The Archbishop Lanfranc School

The status of being a full service extended school indicates the wide range of support services and extra curricular activities that are on offer to pupils, parents/carers and members of the local community, all of which are based on the school site. Services currently located in the school are:

• the Early Years Team, experts in looking after the welfare of the under 5s
• a full time nursery offering high level child-care for the under 5s
• a pre-school unit offering local children free pre-school care and social/educational experiences
• adult education classes – including NVQ levels 2 & 3 qualifications, ICT, maths, English, craft and car maintenance
• family learning – offering parents an opportunity to gain skills to support their children with homework and research tasks
• the safer schools police officer – offering daily support to pupils, a drop in service to parents and specialised police information sessions for parents/carers throughout the year
• Silver Strands – a club for members of the local community aged 60+ years
• the uniform service – a turn around service where good quality uniform is donated, cleaned and given without charge to any pupils who need items for any reason
• Parents’ Forum – a termly meeting where parents are invited to discuss, feedback and suggest ideas on how the school can best support their children
• A volunteer programme – offering parents and member from the local community the opportunity to gain work experience, free training, c.v. and references
• Free crèche place for children under 5 of parents attending courses
• Holiday sports camps
• A wide range of free after school activities from BMX biking to pop stars academy, to homework clubs
• Weekly access to advice, guidance and help for parents to keep their children on tract to achieve well academically

The Archbishop Lanfranc is part of a locals cluster of extended provision and as such works closely with Kingsley, West Thornton, Gonville and Elmwood Infant and Junior Schools and the Peppermint and Broad Green Children’s Centres.

A guide to the extended school activities is published once a term and should arrive home to parents via pupils. Extra copies can be collected from the foyer or reception.