By opening up to the community, extended schools can offer a more diverse curriculum, take a more holistic approach that recognises that physical and emotional wellbeing are essential components of readiness to learn and also ensure that young people themselves have the chance to shape learning and teaching strategies.
In Putting young people at the centre of the extended school, by Bronwen Hunter, The NYA highlights some of the features of the extended school, indicates roles for the youth service and considers some of the organisational issues involved.
The book explores how the youth service is well placed to become a partner with schools and wider community services and how it can contribute through its expertise in delivering accredited work for learning in non-formal settings.
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