2 Step up the major extended school programme: only 10 per cent of primary schools currently open 8am to 6pm.
3 Support existing providers to extend what they do and how they work with schools. There are 12,000 out-of-school clubs - we need to build on that.
4 Sort out our workforce: many workers still say that they do not have access to the integrated training they need. The Government's 125m transformation fund may help here.
5 Ask children what they want from their new extended provision. Consulting with children needs to be built into everything we do.
6 Make out-of-school workers firmly part of the new integrated infrastructure. From children's trusts to local authority strategic planning, children's centres and extended schools to health, play and wider services, out-of-school workers have a crucial role and deliver a vital service.
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