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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 1.11.10

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

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Don’t let things get out of hand. Enjoy your children and if you are struggling, let us help you, we are here 24 hours on our helpline
0800 800 2222
free from landlines and most mobile networks

SEN Information Directory

NEW! SEN Information Directory

PDF icon Special Educational Needs Information Directory for the WelHat area (4.4MB)

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.

Read All About It!

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Our latest newsletter

PDF icon Easter Holidays (392KB)
Regularly updated


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.

PDF icon Extended Opportunities (590KB)

 

2010/11 Brochure

Check your child's book bag for yours or read it online

PDF icon 2010/11 Brochure (1.24MB)

extended schools brochure 2011


What's On

On-going courses and activites for everyone to enjoy

What's on

Use the What's On button to find out more.


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.

PDF icon Home Access Grant (1.1MB)

Support for Parents, Carers and Children in WGC and Hatfield

A list of courses/activities on offer to support parents.

PDF icon Parenting Courses (1.1MB)


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

The Orchard Library

OPEN NOW ... in
The Orchard Room at Peartree Primary School. Use the Orchard Library button to find out more.

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Family Life Getting Tough?

A new Extended Telephone Support service could help.

PDF icon Telephone Support Poster (1.1MB)