February 1, 2010
What are Extended Service Clusters
Extended Services clusters are areas where schools have got together with other local partners including those from health, the youth service, voluntary sector and other specialist services to provide a range of services and support to children and their families. 41 clusters cover all of Birmingham.
Across the cluster (although not necessarily on every school site) families who live in the area or have children attending a local school will be able to benefit from
Access to Childcare
Activities for their Children
Parenting and Family Support
Easy access to Specialist Help
Community Access Facilities e.g Sports facilities and Adult Education
Some of these will be free or subsidised but others such as childcare will need to be paid for.
Across Birmingham we have 41 clusters each with their own cluster co-ordinator who can guide you through what’s happening in their cluster.
Where you go to school and where you live
Many children and young people may live within one cluster and travel into another cluster to attend their school. In these cases children may be taking part in activities provided by both clusters. They may be attending an afterschool group at the school they attend but take part in summer activities in the area where they live alongside their friends who live nearby.
Parent Support Advisors
All clusters have a Parent Support Adviser (PSA) with some larger clusters having two,
PSAs work with parents of children in their clusters school to support them to improve their children’s learning outcomes and address issues which may come up which parents may want some help with.
How can I find out which cluster I am in?
Contact the central team on 0121 675 5550 or extendedservices@birmingham.gov.uk with the school name we can tell you the cluster its in. Alternatively give us your postcode and we’ll call you back once we’ve checked the cluster for where you live.
For more information see www.birmingham.gov.uk/extended
Lists of Special Schools and the clusters they are part of
| Special Schools | Cluster name |
| Baskerville School | Harborne |
| Beaufort School | Octoplus |
| Braidwood School | Hodge Hill |
| Brays School | Gateway |
| Bridge School (The) | Stockland Green |
| Calthorpe School | HESP |
| Cherry Oak School | Selly Oak |
| Dame Ellen Pinsent School (The) | Billesley |
| Fox Hollies School | Highbury Partnership |
| Hallmoor School | Flightpath |
| Hamilton School | Hand In Hands |
| Hunters Hill (Residential) School | West Heath |
| James Brindley School Administrative Centre | Ladywood |
| Kingstanding School | Clockwork (Oscott) |
| Langley School | Four Oaks |
| Lindsworth School: (North) | S.A.F.E Community Group |
| Lindsworth School: (South) | The Real Link |
| Longmoor School and Residential Unit | Sutton Central |
| Longwill Primary School for Deaf Children | Shenley Partnership |
| Mayfield School | HESC |
| Pines (Special) School (The) | Octoplus |
| Priestley Smith School | Joined Up Cluster |
| Queensbury School | Stockland Green |
| Selly Oak Trust School | Selly Oak |
| Skilts School | Kings Norton |
| Springfield House Community Special School | Hall Green |
| Uffculme School | Highbury Partnership |
| Victoria School | Shenley Partnership |
| Wilson Stuart School | KEPC |
For a List of Extended Services Clusters and Co-ordinators click here
