The Government's definition of an extended school is one that provides a range of services and activities, often beyond the school day, to help meet the needs of its pupils, their families and the wider community. This provides a basis from which we are working to develop the role of schools, with other providers, in promoting the welfare of individual children and contributing to community well being in general. There is a spectrum of forms of extended school, ranging from those developing early activities in, for example, breakfast clubs and after school hours learning, through to those working to develop a range of service outlets (for example, with health, police or social care).

For further information see the Schools section on Essex County Council Website.