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Family Learning: building all our futures
Margaret Lochrie More Policy Discussion Papers |
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It is understood that family learning can sustain and support the well-being of families. Many believe that it can also bring about transformation in the lives of individuals, in the economic and social vitality of family units and in wider society.
This report considers research which suggests that family learning not only benefits children, but also makes a significant contribution to the lives of adults, in terms of confident parenting, literacy, language and numeracy skills and in combating educational inequality, poverty and social exclusion. Family learning is relevant to a number of overlapping policy agendas, including Skills for Life, Sure Start, Full Service Extended Schools and regeneration programmes.
This publication makes a case for universal provision of family learning. It suggests that community-focussed provision should become the dominant model for nurseries and schools, working in tandem with family learning practitioners, colleges and basic skills specialists. Flexible, unitised qualifications, which allow those working with children to gain skills and knowledge to work also with adults, will help the adoption of an intergenerational model of learning.
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Contents
| Family Learning - a new policy discussion. |
| Why family learning? |
| The benefits of Family Learning. |
| Skills for Life. |
| Sure Start. |
| Extended Schools. |
| Social inclusion. |
| Family learning: without frontiers. |
| Universal concept: targeted service. |
| Joining up and partnership work. |
| Workforce Development. |
| Funding and Infrastructure. |
| Further Research. |
| Re-inventing services. |
| Recommendations. |
| References. |
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