Youth Matters envisages the activities provided by schools as an important part of the local offer to young people. By 2010, the Government expects every secondary school to be open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays and school holidays, offering a range of things for young people to do, in partnership with youth services.
In Knowsley, the most deprived borough outside London, education directors knew a radical approach was required to drive up attainment, while also catering for the diverse needs of young people and their communities.
The solution
The council glimpsed the opportunity two and a half years ago in Building Schools for the Future, an ambitious government investment programme, which aims to rebuild or renew every secondary school in England.
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