GRANDVIEW
UUQINAK'UUH COMMUNITY SCHOOLYARD, Canada
Schools can be the focal point for family and community services.
This school has a community garden and an outdoor meeting room
that groups can use.
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These
new ways of learning, including
increasing use of ICT, will have an effect on the balance of
spaces in a school of the future. While the school is likely
to continue to be the key learning base for 3 to 16/18 year
olds in the future, the boundaries between school and the outside
world will be less clearly defined. The government is encouraging
schools to open up their buildings to a range of other users
during the school day and beyond. At the same time, there are
more opportunities for pupils to learn outside school and beyond
the school day. Learning is going beyond formal education, becoming
a lifelong process, helping people to maximise their potential
throughout their working and family lives.
Opening up the school
Following a commitment given in Government is encouraging
schools to
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develop
as focal points for a range of
family
and community services. A new legal power is being introduced
to make it easier for governors to provide these the White Paper,
Schools - Achieving Success, the wider services. The range provided
will differ from one school to another and depend on local need,
but might include childcare, health and social services, adult
and family learning, recreational facilities, ICT access, and
possibly legal or housing advice.
The experiences of Sure Start and Early Excellence Centres have
shown that the needs of children and their families are best
met by easily accessible, joined-up services. Provision of on-site
health, social and other support can help to improve educational
standards by addressing the range of needs of pupils and their
families which prevent children from reaching their full potential.
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