Walsall Children's Services

There are a number of people at Walsall Children’s Services – Serco who can help you with aspects of the delivery or Extended services:

Finance – Dawn Morris 01922 686200

Asset Management – Denis O’Rourke 01922 686200

Workforce Development – Steve Smith 01922 686200

Senior Extended Services Consultant – Jodeigh Pearce 01922 652345

Healthy Schools – Janet Catto 01922 686200

Human Resources – Primula Paul 01922 686200

Local sources of information

Walsall Voluntary Action – http://www.walsallva.org.uk/ Walsall Voluntary Action is the umbrella body for the Voluntary and Community sector in Walsall.  16 - 16a Bridge Street, Walsall, WS1 1HP Tel: 01922 619840 

Walsall Children’s Information Service http://www.childreninwalsall.co.uk/ Children’s Information Service (CIS) provide local impartial information on children’s centres, available childcare, benefits and how to become part of the children’s workforce. CIS, Early Years, 1 Hatherton street, Walsall, ws1 1yb. Tel.01922 653318

Walsall Early Years - http://www.childreninwalsall.co.uk/ the early years team can provide information on setting up childcare in the borough.  Early Years, 1 Hatherton street, Walsall, ws1 1yb. 01922 652345

Walsall Borough Strategic Partnership - http://www.wbsp.org.uk/ . Walsall Partnership, 1st Floor, Challenge Building, Hatherton Road, Walsall, WS1 1YG, Telephone 01922 654709 

Walsall Childcare Sufficiencyhttp://www.walsall.gov.uk/index/childcare_sufficiency.htm all the latest information on the sufficiency of childcare across the borough.

College of Continuing Education – local providers of family learning contact Pauline Pegram http://www.wcoce.com/index.php 01922 654510

Learning Beyond – for information on parenting support advisers contact Malcolm Ratledge at http://www.learningbeyond.co.uk/  

National sources of information 

National Sure Start Unit – for information on childcare, early education, health and family support http://www.surestart.gov.uk/ 

Teachernet provides a wealth of advice on setting up and running extended services. It is aimed at schools and LAs but it will also be useful for local providers. http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/extendedschools/Teachernet also provides useful information on Community Cohesion http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/Communitycohesion/  

TDA provide a range of tools in the development of extended services.http://www.tda.gov.uk/remodelling/extendedschools.aspx

ContinYou - http://www.continyou.org.uk/ ContinYou is one of the UK's leading community learning organisations, the site provides a range of resources for extended services, including a sample SEF which highlights where information can be entered in relation to extended services and community cohesion, available here

The Standards Site: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/ for information on many of the contributory parts of extended services including Study Support, Parental Involvement, Gifted and Talented. Also how extended services can help those schools in special measures.