Connect Five
Connect-Five is a family learning publication from NIACE. It highlights the critical role of family learning in the Every Child Matters agenda.
Colleagues from
across the country share examples of best practice in relation to being healthy,
staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and
achieving economic well-being. These sit alongside examples of cross-cutting
projects and sections on policy, planning and quality.
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For further information about how family learning can play a part in the Every Child Matters agenda, please contact Family Learning at NIACE on 0116 204 7079 or email penny.lamb@niace.org.uk, clare.meade@niace.org.uk, clare.chisholm@niace.org.uk or visit the family learning web pages
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Introduction and overview |
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Section
1: The policy context |
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Section 2: Planning the programmes |
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Needs analysis, consulting with learners and
using data |
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Planning for diversity: thinking good
practice from the start |
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Practical tips and advice from
Oldham Lifelong Learning Service
Outcomes from Oldham Lifelong Learning
Service’s flexible learning model
Learner and partner
voices from Oldham Lifelong Learning Service
Topics and resources from
Oldham Lifelong Learning Service |
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Section 3: Cross-cutting case studies |
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Parenting skills and family learning:
joining the agendas |
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Arts and museums: learning can be fun |
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Animation: Every Drawing Matters from
Richmond upon Thames Family Learning |
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Family reading and libraries: reading
together |
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Example generic learner outcomes document from Lincolnshire County Council |
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Family languages: sharing experiences |
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Example session plan from Oxfordshire County Council |
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Section 4: Every child matters – themed case studies |
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Be healthy |
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Example Individual Learning
Plan from Stockton Adult Education Service
Example
tutor course review from Stockton Adult Education Service |
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Stay safe |
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Enjoy and achieve |
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Make a positive contribution |
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Achieve economic well-being |
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Section
5: Quality matters |
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Further information |
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Image Acknowledgements
1, 2, 3: Leicestershire County Council
4: Croydon Continuing Education and Training, Jega Puvirajasingham and her granddaughter, Hema.
5: Malvern Hills Outdoor Education Centre
