Schoolfriend etc, a charity who works in cooperation with schools in England and Wales, reported that there are 150 clubs are threatened with closure. The after-school clubs in deprived area are now closing down, while middle class areas continue to benefit and enjoy their extra curricular educational facilities.

Fewer parents can now afford to pay the fees, as needed by their children to sustain the after-school program. In deprived areas, 50 pence is considered too expensive or unnecessary by most parents according to Stephen Argent who is the Chief executive of Schoolfriend etc.

By 2010, the UK government aims to have all of England’s school to offer a range of clubs in its extended schools program. The government describes the after-school programs to the teachers as a ‘key vehicle’ for delivering its original objective which is to lift children out of poverty.

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