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Ask the expert: what are extended schools?
As part of its Every Child Matters programme, the Government wants all schools to offer some basic extended services which they can develop with other partners, such as existing after-school clubs.
For smaller schools, this might mean partnership with other neighbouring schools. Schools will have to provide high quality 'wraparound' childcare from 8am-6pm all year round. They will also have to provide a mix of activities such as homework clubs, sport and music; parenting and family support; easy to access referral to other services such as health; and wider community access to IT, sport and arts facilities and...
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Ask the expert: what are academies?
Academies [previously called city academies] are independent state schools specifically charged with taking on this challenge. Some are brand new schools, others replace failing ones (those with 30 per cent or fewer students getting five GCSEs at A*-C).
They are set up as charitable companies by business, faith or voluntary groups and receive both sponsorship from that group and government funding. Their
independent status allows them the flexibility to be creative in their management, governance, teaching and curriculum in order to meet local need.
They are all-ability schools, with a focus on one particular...
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Ask the expert: what does being a school governor involve?
The best way to begin to find out more about what is involved is to ask for a meeting with the person who sent round the letter from your school. Each school's governor structure varies so they are best placed to describe what the time commitment will be. Some schools have lots of sub-committees of governors, for instance, and so, depending on which ones you are on, you may not have to attend more than a few nights a term. Most meetings tend to last around two and a half to three hours, but this depends on the nature of...
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