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Oakwood Integrated Primary School launched a Funding Package in March 2006 to reduce underachievement and enhance children's educational development. Learn about extended schools, partnering, activities, challenges, and outcomes. Explore how Oakwood strengthens its community to support children and sets high-level outcomes to achieve positive societal contributions. Gain insights into funding, community partnerships, and strategic planning for sustainable growth.
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Oakwood Integrated Primary School An Extended School
CONTEXT – Children and Young People Funding PackageLauched: March 2006 ‘To reduce underachievement and improve the life chances of children and young people by enhancing their educational development and fostering their health, well-being and social inclusion through the integrated delivery of the support and services necessary to ensure every child has the best start in life.’
About Oakwood • What is an Extended School? • How does a school become one? • Where does it go for support? • What about money? • What is partnering collaborating? • What constitutes extended school activities? • Challenges
A definition • ‘The Bible’ definition • The Child at the centre of a community • Strengthening the community to support the child
5 High Level Outcomes • Being healthy • Enjoying learning and achieving • Living in Safety and with Stability • Experiencing economic and environmental well being • Contributing positively to community and society
How we set about it at Oakwood • Audit • Alone or with partner? • Funding • Role of governors • Costed Action Plan • Leader or Coordinator? • Help?
Oakwood’s Community - Partnering to support our children • The school community • Agencies - stat,vol,ed, health • Businesses • Churches • Schools and Colleges and beyond
Extended school activities • Wrap around care from 8.00am-6-00pm • Before/during/after activities • Parent Education • Parents and children together • Evening and weekend leisure and learning
Links to the School Development Plan • Audit • School Development/Strategic Plans • Delegating • Action Planning • Monitoring • Evaluating • Presenting evidence based account • Building on achievements
Meeting Challenges • Where the money comes from? • Relationships internal and external • Employing staff • Governance and accountability
Where to next? • Adjusting to New Model • Where teachers fit in • Role of school leaders