Welcome to the NCSL Extended Services site.

This site gives you:

• in-depth information on School improvement planning, Leadership and management, Building networks and Raising standards
• a personal needs analysis to help you focus your work
• case studies and video clips for an insight into how Extended Services are developing right now
• activities to embed your new knowledge and take you further.

All to help you lead Extended Services more effectively.

This site will continually be updated as good practice is developed and shared.

 By 2010 all children should have access to a variety of activities beyond the school day. Well organised, safe and stimulating activities before and after school provide children and young people with a wider range of experiences and make a real difference to their life chances at school. It gives them the opportunity to keep fit and healthy, to acquire new skills, to build on what they learn during the school day or simply to have fun and relax... 

Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Extended Schools Prospectus, 2005