Schools in the Community gives practical tips and advice on how to:

• establish strong partnership links with the community
• obtain an understanding of how community relationships fit with the demands of the National Curriculum
• secure fundings for community education projects
• assess the needs if the local community
• develop adequate staff training.

Schools in the Community includes case studies, INSET activities and resources, checklists, sample surveys and questionnaires, lists of sources of funding for community education and details of key organisations in the field.