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About study support

Study support, or out of school hours learning, is supported by local authorities, and offers 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.

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. These aim to improve literacy, numeracy or give children an additional boost in a particular subject area.

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

Find out about organisations for students near you

You can find out about youth groups, clubs and organisations near you from your local authority. The following link will let you enter details of where you live and then take you to your local authority website where you can find out more.

• Find out about organisations for students near you (opens new window)

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.

This initiative is aimed at children who need a boost to get up to speed with their literacy, numeracy, and information and communication technology 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.

• Find out more about the Playing for Success initiative (opens new window)
• Find a Playing for Success study support centre in your area (opens new window)

More useful links

• Find out more about study support (opens new window)
• Find out more about the out-of-school-hours learning initiative (opens new window)
• Find out more about out of school childcare services (opens new window)