DEPARTMENT FOR
CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES News Release (2007/0140) issued by
The Government News Network on 25 July 2007
Every child will
be able to access breakfast clubs, out-of-hours tuition and
after-school clubs in sport, music and drama as Ed Balls today
announced a massive investment of more than £1billion in the
extended schools programme over the next three years.
Families will also be able to access services such as breakfast
clubs, childcare, family learning and parental support, as well as
having quick and easy access to specialist services for their
child such as speech therapy.
The additional investment will mean that every school will be
offering access to extended services by 2010. It was confirmed
today that the programme remains ahead of trajectory with more
than 5,000 - or one in five - schools now offering the core
extended services.
Schools can provide extended services themselves, or deliver them
in partnership with other schools or voluntary and community
organisations, before and after the school day . The £1.1 billion
will fund capital projects and running costs to ensure that by
2010, all schools can offer extended services to children such as
homework clubs after school; additional sport and music tuition;
drama and ICT clubs; or catch up classes in English and maths.
Two weeks ago Ed Balls also announced a £265m extended school
subsidy scheme to ensure that children from disadvantaged families
can access the full range of extended services, which research
shows can gain a greater benefit from extended services, bringing
the amount up to £1.3 billion.
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, said:
"As the best schools demonstrate, you cannot raise standards
and close achievement gaps without focusing on all the needs of
every single child and tackling every obstacle to their learning.
Extended schools do just that - improving children's lives,
boosting their attainment and placing schools at the heart of
their communities.
"Extended schools help families juggle work and home life by
giving parents greater flexibility and providing learning and
parental support. But above all they give children the chance to
take part in fun activities - they can practice sports, learn a
musical instrument, have drama classes or simply catch up on their
home work. All children should have the chance to learn new skills
and have fun out of school hours - and extended schools will give
them those opportunities."
Promoting access for young people is essential because research
has shown that extended schools boost standards. The increase in
pupil attainment in full service extended schools was around
double the rate of the national average between 2005 and 2006. At
Key Stage Four, the number of pupils achieving 5 A*-C at GCSE
increased by just over 5 per centage points, compared to a 2.5 per
centage point increase in the national average over the same period.
All extended schools will offer:
* a varied range of activities including study support activities;
* wraparound childcare 8am-6pm, all year round for primary
schools ;
* parenting and family support ;
* swift and easy access to specialist services like speech
therapy ;
* community use of facilities including adult and family learning
and ICT.
Schools can also offer use of their facilities to
local communities, where they can access services provided by
other organisations such as after-school childcare by
professionals; links with Primary Care Trusts to offer access to
child healthcare services; parents' rooms where mothers and
fathers can study together or find our how to help their child
with their studies; or encourage parenting organisations to offer
classes to improve parents' confidence and skills.
First-year allocations of the £1.1 billion will be released to
schools and local authorities as part of their General Sure Start
Grants and Standards Fund in the autumn.
The funding - as well as funding start-up costs - will for the
first time support extended service co-ordinators in secondary
schools and clusters of primary schools to ensure sustainability.
It will also fund an additional one hour per week of teacher-led
academic focused study support for secondary age pupils in around
a quarter of secondary schools.
NOTES TO EDITORS
The funding breaks down as follows:
Extended Schools Total Funding 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Total CSR
2008-2011 (£m) (£m) (£m) Period
(£m)
Start Up 191 201 35 427
Sustainability 40 100 155 295
Extended Schools Subsidy Scheme 8.5 40 217 265.5
Academic-Focused Study Support 0 90 90 180
Total Extended Schools Revenue 239.5 431 497 1,167.5
Total Extended Schools Capital 60 55 98 213
Total Extended Schools Revenue 299.5 486 595 1,380.5
and Capital
Note: Total of £1,380.5 million minus £265.5m already announced
for the Extended Schools Subsidy Scheme = £1,115 million
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