Leicestershire & Leicester City Family Learning Group

1. Leicestershire & Leicester City Family Learning Group Family Learning What it could mean for you! next

2. Family Learning is defined as learning through enjoyable activities to improve the skills and knowledge of family members with clear learning outcomes for both. Family Learning includes learning that allows parents to learn more about how their children learn and encourages them to pursue further learning. Parenting i.e. learning that helps people operate within families is also included. To use this PowerPoint, simply click on the arrows, and to return to the menu page, click on the home button in the bottom right hand corner of each page. next

3. Family Learning is intergenerational. It provides opportunities for families to spend time learning new skills together. ‘Family’ means any intergenerational group of people who are related through kinship or commitment. ‘Learning’ is the intentional activity which they choose to embark upon together. ‘Parent’ includes step parents, grandparents and other carers. next

4. The contribution family learning makes to meeting Local Area Agreement targets The Background to family learning The impact of family learning on children The impact of family learning on adults The national picture The contribution family learning make to Every Child Matters Why family learning works The local context: Leicester and Leicestershire

5. The Contribution family learning makes to meeting Local Area Agreement targets • For Children and Young People through … • Improving educational progress and attainment at primary/secondary school with particular focus on those most disadvantaged • Reducing health inequalities of children • For Economic Development and Enterprise through … • Improving the skills levels of residents, particularly those in deprived neighbourhoods and ethnic minorities • For Healthier Communities and Older People through … • Encouraging people to make healthier lifestyle choices, reducing harm to their own and others health • For Safer and Stronger Communities through … • Widening access and remove barriers to participation in order to improve health, well-being and community cohesion

6. The Background to Family Learning Family learning has grown over the last twenty years from localised learning activities led by inspired individuals into a national force for social change. Its full potential has not been reached nor measured, but in every community there are opportunities for family members to learn together, enriching their lives and raising their aspirations. Continued government funding will ensure that this potential is realised. Mapping the provision across the area will capture effective family learning approaches, and identify any gaps that the many contributors can collectively seek to fill. Charles des Forge’s research showed unequivocally that children whose parents took an active interest in their children’s learning, regardless of social background, were six times more likely to succeed, especially at primary level.

7. The Impact of Family Learning on Children • Family learning raises standards and tackles the attainment gap in schools by involving parents in learning, helping them understand and value their contribution • Children develop more positive attitudes to learning • Children benefit from parents greater understanding of children's development resulting in improved relationships

8. The Impact of Family Learning on Adults • Parents are more confident helping and supporting their children’s learning • Parents are engaged in learning in a non-threatening environment, often accessing provision in local communities • Parents gain confidence and self-esteem and move on to accreditation and further learning, volunteering and paid employment

9. Empowering Families to help themselves The National Picture Be healthy Stay safe Better communication Better mental and physical health Lower crime figures Increased safety awareness in the home Training Employment Higher educational aspirations Increased community engagement Higher levels of self esteem Better communication Better mental and physical health Achieve economic well-being Make a Positive Contribution Enjoy and achieve

10. The five outcomes: Be healthy Stay safe Achieve economic well-being Enjoy and achieve Make a positive contribution The Contribution Family Learning makes to Every Child Matters Family Sport Family cooking Family Health Read with your Baby Family IT - Safe internet use Paediatric First Aid StorySacks Early Start PEEPs Bookstart Family Arts and Crafts Family Music and Singing Family Literacy Family Finance Family Numeracy Keeping up with the Children

11. Why Family Learning works • Family learning encourages parents/cares to be more involved in their child’s education which has a positive effect on children’s attainment and achievement       Good practice established in family learning opportunities is replicated with other children in the family • Parental involvement in children’s learning helps to establish a culture of learning within the family and community

12. The local context: Leicester and Leicestershire Local providers of family learning

13. Voluntary and Community Sector Funding bodies Public Sector bodies Schools SureStarts and Children’s Centres Further Education sector Facilitators

14. Voluntary and Community Sector: Braunstone Community Association Families in Focus Workers’ Educational Association (WEA)

