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The team is part of Warwickshire County Council’s countywide Extended Services division which uses schools to provide a range of activities and services, often beyond the school day, to meet the needs of children, their families and the wider community.

The website covers the areas of Southam, Long Itchington, Stockton and Napton as well as other local villages within the Southam area and has information for all age groups. 

Among the many links for young people are the Respect Yourself campaign giving help on issues around relationships and sexual health, advice on dealing with bullying, arts zone information and advice on drugs issues.

The Family Information Service is linked and parents can access childcare availability, a parents’ zone and additional support.

Part of the site features the Southam and District Children’s Centre with information on its play and stay, crèche, ante-natal classes, child and family health services, the school health service, youth service and Warwickshire Police.
     
Opportunities for leisure and learning for adults include Tae Kwon Do, French, art workshops, Ballet or street dance all of which can be taken at community venues in the Southam District.

For those looking to find out more about extended services in the Southam area log onto http://www.southamextendedservices.co.uk

Diana Mitchell, extended services cluster co-ordinator for Southam and District, said:  “We’re so pleased to have this website available for people in the area.  There are so many options for local families to use the services and this is an excellent one stop shop to find out what is available.”

Councillor Carolyn Robbins, vice chair of the Children, Young People and Families overview and scrutiny committee, said:  “This website has so much critical information for families and exemplifies the approach taken by Extended Services; to maximize the use of any resources that a community has by all of the family, whatever their age.”

Link to WCC