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The Extended School

The Concept

Extended Services in and around schools – what is it?

It is a key way of delivering the aims of the Every Child Matters scheme. An extended school works with the local authority, local providers and other schools to provide access to a core offer of integrated services:

A varied range of activities including study support, sport and music clubs, combined with childcare in primary schools;

Parenting and family support;

Swift and easy access to targeted and specialist services;

Community access to facilities including adult and family learning, ICT and sports grounds.

These will often be provided beyond the school day, but not necessarily by teachers, or on the school site.

What Are the Benefits?

There is evidence that extended services can help to:

Improve pupil attainment, self-confidence, motivation and attendance;

Reduce exclusion rates;

Better enable teachers to focus on teaching and learning;

Enhance children's and families access to services

How is this being delivered in Woking?

In Woking, as in other parts of Surrey, schools are coming together to work to deliver the above. In Woking the umbrella organisation is the Woking Schools Confederation.

The rest of this webpage details what facilities are available at the Oaktree school site, while the Confederation website (at www.wokingschoolsconfederation.co.uk) highlights all the other services available in the Woking borough.

Extended Services in The Oaktree School

Extended services available to pupils of the Oaktree school include:

The Sunrise Breakfast Club.

The Sundowners After-School Club.

Events at the Oaktree School

	What is it?	Who comes?	What is the venue?
INSET	This is an In-service Training day for the staff.	Staff and Governors	Normally in the school
Link Parent Meeting	A parent representative from each class is selected at the beginning of the year and these 'Link Parents' meet together monthly with Mrs Alder to discuss parent support needed and feedback.	Link Parents only	Parents Corner in the Acorn Centre
School Council	The children have elected two or their peers in each class to represent them at the School Council Meeting. The children meet with Mrs Alder monthly to discuss successes and improvements.	Class Representatives (Children)	Mrs Alder's Office
Eco Committee	This committee is instrumental in moving our Eco work forward. There is one full committee meeting during the first half term and a children's meeting during the second half.	This is a group made up of elected children, staff, governors and interested parents. If you are interest just come along.	The Acorn Centre
Ground Force Morning	Parents and children come along on a Saturday morning and help to prepare the grounds for the children to learn in.	Parents and children	The school grounds
Open Afternoon	You may visit the classrooms after school with your child/grandchild to look at the work in progress	All children and their families or carers.	The whole school
Parent Consultation	Parents sign for an appointment on the list that is put up nearer the time to see the teacher and discuss your child's progress.	Parents	The Acorn Centre
All Aboard	An unusual morning for Year 2 children! The classrooms become ships, the children become sailors and the teachers become captains. All in preparation for the outing to HMS Victory in Portsmouth.	Children and staff in Year 2	The Year 2 classrooms
Portsmouth Visit	Year 2 children visit Portsmouth and go on board The HMS Victory'. Linked to the termly topic.	All Year 2 children and parent helpers	Portsmouth
Mosque Visit	This visit to a Synagogue is linked to the RE curriculum for Year 2	All Year 2 and parent helpers	Shah Jahan Mosque, Woking
Synagogue Visit	This visit to a Synagogue is linked to the RE curriculum for Year 1	All Year 1 and parent helpers	NW Surrey Synagogue
Discovery Centre Workshop	A visit to The Look Out Discovery Centre' to explore the interactive displays and participate in the materials workshop.	All Year 1 and parent helpers	The Look Out - Bracknell
World Book Day	This is an annual event in the school calendar. Events and activities are planned to develop the children's literacy skills.	The whole school community	The school
Spring Fair	This is a fundraising event that is organised by the children and staff of the Oaktree School as part of our Citizenship work. Funds raised are used to purchase extra equipment.	The whole school community	The classrooms
Grandparent morning	Grandparents are invited to spend part of the morning in the school. They can see the classrooms, watch a short presentation given by the children and generally experience life in a school.	All Grandparents are welcome. If your child does not have a grandparent then another relative is welcome to come.	The school