Extended School Services

The core offer of ‘Extended Services’, which all schools are expected to provide by 2010, is made up of five elements:

• Childcare

• A varied menu of activities, including study support, sport and music clubs

• Swift and easy access to targeted and specialist services

• Parenting support, including family learning, and

• Community access to facilities, including adult and family learning, ict and sports facilities.

This section of our website provides links to other schools and agencies, including voluntary and community organisations, signposting existing services where appropriate.  It also outlines what provision is available within school.  Please click on the links to the left to access the information for each element of Extended Services.

By providing extended services, CRGS is supporting and reinforcing initiatives such as the Healthy Schools programme and fulfilling our statutory duties to promote pupil wellbeing and community cohesion, and to serve the wider community.
We use consultation groups such as the School Council and the School Improvement Committee as well as The Association of Friends of CRGS and our Governing Body to consult with students, families, staff and the wider community to identify priorities and needs.
Research carried out by different organisations, including Ofsted, over the last four years suggests that those schools which are already offering extended services are experiencing a range of benefits, including:

• more motivated students

• better attendance and behaviour

• more engaged and better equipped parents

• greater willingness to adopt healthier lifestyles, and

• better community access to local services.

Should you have any questions about our extended Services provision, please contact Mr. Powell (Deputy Headteacher) at the school (Telephone: 01200 423118).