The DCMS has in its policy frameworks an expectation that the sport and culture sectors will support children's and young people's learning with study support programmes. This is articulated in the Department's five-year plan.
Sectoral policies, such as the public library development strategy ?Framework for the Future? , which is delivered by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, see study support as part of a national offer which libraries should be developing for all young people. Currently over 65% of local authority libraries deliver study support programmes and over 97% engage children and young people in holiday activities, such as the Summer Reading Challenge. The DCMS has also promoted delivery of study support activities by museums, and this is embedded in many of the regional ?Renaissance in the Regions' education programmes. Arts Council England also sees study support as a central activity in its Strategy for Children and Young People. It is important that local authority plans for study support take account of the rich experiences available to young people through museums, libraries and galleries and elsewhere in the cultural services sector.
Framework for the Future, DCMS 2003
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