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  • Essay / Extracurricular Activities Essay - 2291

    With “At least seven in ten schools have seen greater parent and student engagement in learning and greater student enjoyment at school due to expanded services …” (DfE, 2012, page 86). It is clear why schools A and B both offer extracurricular activities to their students and how important this can be in improving student performance. Both schools offer a wide variety of activities (Appendix), but are very different in their delivery. School A only offers extracurricular activities that take place after school, with each activity organized and facilitated by teachers. Teachers must plan and organize all proposed activities. School B offers activities during lunch and after school; these clubs being very different and being much more student-led. Both schools present advantages and challenges linked to the organization of these