Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 December 2005. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Monday, 5 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

After-school Clubs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action she (a) is taking, and (b) plans to take to allow schools to run after-school clubs on their premises; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Many schools already provide a good range of after school clubs on their premises. The Education Act 2002 gave school governing bodies the power to provide community facilities on school premises which will enable those clubs to develop into formal child care offers where there is parental demand for those services.The Government want all schools to provide access to extended services, including child care, a varied menu of study support, and before and after school clubs, by 2010, with half of all primaries and a third of all secondaries doing so by 2008.To support schools in setting up and embedding extended services, we have committed £840 million up to 2008. These funds can be used flexibly to help address any practical issues that schools may be facing to develop extended services.We have also asked the National Remodelling Team (NRT) within the Teacher Development Agency, working with voluntary sector partners such as Continyou and 4Children to support LAs and schools nationally as they implement extended services.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 440 c937W;440 c937W; 34218
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Expenditure Extracurricular activities Powers Schools After school clubs
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk