Beyond the school gates : questioning the extended schools and full service agendas

This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of full service and extended schools - those offering new services to students, families and communities beyond regular school hours. Full service and extended schools : an international movement? -- What are they for? -- Inside the schools -- Challenges and possibilities -- Issues in evaluation -- Achievements and limitations -- Rethinking full service and extended schools This book, for the first time ever, critically examines the role of full service and extended schools. The authors draw on their extensive international evaluations of this radical new phenomenon to ask: What do extended or full service schools hope to achieve, and why should services based on schools be any more effective than services operating from other community bases? What pattern of services and activities is most effective? What does extended schooling mean for children and families who are not highly disadvantaged, or for schools outside the most disadvantaged areas? How can schools lead extended services at the same time as doing their ‘day job'of teaching children? Why should schools be concerned with family and community issues? Beyond the advocacy of ‘extended provision', what real evidence is there that schools of this kind make a difference, and how can school leaders evaluate the impact of their work? This book will be of interest to anyone involved in extended and full service school provision, as a practitioner, policy-maker, or researcher. Around The World, Schools Are Being Asked To Offer New Services To Students, Families And Communities In Order To Overcome The Effects Of Disadvantage. This Book Critically Examines The Role Of Full Service And Extended Schools. Full Service And Extended Schools : An International Movement? -- What Are They For? -- Inside The Schools -- Challenges And Possibilities -- Issues In Evaluation -- Achievements And Limitations -- Rethinking Full Service And Extended Schools. Colleen Cummings, Alan Dyson And Liz Todd. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of full service and extended schools - those offering new services to students, families and communities beyond regular school hours."This book provides valuable insights for those interested in planning provision which acknowledges the 'real world' context of schooling." - NASEN Journal, 2011