A consortium of 13 youth organisations has received £1.3m of DfE funding to give schools free access to arts and sports provision in 15 MyPlace centres.
Partner organisations including Ambition, Substance and UK Youth will work with schools to encourage classes or individual pupils to access drop-in sessions or longer projects.
Helen Marshall, chief executive of Ambition, said the two-year project aimed to strengthen community links and ensure “education doesn’t happen in isolation”.
“Young people don’t just get what they need from school,” said Marshall. “Actually there are other community resources.
“Youth services should be working in partnership with schools because it’s about providing a holistic education for young people.
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