Extracurricular opportunities for children and young people

Study support, or out-of-school-hours learning, increases learning opportunities for children aged 4 to 8 through a range of activities, such as the arts, music and sport. The activities include homework and breakfast clubs as well as after-school clubs.

Supported by local authorities, all offer a safe place where your child can learn and have fun in a supervised setting, outside school hours. This can be especially useful if you are a working parent.

Where you can find study support activities 

Study support activities take place on school premises, at local libraries, sports grounds or clubs, and at museums and galleries. Some activities are geared particularly to learning, aiming to improve literacy and numeracy or to give children an additional boost in a particular subject area.

Other activities focus on a variety of activities including music, sport, languages, art, dance, drama, cookery or chess, to name just a few. You can find out which activities are available in your region from your local authority or your child's school.

Study support for children who need motivation 
You can also find study support centres at top football clubs and sports venues, through the Playing for Success initiative , which aims to help children who need a boost to get up to speed with their literacy, numeracy, and ICT skills.

As part of the initiative, sports such as football and rugby - as well as the venue itself - are used as a way to motivate Key Stage 2 and 3 pupils.