Achievement is not solely determined by what happens in the classroom.The provision of extended services is a vital component of awhole-community approach to learning, and so we welcome the emphasis onencouraging trust schools to develop partnerships with externalorganisations. While the Bill does not explicitly refer to extendedschools, we hope the forthcoming spending review will reinforce the needto invest in the quality of these services.
Laurence Blackhall, chief executive, ContinYou.
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