the Summer Sizzler brochure, packed full of activities to do with, or without, your children during the long summer holidays. The brochures are being distributed via schools, libraries, leisure centres, get one directly from us or click HERE to read it online.

         
 

Extended Opportunities

Funding has been allocated to schools to support children
and young people who are disadvantaged by economic
circumstances and children looked after by the local authority,
to enable them to access the varied menu of activities of the
extended schools agenda. Here click for more information.

         
The
Home Access Grant
The Home Access Grant is a government programme providing low-income families with a grant to purchase a computer and internet access to get online at home. Click here to find out more.  
Send us your email address
NEW Electronic Newsletter
Coming Soon! ... our new electronic Newsletter. The Newsletter will be sent out fortnightly and will be packed full of information - latest courses, activities, parenting information, what's on, etc. If you would like to receive the Newsletter, please send your email address to admin.wgc@hertsextendedschools.org.uk
         

Read All
About It!
Click here for all our latest
news.
Regularly updated

 
The Orchard Library
OPEN NOW ... in
The Orchard Room at Peartree Primary School. Click HERE to find out more.
     


Click Here for more info
The Family Information Service
is only a phone call away from free, friendly impartial information/guidance on
a full range of childcare, children’s services and resources across Hertfordshire:
www.hertsdirect.org/fsd
 
2009/10 Brochure
Check your child's book bag for yours or read it online by clicking here
         

Sept - Dec 2010
Support for Parents, Carers and Children in WGC and Hatfield
A list of courses/activities on offer. Compiled by the
Parenting and Information Officer, Children, Schools and Families
Click here to open
 
Family Life Getting Tough?
A new Extended Telephone Support service could help. Click here to find out more.