News and Events

The following items are archive news and events items which have previously featured on the 'News and Events' page of this website, which we feel may still be of interest to our users. You can also read archived information from Family Learning Festivals and Conferences by clicking on the links below.

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Family Learning Partnership Newsletter

The first Family Learning Partnership Newsletter was published in December 2004. Follow the link to read it in PDF format.

News and Events - Archive News - Family Learning Newsletter - Volume 1

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The answer to parents prayers

A new book from Bill Lucas and Alistair Smith entitled "Help Your Child to Succeed: the essential guide for parents" is accessible, practical and packed with great ideas that will make helping children a pleasure and not a chore. Why not go to the Parents Pages to try a selection of quizzes from the book.

'Help Your Child to Succeed' costs £6.95 and is available from:
Network Educational Press
PO Box 635
Stafford
ST16 1BF

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Want to Get Families Reading Together?

A Reading Families Fellowship Award could help put your ideas into action. Campaign for Learning is running a new scheme to get people reading together and is offering £1.2 million worth of awards to individuals to run projects.

You could receive an award if:

		You are 21 or over,
		You have not had a Millennium Award before,
		Your project is not part of your job.

How to Apply:

For an application pack, please write to, fax or email this address. Include your name and address.

Reading Families,
Campaign for Learning,
19 Buckingham Street,
London.
WC2N 6EF
Fax: 02079 301 551
Email: RFMASouth@cflearning.org.uk
Alternatively, you can download an application form online from www.readingfamilies.com

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New Family Learning Resource

A new web-based help and information service for family learning practitioners has been launched. The new website can be found at www.familylearningnetwork.com

It will provide a central resource where practitioners can access information on news and policy developments that impact on their work, as well as key research, staff training, funding opportunities and practical advice.

Membership is free. For more information telephone Juliette Collier on 0121 643 0774 or email jcollier@cflearning.org.uk

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Learning is Fun - an Evaluation of PACT 1999 - 2002

Parents and Children Together (PACT) began when Durham LEA received funding from SRB3 to extend its provision of Family Literacy. The PACT programmes were based on the Basic Skills Agency Model of Family Literacy which research has shown to be successful at raising achievement in schools and raising aspirations of adults involved in the programmes.

PACT introduced the use of ICT into family learning and extended partnership working. Education in the Community worked with the Educational Psychology Service, local schools, FE colleges, WEA, Durham University, Health Promotions and Cultural Services.

Head teachers, teachers and adult education tutors worked closely together to plan, promote and deliver PACT in several schools and provides both quantitative and qualitative data on 129 pupils and their parents/carers.

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