Guidance

Using after-school clubs, tuition and community activities

A parent and carer’s guide on the safeguarding arrangements you should expect from activity clubs, tutors and coaches.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 21 October 2020
• Last updated: 19 September 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Using after-school clubs, tuition and community activities

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This guidance is for parents and carers. It explains what school and activities clubs, tutors and coaches should be doing to provide a safe environment for the children that attend their setting. This includes:

• community activities - for example, youth clubs
• before- and after-school clubs
• holiday clubs
• supplementary schools - for example, language, cultural and religious
• private tuition
• music lessons
• sports training and coaching

These are sometimes referred to as out-of-school settings.

Download a leaflet on choosing safe out-of-school settings.

Published 21 October 2020
Last updated 19 September 2023 + show all updates

1. 19 September 2023

   We have updated the guidance on using after-school clubs, tuition and community activities to align with the ‘After-school clubs, community activities and tuition: safeguarding guidance for providers’, and in response to findings from the out-of-school settings multi-agency pilot scheme.

2. 4 April 2022

   Updated to remove guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19).

3. 17 February 2021

   Added translations for Gujarati and Punjabi.

4. 21 December 2020

   Added translations of the English language content to the page.

5. 21 October 2020

   First published.