The survey by 4Children, supported by the DfES, found that headteachers are interested in the extended schools concept but are being held back by concerns over staffing, funding, sustainability and building capacity.
The Government has set ambitious targets that all schools become extended schools, open from 8am to 6pm, all year round, by 2010. Headteachers at 63 per cent of the schools questioned for the survey were willing to move toward the approach and 47 per cent of primary heads expected their schools to be providing some extended services, such as childcare, in the next two years. But the research showed many headteachers still need help to extend what they offer.
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