Guidance published by the Department for Education calls on schools to do more to promote the "life-changing experience" the flagship initiative offers young people.
This includes encouraging all schools and colleges to appoint a teacher to promote the NCS to students and be the main point of contact for local providers. Their work should include arranging NCS events within the school and answer students' questions about the initiative.
The guidance, which is non-statutory, suggests that year 11 heads and personal, social and health education (PSHE) or citizenship leads are best placed for the role in schools.
Among those to already take on this role is Gareth Wicks, sixth form programme director at Tendring Technology Academy, in Essex.
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