Hafsha Dadabhai Shaikh Head of Family Learning
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Hafsha Dadabhai Shaikh Head of Family Learning
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Hafsha Dadabhai Shaikh
Head of Family Learning
What is Family Learning?
Any learning activity that involves both children & adult family members
Birmingham Family Learning
Our Profile
2,500+ adult
learners and 3,000+
children
150+ schools
and Children’s Centres
Delivering 400+
courses per year
UK long-term unemployed
Many FL parents
have never
worked
HE and FE &
Employers
Family Learning Birmingham
Wider Family Learning (WFL)
Family English maths & language (FEmL)
Play With Language (PWL)
Keeping Up With The Children (KUWC)
Family Learning Employable Parents (FLEMP)
The Essentials -1
Parents/ carers should have few or no
qualifications
Minimum of 8 families
10 hour programme
Offer practical activities to develop children
Development in communication, English & maths.
The Essentials - 2
Offer practical activities to encourage positive
interaction between parent & children
Include home activities
Provide opportunities for adults to develop own skills
Provide progression routes for parents
Be planned & delivered by a qualified teacher who has awareness of basic skills for parents and has attended this training
