Share

Share in County Durham is a programme designed to reach parents who want to help their child at home but who aren't sure what's the best way of going about it.

Using the simple Sharebooks, parents can learn how to create and plan learning activities for their children that are fun for all and that they can enjoy at any time - after school, at weekends or in the holidays. It doesn't involve lots of specialist equipment or space - in fact, Share will help you and your child learn anywhere.

Family Learning in County Durham is developing this section of our website for all those involved with Share - parents, children, tutors, teachers.

If you would like to know more about Share please Family Learning in County Durham or at the Share website at www.shareuk.org.uk.

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Hello From Jeanna

My name is Jeanna Osborne and I have delivered Share since 2002. I have been the Share Co-ordinator for County Durham since 2004 and have been very busy driving from one side of Durham to the other trying to meet as many teachers, tutors, learners and families as possible. My role is to help establish Share in schools/surestart (children’s centres/colleges and community centres all over Durham), prepare content for this website 'Share' section (hope it’s useful) and also help with accreditation and support teachers. If you have any queries, ideas or features please please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Contact Jeanna

To email Jeanna please use family-learning@durham.gov.uk with 'Jeanna - Share' in the subject line.

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Share Feedback

We have received some feedback from our share newsletter. Read our latest letter from Barbara Setterfield.

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Share Plus

Share Plus is a course for parents, helping to build a healthy relationship between parents and children. The course is designed to improve the quality of family life by helping parents support their children. Talking to other parents in a Share Plus group can help make being a parent easier. The course aims to raise awareness about family issues and to enhance parent’s skills.

The course is divided into 5 units:

Unit A: Being a parent

Unit B: Play, learning and getting on at school

Unit C: Growing children

Unit D: Health, safety and welfare

Unit E: Support

Parents and carers pick and mix among the activities to create their own programme for the group. The course is based on experimental learning. At the heart of the course is the opportunity to talk about experiences as a parent and provide mutual support. While the course offers ideas to try, it is up to participants to take from it what they find helpful. Being a parent is one of the most important jobs in the world. This course gives parents time to pause and think about what it means to be a parent.

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