Education

Study to identify hurdles to rollout of after-school services

The Department of Education may provide grants to schools to encourage them to open such services, which are much needed by working parents

Norma Foley, the Minister for Education: the department is to carry out a new after-school survey among a ‘representative sample’ of primary and secondary schools nationwide in the coming weeks. Picture: Julien Behal

The Department of Education is carrying out a new study to pinpoint the problems in rolling out after-school services nationwide.

After-school care is a key issue for parents because its availability can determine whether they can remain in the workforce. However, there are many schools that do not have an after-school service available.

The reasons for this include that some schools are already earning money by renting out suitable facilities, such as sports halls, to ...