A community centre is considering opening a supervised study space for local teenagers on weekday evenings. It has collected the following information from a survey of 120 students.
| Survey response | Number of students |
|---|---|
| Have no quiet place to study at home | 68 |
| Would use a weekday study space at least once a week | 84 |
| Could arrive at the centre by 4:30 p.m. | 72 |
| Have caring or other responsibilities after school | 28 |
| Would need to travel by bus to reach the centre | 36 |
The proposed study space would be open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays to Thursdays. It would provide desks, reliable internet access, reference books and quiet areas. An adult supervisor would be present. Students would use it free of charge, but the centre would need to pay for heating, equipment and supervision.
Article: A Place to Study After School
Write an article for your local newspaper arguing whether or not the community centre should open the study space.
Use the survey information in your article. You should:
You should reach a clear recommendation.
206 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE English Language 2.4 Section B: Writing for audience, impact and purpose – content, covering 2.4.2 Range of non-fiction forms produced. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.