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<p>The Department is committed to implementing measures to support schools to build
character, resilience and grit in their pupils. Participating in extracurricular activities
is one aspect of building character in young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are
supporting head teachers to decide the activities they offer and how best to structure
the school day in the best interests of their pupils. We are investing £5 million
to expand character education, which includes funding projects that offer extracurricular
activities that help prepare children for successful adult life. We have also made
it easier for all schools to make changes to the length, structure and content of
the school day so that they can expand the range of activities that they offer where
it would benefit their pupils.</p>
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