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Extended Services

The next Extended Services programmes have been selected

The selection process is now complete for the second selection round of Extended Services. Extended Services are school-based Out of School Service programmes that receive extra help to extend the range of activities they offer to provide stimulating, healthy activities for children of all ages from five to their 14th birthday. Extended Services:

  • receive three-year guaranteed funding to extend their Out of School Service programmes
  • talk to their local communities, children and young people to see what sorts of activities they want to see offered
  • focus on improving the health and general wellbeing of children and young people at their programmes.

The Government will fund twelve Extended Services in low-decile, urban schools by 2010. The first Extended Services began operating in February 2008 and the second four services will begin operating in February 2009.

Expressions of Interest for the final four Extended Services will be called for in late March, early April 2009.

Read more about the Extended Services programmes