A briefing on community cohesion

This briefing paper has been prepared to give those involved in the development of Community Focused Schools (CFS) and Out-of-School-Hours Learning (oshl) a quick overview of community cohesion. The paper aims to clarify what is meant by community cohesion and to show how, through developing Community Focused Schools and oshl approaches, schools, and a wide range of their partners, can play a role in fostering cohesion.

This paper is available in English and Welsh. You can also download some community cohesion case studies.