This duty includes consideration of the educational implications related to out-of-school-hours learning (OSHL) of any decisions authorities take about a child looked after by them.
For the past two years ContinYou has been working on the Taking Part project, which is aimed at extending OSHL opportunities to children in care. The benefits of taking part in activities out of school are well documented, such as how they can help to raise achievement through improving pupils' self-esteem and motivation.
For looked-after children, whose life experiences have often damaged their self-esteem, the benefits of OSHL activities can be even greater. Some young people will only discover what they are good at or passionate about out of school. And this might be their first real experience of being motivated, which is critical to achievement.
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