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Methodology
• Two consultation formats for different year groups:
Paper survey – Key Stages 2, 3 & 4
Classroom activity – Foundation, Key Stage 1 & Special Schools
• All 15 schools in the Northolt Extended Schools Partnership participated in the consultation.
• 1,335 surveys were completed by Key Stage 2, 3 & 4 students
• 33 Foundation, Key Stage 1 & Special School classes participated in the classroom activity.
Key Stages 3 & 4
After school & Lunchtime Activities (based at school)
• Key Stage 3 & 4 students mentioned 44 activities/clubs that they are currently involved in.
• By far the most popular activity, mentioned by 21% of respondents, was Football.
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Football Netball Basketball Table Tennis
Key Stages 3 & 4
After school & Lunchtime Activities (based at school)
• Non participation: 39% of respondents specifically mentioned that they do not participate in any lunchtime or after school activities/clubs.
• Differences by gender: A far higher proportion of boys mentioned that they play Football, Table Tennis and Basketball, while Netball was far more popular with girls.
Activities/ClubsNumber of
Respondents% Total
Respondents% Female
Respondents% Male
Respondents
Football 130 21% 6% 34%
Netball 40 6% 13% 1%
Basketball 39 6% 4% 8%
Table Tennis 32 5% 3% 8%
Key Stages 3 & 4
After school Activities/Clubs (out of school)
• Students mentioned 63 out of school activities/clubs in which they are currently involved.
• By far the most popular activity, mentioned by 18% of respondents, was Football.
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Football Dance Sw imming
Key Stages 3 & 4
After school Activities/Clubs (out of school)
• Gender differences: Football was the most popular out of school activity for boys, while Dance was the most popular activity for girls. A similar proportion of boys and girls mentioned that they go swimming.
• Non participation: 46% of respondents specifically mentioned that they do not participate in any after school activities/clubs that are not run by the school. A higher proportion of girls mentioned that they do not participate in after school activities/clubs (53%) compared to boys (41%).
Key Stages 3 & 4
Activities/clubs that students would like to have offered through school
• Students mentioned 99 activities/clubs that they would like to have offered through school.
• By far the two most popular activities were Swimming and Cooking (mentioned by 15% & 14% of respondents, respectively).
• Clear difference in the level of interest shown in particular activities based on gender. Cooking, Dance, Fashion/Textiles & Drama/Performing Arts are far
more popular with girls.
Football and Snooker/Pool are favoured by boys.
• Certain activities, such as Swimming, ICT/Computing, Singing/Rap and Basketball are popular with both girls and boys.
Key Stages 3 & 4
School Holiday Activities
• Students mentioned 88 activities/events that they currently like doing during the holidays
• Two activities were by far the most popular: Football and Swimming (mentioned by 28% and 27% of respondents, respectively)
• Activities such as Swimming, Seeing Friends, Dance, Shopping, Day Trips and Art & Crafts are more popular with girls, whereas Football and Computer Games are more popular with boys.
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Football Swimming Dance Art & Crafts Cooking
Key Stages 3 & 4Holiday activities that students would like to have offered
• Students mentioned 102 activities that they would like to have offered over the school holidays
• The top five most popular were: Football, Swimming, Dance, Art & Crafts and Cooking (see fig. below)
• Boys favoured Football, Snooker/Pool and Cricket, while girls favoured Dance, Art & Crafts, Cooking, Fashion/Textiles and Drama/ Performing Arts.
Key Stages 3 & 4
Looking After You
• Students were presented with a list of health and social topics and were asked to tick the topics in which they are interested.
• By far the two most popular topics, were ‘Healthy Foods and Healthy Cooking’ and ‘Healthy Lifestyles and Staying in Shape’
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Healthy Foodsand Healthy
Cooking
HealthyLifestyles and
Staying inShape
Relationshipsand sex
Smoking andother drugs
Peer pressureand bullying
Other healthissues
Coping @Home
A drop-inservice tospeak to
someone inconfidence
Special Schools After School Activities
• Students mentioned 35 after school activities that they currently do. The most common activities were ICT/Computing and Football.
• When asked what they would like to do after school, students mentioned 34 different activities. By far the most popular activity was Football.
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Football Art &Crafts
Bow ling Drama Music/Instrument
Cooking TableTennis
Dance ICT/Computing
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Special Schools Holiday Activities
• Students mentioned a total of 43 activities that they currently do in the school holidays. The top activity was Computing/Games, followed by Swimming and Shopping.
• When asked what they would like to do during the school holidays, a total of 66 activities were noted. By far the most popular response was that they would like to ‘Go on Trips’.
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Trips Sw imming Music/Instrument
ICT/Computing Drama/Dressing Up
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Climbing/OutdoorPursuits
Cinema/ Films
Observations
• Students in Northolt currently participate in a wide range of school-based and out of school activities.
• Yet, the consultation suggests that a significant proportion of students do not participate in any school-based activities.
• There seems to be a significant drop in the level of participation in school-based activities amongst girls once they move from primary to secondary school.
• In general, there appears to be significantly higher levels of participation in school-based and out of school activities amongst boys, compared to girls.
Observations
• The consultation revealed that there is a high level of interest amongst students in Northolt in the proposal to offer a range of activities through school.
• Students mentioned a vast range of activities/clubs that they would like see offered in their local area
• Four activities in particular were very popular across Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 and these were: Cooking, Swimming, Football, and Dance.
• Football was also the most popular activity noted by Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Special School classes.
• Art & Crafts was another popular activity that the younger students in particular (Key Stages 1 and 2) and students at Special Schools would like to see offered through school.
Observations
• There is also a high level of interest amongst students in the proposal to offer activities and events during the school holidays.
• The top five most popular activities suggested by students across Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 were Swimming, Art & Crafts, Cooking, Football and Dance.
• By far the most popular response from Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Special School classes was that the students would like to ‘Go on Trips’ during the school holidays, including visits to the seaside, zoos, museums, farms and castles.
Observations
• This Extended Services consultation has provided a valuable insight into current levels of student participation in school-based and out of school activities.
• It has also provided valuable information on the types of activities that students would like to have offered in their local area.
• This information will support the Northolt Extended Schools Partnership in the development of a programme of after school and holiday activities that reflects the needs and interests of students in Northolt.