Extended Services Management

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July 17, 2009

How is Extended Services managed in the Bedlington Partnership ?


Extended Services for Bedlington is managed through a Partnership Committee,the purpose of this committee is to develop and implement a partnership plan enabling all schools in the partnership to reach full core offer by 2010 . In addition the plan will reflect the needs of the community and priorities will be formulated through consultation with all stakeholders and as a result of individual school audits.

These are the people who are currently representatives on this committee: (July 2009)

Head teacher representatives

Kieran McGrane
Headteacher : Bedlington High School / West Sleekburn Middle School

Steve Horsfield : Meadowdale Middle School
Strategic Lead/Assistant headteacher

Andy Jones
Headteacher : Stead Lane First School

Joan Riley
Headteacher : Mowbray First School


School Governor representatives:

Debbie Yilmaz
ES and Parent Governor : Ringway First School

Wendy Marchetti
Parent Governor: Cleasewell Hill Special School

Multi agency representatives

Amanda Hartley
Manager : Bedlington Sure Start Children's Centre

Lynne Maughan
Manager: Bedlington FACT Team

Angela Cunningham
Senior Education Welfare Officer

Carol Leckie
Extended Services Advisor LEA

Kim Green
Extended Services Coordinator

Partnership Governance Group

We have been instrumental as part of our management structure to set up a Governors Group which will :

  • Receive regular up to date information around Extended Services and the a lead Governor role and responsibilities, which will also enable them to communicate and promoting the vision of Extended Services development within their own schools


  • Receive information that may need to be taken back to their own Governing bodies for further discussion or action, and input information to the Forum from their own governing bodies as appropriate.

  • Discuss and input Governors' priorities for development and delivery of collaborate work in our local Partnership Plan.

  • Nominate Governor representatives to the Extended Services Partnership Committee

  • Discuss and address common issues and concerns as well as share good practice.


    • Bedlington Extended Services Governors Forum (July 2009)

    Bedlingtonshire Community High School :

    Cambois First School : Jeff Sanders

    Choppington First School : Ann O'Hare

    Cleaswell Hill School : Wendi Marchetti

    Guidepost Middle School : Ray Stephenson

    Meadowdale Middle School : Marian Gray

    Mowbray First School : Michael Marley

    Ringway First School : Debbie Yilmaz

    Stakeford First School : Jackie Rowell

    Stead Lane First School :

    The Station First School : Wendy Walker

    West End First School : Debbie McFall

    West Sleekburn Middle School : as Bedlington High (Federation)

    Whitley Memorial First School :


    Consultation through multi agency forums

    Under the current structure, we have a Multi-Agency Working party set up to initially look at locality training regarding the common assessment form, a Funding group and a Common Communications group

    • Appraising members of these forums of any issues around extended services that are relevant to strategic and practical work across the area
    • Discussing any issues and taking back ideas, observations, priorities and concerns of workers and organisations from the wider community and inputting these into decisions being made by the Partnership Committee


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