What is Extended Services across the Teesdale Cluster?
Extended Services is a country-wide, government initiative all about supporting children and families. It is part of the Every Child Matters Agenda and the long term vision of schools being at the heart of the community providing access to services and activities that often extend beyond the school day. Extended Services works in partnership with other schools and the public, private and community sectors to offer access to a range of activities and services that meet the needs of pupils, their families and the wider community. By September 2010, the nine schools across the Teesdale Cluster aim to provide access to: high quality childcare, a varied menu of after school activities, community access – to ICT, sports and arts facilities including family and adult learning, support for parents and swift and easy referral to a range of specialist support services. The nine schools within the Teesdale Cluster are: Bowes Hutchinson, Cotherstone, Forest-of-Teesdale, Green Lane, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Montalbo, St. Mary’s and Startforth Morritt primary schools and Teesdale School Science College and Sixth Form Centre. Information about access to childcare provision and activities after school or during the holidays is available from the schools or via the Extended Services Coordinator. In addition, the Teesdale Cluster schools have a Parent Support Advisor and a Transition Advisor to help parents and pupils with any issues requiring specialist advice. To help pupils and parents make the transition from primary to secondary stage, Extended Services work together with schools and partners to provide the ‘Moving Up Summer Scheme’ during the summer holiday. All Year 6 pupils at the Cluster primary schools are invited to participate in the holiday scheme which features performance and visual arts workshops, sports, outdoor activities including a day trip to Hamsterley Forest for orienteering and den-building and a day at the Teesdale Leisure Centre for swimming, climbing wall and trampoline activities. On the final day of the scheme there is a celebration event for parents and siblings to find out what participants have achieved throughout the scheme. The last two schemes were hugely beneficial with children and parents agreeing that the transition from primary to secondary is made so much easier for all those who take part.
Teesdale Cluster Extended Services team:
Gill Adams, Extended Services Coordinator Nicola Riley-Eaton, Parental Support Advisor Karen Pearson, Transition Advisor
They can be contacted via Teesdale School on 01833 638166 or by contacting the individual schools:
Bowes Hutchinson Primary School 01833 628291 | Cotherstone Primary School 01833 650491 |
| Forest-of-Teesdale Primary School 01833 622220 | Green Lane Primary School 01833 690298 |
| Middleton-in-Teesdale Primary School 01833 640382 | Montalbo Primary School 01833 637718 |
| St. Mary’s Primary School 01833 637029 | Startforth Morritt Primary School 01833 638280 |
| Teesdale School Science College & Sixth Form Centre 01833 638166 |
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Lettings Arrangements 2009/10
Rooms | First Hour Weekdays | First Hour Saturdays | First Hour Sundays B/H | Each Additional Hour |
Main Hall | £25 | £30 | £40 | £7.50 |
Dining Hall | £25 | £30 | £40 | £7.50 |
Gym | £20 | £25 | £30 | £7.50 |
1 Classroom | £15 | £20 | £25 | £7.50 |
2 Classrooms | £17.50 | £22.50 | £27.50 | £5 |
3 Classrooms | £20 | £25 | £30 | £7.50 |
Additional classrooms | £2.50 each | £2.50 each | £2.50 each | £2.50 each |
Library | £15 | £20 | £25 | £5 |
Drama Studio | £25 | £30 | £35 | £7.50 |
Music Practice Rooms | £7.50 | £10 | £15 | £5 |
MMW | £20 | £25 | £30 | £5 |
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Sports Field/Soccer Pitch | £25 | £30 | £35 |
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Tennis Court/s | £10 | £12.50 | £15 |
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Kilns | £10 | £12.50 | £15 |
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Changing Rooms | £5 |
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Musical Equipment | On application |
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Cancellation Charge | £15/10% of booking fee | Whichever is the least |
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All applications to use the premises must be formally written and where it is deemed beneficial to the school to apply circumstantial rates these can be applied at the discretion of the Business Manager.
All requests will be responded to indicating if the application has been accepted or rejected with full details and rates (where applicable), with the necessary documents for issuing permits and insurance liability declarations attached. Payment unless otherwise agreed will be requested prior to the event which can be re-imbursed should it be cancelled for some reason. A cancellation fee has been introduced of 10 % of the booking fee or £15 whichever is the least, to cover administrative costs.