We should be keeping a sharp eye on working practices that undermine this, and asking how law and society reinforce the right kinds of family stability by training in parenting skills as well as high quality out-of-school activity and care.
The experiences may occur in one or several class periods, or throughout a curriculum; they may be reflected in the organization of a single course or an entire school, or they may be presented in an after or out-of-school activity (p.39).
But if we're going to think in terms of social categories the sociologist in me finds it more interesting that the first time a child's out-of-school activity has led to such a public criminal investigation is when it happens to a boy.
Get involved in sports or an out-of-school activity (like church youth groups, choir, clubs, music lessons, gymnastics, etc).. You'll meet new people that may be better friends with you.
Such extras are vital, says Hains, whose team also monitors out-of-school activities.
The policy is boosted by a range of out-of-school activities and ambitious work-experience projects.
On a practical level, it will be hard to decide what contribution out-of-school activities make to the diploma.
It is sociable, and one of the most popular out-of-school activities, yet only 1% of primary and 2% of secondary school children cycle to school.
As assistant head with responsibility for out-of-school activities at St Aidan's CE high school, Harrogate, his own children are of the age when expensive activities and foreign trips are on the cards.
Thousands of school visits take place successfully every year, and the majority of teachers and parents agree that out-of-school activities should be an important part of every child's school experience.