15. Braunstone Community Association • ‘Families in Focus’ project £518k over 2 years • Supported through ‘New Deal for Braunstone’ programme • Delivered for BCA by Lighthouse Learning and Turning Point Women’s Centre • School link workers engage parents through school based activities • Home link workers train local resident volunteers as peer educators to deliver family learning in the home • Creation of £3m venue the BRITE Centre as community and family learning base

16. Families in Focus • Families in Focus is an NDC funded project based on the Braunstone Estate. • A unique project managed by Lighthouse Learning. Delivered by a team of link workers, based at Turning Point Women’s Centre and Lighthouse Learning: • School link workers engage with families through interaction with Braunstone schools • Home link workers engage volunteers who are trained in peer education, they are then assigned families to work with in the home

17. LSC The Learning and Skills Council funds Family programmes which aim to encourage family members with a range of relationships to participate and learn together. Family learning programmes are those specifically designed to enable adults and children to learn together or those programmes that enable parents/carers to learn how to support their children’s learning. Funding supports opportunities for intergenerational learning and, wherever possible, to lead both adults and children to pursue further learning; • Improve the literacy, language and numeracy skills of parents; • Improve parents' ability to help their children; and • Improve children’s acquisition of literacy, language and numeracy. They aim to: • Develop the skills or knowledge of both the adult and child participants; • Help parents/carers to be more active in the support of their children’s learning and development and to understand the impact of that support. Providers are encouraged to work in partnerships on some of the programmes eg with the voluntary sector, museums and libraries, health and social services, early years and childcare services to target priority areas or groups of learners.

18. Public Sector Bodies: Leicester City Council Family Learning Leicestershire County Council Family Learning Leicester City Libraries Leicestershire County Libraries Leicester Museums Leicestershire Museums

19. Leicester City Council’s Family Learning • The Adult Skills & Learning Service delivers Wider Family Learning and Family Literacy, Language & Numeracy with partner organisations across Leicester. Family Learning is free to all participating families, and is well resourced to encourage increased activity at home. Programmes include: • Family learning courses in sport, arts, cooking, IT, history, languages, Multicultural Storysacks, K’Nex, health, storywriting, and PEEPs • Family Literacy and Numeracy, Keeping up with the Children, Playing with Language and Early Start • … and much, much more … Contact: Catriona Kelly Email: Catriona.kelly@leicester.gov.uk 0116 229 4349

20. Leicestershire County Council’s Family Learning

21. Leicester City Libraries • Promotes: • Family awareness of Library resources • Family use /membership of Libraries • Family involvement in the achievement of children and young people • Provides: • Free access to resources/staff • Free events/activities • Free targeted partnerships Share Enjoy Achieve Together Contact: Paul Gobey Email: Paul.gobey@leicester.gov.uk Tel: 0116 225 4997

22. Leicestershire County Libraries • FREE access to fast PCs, information & books • Access to DVDs and talking books • Helpful, accessible staff • FREE activities and events • Opportunities to spend time together as a family and to meet other families in a local trusted community space • Excellent links with other learning providers and partners Contact: Maggie Boyd Learning Development Librarian mboyd@leics.gov.uk0116 2678033

23. Leicester Museums Service

24. Leicestershire Museums Service

25. Schools

26. SureStarts and Children’s Centres

27. Further Education Sector – Leicester College • Literacy, Numeracy and ICT for parents • All courses provided by Leicester College have 2 main aims: • To consider how children are being taught so that parents feel more confident when supporting their children  • To improve parents’ own literacy and/or numeracy skills – formal qualifications at various levels are offered Courses can be adapted to suit the needs of the parents and schools e.g. if a school would like to target numeracy in Years 3 and 4, then we can amend the course content as necessary.  • For further information, please contact: Anne Schofield Family Literacy and Numeracy Coordinator BOLC 7 Cantrell Road Leicester LE3 1SD  0116 2992290 aschofield@lec.ac.uk

28. Leicestershire & Leicester City Learning Partnership Our Key Roles: • Promoting provider collaboration • Maximising the contribution of learning to local regeneration Aiming to add value to the work of the Partners by: • Using our own project funding • Drawing in external funds as a Partnership • Developing joint working and planning