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The aim of the SRB6 Family Learning Partnership Project in County Durham was to develop locally-based family learning initiatives. These were designed to improve the attainment of school pupils along with the basic skills levels of those adults within the SRB6 target population who had few or no qualifications and little experience of formal education.

The project's main focus was to deliver family literacy and numeracy programmes in schools but it also had a developmental purpose which engaged new groups in learning through football, music and Families First. The SRB6 Steering Group was set up to give different sectors of the community a voice in developing family learning across the county.

The report examines the findings from a small-scale evaluation of the project. It is based on document analysis and a small sample of interviews with representative individuals involved in the project. The project’s major achievements and the steps taken to mainstream them are set out. Two aspects of the project’s work are reviewed more closely: first, the development work and second, the partnership working at strategic and local levels.

A major achievement cited was the development work that was made possible through the project. Examples frequently provided by interviewees include Family Learning through Football, Cascade Music, Families First and work with men. Through developments like these the partners were able to reach new learners, such as men and those parents less confident in coming forward. Another achievement was to create a family learning infrastructure. The Family Learning Operational Groups (FLOGs), groups that meet locally to share information and discuss delivery issues, have become part of a valuable infrastructure.

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SRB6 eval final SEPT 06.pdf

Publication date: July 2006
Contact: Family Programmes Manager
Tel: 0191 3740539
or email: Family Learning in County Durham

A printed copy of this document may be obtained by contacting the Family Programmes Manager.