It found almost half of the schools "encountered barriers" to actually using the subsidy funding, while a quarter said pupils were put off from taking part in activities because of stigma linked to claiming the subsidy.
The research also revealed that more than a third of parents feel uninformed about the activities on offer at their child’s school. Three-quarters of parents and 81 per cent of pupils believe their school should improve the range of activities it offers.
Despite this, researchers found that schools are using successful strategies to reduce the stigma of using the subsidy. These include offering some activities that are free for all pupils, and informing parents, not children, about which activities are subsidised.
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