diff --git a/extendable_fastapi/__manifest__.py b/extendable_fastapi/__manifest__.py
index 3958bccc..f4b20592 100644
--- a/extendable_fastapi/__manifest__.py
+++ b/extendable_fastapi/__manifest__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "external_dependencies": {
         "python": [
             "pydantic>=2.0.0",
-            "extendable-pydantic>=1.1.0",
+            "extendable-pydantic>=1.2.0",
         ],
     },
     "installable": True,
diff --git a/extendable_fastapi/readme/newsfragments/.gitignore b/extendable_fastapi/readme/newsfragments/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/extendable_fastapi/readme/newsfragments/380.feature b/extendable_fastapi/readme/newsfragments/380.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2397aa7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extendable_fastapi/readme/newsfragments/380.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+* New base schemas: *PagedCollection*. This schema is used to define the
+  the structure of a paged collection of resources. This schema is similar
+  to the ones defined in the Odoo's **fastapi** addon but works as/with
+  extendable models.
+
+* The *StrictExtendableBaseModel* has been moved to the *extendable_pydantic*
+  python lib. You should consider to import it from there.
diff --git a/extendable_fastapi/schemas.py b/extendable_fastapi/schemas.py
index dfa7a166..c6a71e7d 100644
--- a/extendable_fastapi/schemas.py
+++ b/extendable_fastapi/schemas.py
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
-from extendable_pydantic import ExtendableBaseModel
+from typing import Annotated, Generic, TypeVar
 
+from extendable_pydantic import StrictExtendableBaseModel
 
-class StrictExtendableBaseModel(
-    ExtendableBaseModel,
-    revalidate_instances="always",
-    validate_assignment=True,
-    extra="forbid",
-):
-    """
-    An ExtendableBaseModel with strict validation.
+from pydantic import Field
 
-    By default, Pydantic does not revalidate instances during validation, nor
-    when the data is changed. Validation only occurs when the model is created.
-    This is not suitable for a REST API, where the data is changed after the
-    model is created or the model is created from a partial set of data and
-    then updated with more data. This class enforces strict validation by
-    forcing the revalidation of instances when the method `model_validate` is
-    called and by ensuring that the values assignment is validated.
+T = TypeVar("T")
 
-    The following parameters are added:
-    * revalidate_instances="always": model instances are revalidated during validation
-    (default is "never")
-    * validate_assignment=True: revalidate the model when the data is changed (default is False)
-    * extra="forbid": Forbid any extra attributes (default is "ignore")
-    """
+
+class PagedCollection(StrictExtendableBaseModel, Generic[T]):
+    """A paged collection of items"""
+
+    # This is a generic model. The type of the items is defined by the generic type T.
+    # It provides you a common way to return a paged collection of items of
+    # extendable models. It's based on the StrictExtendableBaseModel to ensure
+    # a strict validation when used within the odoo fastapi framework.
+
+    count: Annotated[int, Field(..., description="The count of items into the system")]
+    items: list[T]
diff --git a/fastapi/readme/USAGE.rst b/fastapi/readme/USAGE.rst
index fd7a2317..ef6f8240 100644
--- a/fastapi/readme/USAGE.rst
+++ b/fastapi/readme/USAGE.rst
@@ -1116,8 +1116,9 @@ the app is robust and easy to maintain. Here are some of them:
 
 * As a corollary of the previous point, a search handler must always use the
   pagination mechanism with a reasonable default page size. The result list
-  must be enclosed in a json document that contains the total number of records
-  and the list of records.
+  must be enclosed in a json document that contains the count of records into
+  the system matching your search criteria and the list of records for the given
+  page and size.
 
 * Use plural for the name of a service. For example, if you provide a service
   that allows you to manage the sale orders, you must use the name 'sale_orders'
@@ -1149,7 +1150,7 @@ you be consistent when writing a route handler for a search route.
 1. A dependency method to use to specify the pagination parameters in the same
    way for all the search route handlers: **'odoo.addons.fastapi.paging'**.
 2. A PagedCollection pydantic model to use to return the result of a search route
-   handler enclosed in a json document that contains the total number of records.
+   handler enclosed in a json document that contains the count of records.
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
@@ -1179,7 +1180,7 @@ you be consistent when writing a route handler for a search route.
         count = env["sale.order"].search_count([])
         orders = env["sale.order"].search([], limit=paging.limit, offset=paging.offset)
         return PagedCollection[SaleOrder](
-            total=count,
+            count=count,
             items=[SaleOrder.model_validate(order) for order in orders],
         )
 
diff --git a/fastapi/readme/newsfragments/.gitignore b/fastapi/readme/newsfragments/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/fastapi/readme/newsfragments/380.feature b/fastapi/readme/newsfragments/380.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..384c1959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastapi/readme/newsfragments/380.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+The field *total* in the *PagedCollection* schema is replaced by the field *count*.
+The field *total* is now deprecated and will be removed in the next major version.
+This change is backward compatible. The json document returned will now
+contain both fields *total* and *count* with the same value. In your python
+code the field *total*, if used, will fill the field *count* with the same
+value. You are encouraged to use the field *count* instead of *total* and adapt
+your code accordingly.
diff --git a/fastapi/schemas.py b/fastapi/schemas.py
index c9c38c1b..4a331847 100644
--- a/fastapi/schemas.py
+++ b/fastapi/schemas.py
@@ -1,19 +1,40 @@
 # Copyright 2022 ACSONE SA/NV
 # License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl).
-
+import warnings
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Generic, List, Optional, TypeVar
+from typing import Annotated, Generic, List, Optional, TypeVar
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from pydantic import AliasChoices, BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, computed_field
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
 class PagedCollection(BaseModel, Generic[T]):
-
-    total: int
+    count: Annotated[
+        int,
+        Field(
+            ...,
+            desciption="Count of items into the system.\n "
+            "Replaces the total field which is deprecated",
+            validation_alias=AliasChoices("count", "total"),
+        ),
+    ]
     items: List[T]
 
+    @computed_field()
+    @property
+    def total(self) -> int:
+        return self.count
+
+    @total.setter
+    def total(self, value: int):
+        warnings.warn(
+            "The total field is deprecated, please use count instead",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        self.count = value
+
 
 class Paging(BaseModel):
     limit: Optional[int] = None
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1aaed652..e4ff49d0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ apispec>=4.0.0
 cerberus
 contextvars
 extendable-pydantic
-extendable-pydantic>=1.1.0
+extendable-pydantic>=1.2.0
 extendable>=0.0.4
 fastapi
 graphene