Publications on extended schools

A summary of the November 2008 Extended Schools conference, including copies of the presentation slides.

Our presentation slides detailing the core offer of extended services and Ofsted's key findings on the impact of extended schools. If you would like a version of this in powerpoint, please e-mail remodellinginfo@tda.gov.uk to request one.

Find out how schools and their communities are achieving improved pupil performance, better engagement with learning, increased family stability and stronger relations with local communities in a special Education Guardian supplement.

Core slide pack. Powerpoint presentation slides detailing the core offer of extended services and Ofsted's key findings on the impact of extended schools.

Taking a wider view. The government wants all schools to offer extended services by 2010. We asked Graham Holley, chief executive of the TDA, for his view of how this vision can work.

Graham Holley, chief executive of the TDA, looks at linking extended schools and school improvement planning, and how this organisation can help.

School leaders know how important consultation is - and how difficult it can be to do well. In the second of a series of three articles for SecEd, Graham Holly, chief executive of the TDA, argues that wide consultation and genuine engagement are the keys to providing services that really meet needs.

In the last of a series of three exclusive articles for SecEd, Graham Holley, chief executive of the TDA, continues his look at extended schools. This time he considers how supporting parents through extended schools can transform lives.

The extended schools prospectus sets out the vision for extended schools with examples of best practice from schools, local authorities and other partners.

A briefing for local authorities and schools. This briefing looks at why play should be a crucial element of the extended school ‘core offer’, and provides information to support schools in developing play opportunities.