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Share and Family Learning

Gaye WarwickProject Manager, Family Learning


Promoting Parental Involvement

“It’s what parents do rather than who they are that counts.”

Professor Charles DesforgesUniversity of Exeter

The Impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievement and Adjustment: 2003


Effects (Parents/School)

29% / 05%

27% / 21%

14% / 51%

Impact on ChildrenProf Charles Desforges University of Exeter

Achievement

Age 7

Age 11

Age 16


Parent’s responsibilities

98% parents sign ‘Home-School Agreement’

54% don’t remember


Impact of parental involvement

Self-esteem“The most important influence on a

person’s level of self-esteem are their parents: once parents have had their say, little else in life will be able to modify the opinion of self thus formed”

‘The costs and causes of low self-esteem’ Prof Nicolas Emler, Joseph Rowntree Foundation: 2001


Parent’s expectations

All parents want to support their child;

Don’t know how, where to start or who to ask for help.


Share – family learning


Why Share?

Flexible

Fun!


What is Family Learning?

Process…Diverse practice…

Creative delivery…Learner defined…

Mutual respect…


What is Family Learning?

Diet… Quick fix…

Healthy Eating…Long term

impact…


Share Aims

Raising children’s attainmentEngaging with parents/carers to support

their children’s educationParents/carers who will reflect on their

own learning needsA catalyst to help schools/settings

manage the involvement of parents/carers in the life of the school


What is Share?

Aim

Demonstration

DoingAt home

How did it go?

Successful?

In school

Typical model

QUALITY


Share Materials

Fun!Foundation StageKey Stage 1Key stage 2Key stage 3


Foundation Stage

Fun! Appropriate to the effective learning of 3 –

5year olds Personal, social & emotional development Communication, language & literacy Mathematical development Knowledge & understanding of the world Physical development Creative development


Share at Key Stage 1

FUN

Promotes active learning

Promotes the importance of talk to learning

Cross curricular

Links to key literacy & numeracy skills


Share at Key Stage 2Fun!Promotes active learningCross curricularLinks to key literacy and numeracy skillsDevelops independent learning skillsSupports the transition from KS2 to KS3


Share at Key Stage 3 Promotes active learning Cross curricular Link to key skills

- Communication- Application of number- ICT- Working with others- Improving own learning & performance- Problem solving

Link to citizenship education- Social& moral responsibility, community involvement & political literacy

Link to PSHE & promote family discussion Fun!


Healthy Share

Physical healthHealthy eatingEmotional health & well beingHealthy attitudes to medicines, drugs

and alcoholHealth & safetyHealth in the communityFun


Computers don’t byte!

Finding your way around the computerDeveloping word-processing skillsSome simple graphic skillsUsing the internetUsing emailOther types of software and peripherals ICT at the Foundation stage

(5 activities)


Share Supports Every Child Matters Outcomes

Be healthyStay safeEnjoy & achieveMake a positive contributionAchieve economic well-being


Positive features of Share

Enables and empowers parents to help their child Helps parents to understand how their children learn and are taught in

school Provides parents with strategies to support children’s learning at home Supports and improves adult skills Helps raise children’s attainment in school Provides an enjoyable learning experience Acknowledges the role of the parent as the child’s first and foremost

educator Practitioners work in partnership with parents and families Fostering lifelong learning Learning can be fun Develops a whole school approach


Settings have reported

Strengthening of relationships Increase of parents skills and confidence Raising of attainment & achievement Parents more able to understand how children

and young people learn Parents able to develop learning at home Parents learn more about what their child is

doing Patience……..!


Parents have reported

Increase in ‘quality’ family timewhole family – organise – better use

Greater awareness & understanding of how their child learns

Pleasure in learning togetherAppreciation of their own learning

accreditation – what I’ve done!

“My child has asked me to play!”


Impact of Share

Empowers parents, children and staffSupports relationships for all Improves educational attainment and

achievement Supports parents and carers as learners


What the children say…….“Mummy, why you no do this before?”Share Toddler – Sandwell 2003

“I can do things with Dad and its fun”Share child- Dumfries & Galloway 2006

“It’s great having special time with just me and my mum”

Share child – Blackburn 2003

“I’ve discovered my dad’s pretty cool really!”Share Teenager – London 2003


What else?

• Share Plus• Busy Bees• It’s A Man thing• Active Dad’s• Developing Men Friendly Organisations• Top Dad’s• History Detective• Breakfast Clubs• Book it!• Sum it!


How can we support you with Share?Training & support – 2 days & half

day follow up Resources – materialsCertificates – personal/settingCPD – professional

- Approved Trainer- Facilitator Training

Newsletters, website


How can we support you with Share?

Local network organised by LEA co-ordinators

Formal external evaluation 2004Annual national conferenceAnnual Share AwardsTermly network for co-ordinatorsFamily learning consultancy


A final thought…

If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin

bottle:

“Take two and keep away from the children…”

Thank you…

Www.continyou.org.uk Share and Family Learning Gaye Warwick Project Manager, Family Learning.

Documents

share family learning

school slide

ks3 slide

foundation stage key

effective learning

mutual respect slide

independent learning

foundation stage fun