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"The Department wants all schools to become extended schools. Many schools are already working in this way but, over time, the Department wants all primary and secondary schools to offer extended services.  For primary schools this means offering a wide range of study support activities, parenting support, including family learning, and ensure swift referral from schools to a wider range of specialised support services for pupils, working through Children's Trusts. Beyond this, an increasing number of primary schools will develop a 8am-6pm wrap-around childcare offer; the Department will support 1,000 primary schools to offer this model by 2008.  Secondary schools will be expected to provide a core offer of study support activities, widespread community use of the school's facilities and family learning activities.

Full service extended schools offer a comprehensive range of extended services which are childcare, family and lifelong learning, some health and social care services, parenting support, study support, access to ICT facilities and access to sports and arts facilities".