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About study support

Study support, or out-of-school-hours learning, is supported by local authorities. It offers young people a safe place to 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, to name a few may include:

• music
• sport
• languages
• art
• dance
• drama
• cookery
• chess

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.

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More useful links

• Find out about out of school hours services Opens new window

Useful contacts

• Parents contacts