Out of School Hours
The Out of School Hours programme took place in 12 Leeds and Manchester schools. The schools used the programme to combat dissatisfaction, truancy and underachievement, and to retain gifted and talented pupils.
Each school chose their own emphasis and way of working, identifying target groups according to local needs and the school's development plan.
They each worked with creative professionals who brought both their practical experience and the particular standards of their profession into the school.
Many of the projects gave young people leadership challenges, older children introducing younger children to skills such as music, dance and radio production.
During the three years of the Out of School Hours Programme CapeUK worked with 3,322 young people, over one hundred teachers and advisors, and 90 creative professionals.
The programme was successful in endorsing the findings of CapeUK's pilot studies - that through demanding out of school activity:
- young people in target groups engage positively with creative activities
- pupils reluctant to come to school or switched off learning have been successfully re-engaged.
For more information see the Out of Schools hours website.