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After School Clubs: Primary Education

Asked by Mr Luke ChartersLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 129984

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that primary schools offer a broad range of after school clubs.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The government is committed to ensuring that all children and young people across England can access a variety of enrichment opportunities at school, including after school clubs, as part of our mission to break down barriers to opportunity. A new Enrichment Framework will be published this academic year. It will set out benchmarks to help schools and colleges plan high-quality enrichment more strategically, with case studies and signposting to tools and resources. The framework will support schools to provide accessible and inclusive enrichment opportunities to those less likely to participate, such as pupils on free school meals.

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