Leicestershire’s Extended Schools Development 2005/6 Good Practice Guide Contents Contents 1 Barwell Church of England Junior School ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 2 Battling Brook Community Primary School .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3 The Beauchamp College ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 4 Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 5 Brookvale High School ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 6 Croft Church of England Primary ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 7 Groby Community College ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 8 Ibstock Community College ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 11-13 9 Limehurst High School ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 bk Longslade Family Partnership .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 bl Lutterworth High School ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Key to Schools .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17-18 bm Rawlins Community College ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 bn Redmoor High School ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 bo Roundhill Community College .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 bp Shepshed High School .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 bq Thomas Estley Community College ................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 br Welland Park Community College ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 bs William Bradford Community College ............................................................................................................................................................................... 25 bt Woodbrook Vale High School ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 ck Wreake Valley Community College .............................................................................................................................................................................. 27-28 Food for Thought .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29-31 Extended Services: Extended Success 2 Introduction Dear Colleague, I am delighted to present you with the fi rst Leicestershire Good Practice Guide for Extended Services in Schools. The extended services agenda is a challenging but exciting one; the guide is fi lled with practical case studies that will alleviate the concerns you have about extra workloads and resources. It contains contact details for the schools that took part For map and key see in the extended services pilots so that you can access their experiences fi rst hand. pages 16-17 This new agenda is about supporting and building on your core business, namely the achievement of the children and young people of Leicestershire, by ensuring that there are opportunities for them to enjoy a rich, high quality, and safe learning environment outside of the school day. I hope that this guide will inspire you and your teams and look forward to seeing Melton the development of other high quality extended services in schools. 9 Mowbray Loughborough 4 15 12 19 Coalville 20 8 Markfi eld 10 Ibstock 14 5 Yours sincerely 7 3 18 1 2 6 Wigston 13 Gareth Williams Hinckley Director of Children and 16 Market Young People’s Service Harborough Lutterworth 17 11 Extended Services: Extended Success 3 1 Barwell Church of England Junior School Increased Range of Activities What we wanted to do: What we did: What difference it made: • Provide additional activities • Range of activities extended to include Dance, Rugby, • Pupil enjoyment and motivation increased without cost to parents additional sports; cooking; additional computer clubs • ICT skills improved; children enthusiastic about a wider • Extend range of extended school • Numbers attending increased – over 50% of pupils now range of sports activities available on site attend at least one additional activity each week • Some vulnerable children have benefi ted from all clubs, • Increase number of • Breakfast club has been running since October 05 including Breakfast Club pupils attending extended – average 20 pupils • Improved sense of worth and value for Learning school activities • Homework Clubs for Y3/4 and Y5/6 run weekly Support Assistants and improved total remuneration • Run a Breakfast Club throughout the year; 20-40 pupils attending each club has been welcome. • Run Homework Club for • Learning Support Staff and local sports coaches employed children in all year groups to deliver clubs • Provide additional employment • All activities (except Breakfast) free. opportunities for Learning Support Staff. C<@:<JK<I Extended Services: Extended Success 4 2 Battling Brook Community Primary School Early Bird Club What we wanted to do: What we did: What difference it made: • Provide before school care for • Consulted parents/carers • Improved provision for primary age children • Revamped area of school to provide self contained unit working parents • Provide range of enrichment/ • Purchased resources for activities • Demonstrated an improvement in targeted phonics group reinforcement activities. • Publicised the new provision • Increased numbers of children involved in physical exercise. • Consulted children as to activities they preferred • Targeted groups of under-performing pupils • Setup range of activities; Aerobics, Table Tennis, Phonics Workshop, ICT Sessions, Drama, Drum Lessons, Pre-school Basketball. C<@:<JK<I Extended Services: Extended Success 5 3 The Beauchamp College Student Volunteering and Mentoring Project What we wanted to do: What we did: What difference it made: • Develop a volunteer programme • Held a meeting with a number of local voluntary and • The Right to Read programme is a very positive to benefi t the local community statutory agencies, including: experience for everyone involved. The children really and give Beauchamp students - Voluntary Action for Oadby and Wigston enjoy the one to one attention, and students might take a broader experience than up the challenge of a child-based career - Right to Read just study. • The children with Right to Read partners made greater - Youth Work progress than most children without partners, several - Age Concern children making outstanding progress. - Sports Activities - Family of schools • Discussions were held with Year 12 students and a Vice Principal about the benefi ts of volunteering • Expression of Interest forms were completed by interested students and Stakeholders gave talks to them • CBR forms were processed by Voluntary Action for Oadby and Wigston. The Application of Science in Sport What we wanted to do: What we did: What difference it made: • Develop a programme of study • Target young people aged