Family Learning
The Family Learning organisation is Government funded by a DfEE grant and offers a wide range of courses in schools. They work in co-operation with the school. Providing a Tutor, Early Years teacher where appropriate and crèche workers. School provides the space to work and the parents who take part. When we have courses in school, our staff often provide some tutoring as well. These opportunities really promote a friendly and positive atmosphere in school, in which our parents feel relaxed and able to discuss & ask questions about what goes on in school. Our input into the courses gives us time to respond to their questions. We have benefited from courses such as:

• 'Playing Together'
• 'Numeracy in School'
• 'Drama in the Community'
• 'Learning Together'
• 'Reading Together'
• 'Working in Schools'
• 'Laptops in Schools'

Many parents from these courses come in to help in class and are an invaluable support to the work we do.

The Family Learning organisation is now going to fund us to run our own 'in-house' course for our Parent Helpers. This will be an exciting challenge for us.