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After School Clubs
An after school club is a place for children to go after the school day has finished but office hours haven't, usually from around 3.30pm to 6pm.
- The club may be in a child's school, another local school or different premises altogether.
- Sometimes playworkers will escort children from the school to the club.
- Fun and relaxing activities, such as games, sports or craft activities, are provided for children under the care of the playworkers.
Homework Clubs
These clubs are organised specifically as the name suggests in order to assist children with their homework after school.
Playschemes
Local councils organise holiday play schemes for children.
How to Take This Forward
- Quite a few museums link up with local holiday playschemes. Contact your local council to find out about these.
- After School Clubs provide an ideal opportunity for museums to work with schools either through visiting the club with museum collections or by providing a venue for the club to meet at the museum on a regular or occasional basis.
- Contact your local schools and local councils to find out about After School Clubs and then contact the organisers to find out how your museum can be involved.
- Contact your local schools to see if the museum might be able to link in with a Homework Club.
Downloads
Museums, Libraries and Archives South East (MLA South East) case study We've got Homework (Word DOC, 171Kb. River and Rowing Museum).
Useful Websites
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The new mini-guide developed by ContinYou with MLA South West and North Somerset Museums and Extended Schools Team is a free downloadable bite-sized guide designed to provide support, guidance, ideas and resources to help museums set up and run a successful study support/out of schools hours club. Download the mini-guide from the ContinYou website.
British Science Association website for details of After School Science and Engineering Clubs.
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery run Art and Drama After School Clubs. Contact the Education staff to find out more.
Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) TeacherNet website for more information about Homework.
Oultwood for a directory of local government websites (details of local councils).
DCSF for details of how to contact your Local Authority.