Family Learning

Keeping up with the Children

• Who are we
• What we offer
• What we believe
• Contacting us
• Courses

Who are we

We are a well -trained team of adult tutors who are very experienced in working with adults. We are part of Tameside Council Adult Learning and as such, we form part of an adult service offering learning opportunities to adults in Tameside.

What we offer

A very important part of our work is the work we undertake with parents, carers and grandparents within settings such as nurseries, SureStarts, primary and secondary schools. We are happy to work with parents of children from 0 -16.

What we believe

We believe that parents, carers and grandparents have a vital role in helping children to develop appropriately and to support them in learning, from the early years into teenage years. The range of courses offered in this leaflet have been specifically designed to offer opportunities for groups of parents, carers and grandparents to meet and discuss common issues and concerns.

Contacting us

Many schools and early years settings already work in partnership with us. If you receive information about any sessions being held in your school or nursery, we can guarantee you an interesting, informative time.

If your school or nursery don't already offer family learning opportunities, now is the time to ask them to contact us.

You can contact Gillian Rees Student Services on 0161 343 8899 or 07974 111 676 in relation to any of the courses listed in this leaflet, or to find your nearest venue. Gillian can also offer information on courses in Tameside, career advice and help with job application forms and C.Vs. She can also discuss issues affecting learning, such as dyslexia.

Courses

New Courses

There are several new courses below. These can be offered to groups of parents, carers and grandparents at your child's school or nursery - if the nursery or school currently uses our provision.

Making the courses relevant

There are often common issues and concerns that parents, carers and grandparents share about their children, or the children in their care. We decided that that would be our starting point. We wanted to make the courses interesting to make parents want to attend, but we felt that we had to deal with issues that were considered to be really important to families. We are also aware that families come in many shapes and sizes and that any courses we offered could not be a 'one size fits all'.

We developed the courses, listed here, with you in mind - the busy parent balancing work, family and other commitments. We understand that your time is precious, but we firmly believe that the time you spend on one of our courses will repay the time spent in the benefits gained for your family.

Our courses are free! Can you afford not to join us?

• Access to Literacy
• Financial Literacy Taster Sessions
• Keeping Up with Your Kids - Numeracy
• Literacy Next Step
• Numeracy - Level 1 Qualification
• Numeracy - Level 2 Qualification
• Shareplus
• Speakeasy 4 Parents
• Rhyme and Rhythm
• Step into Learning

Are you ready to 'Move On'?

'Move On' is aimed at people who don't have GCSE English or Maths and who want to have an adult-friendly equivalent qualification to enhance C.Vs and future job opportunities.

• Build confidence and self-esteem and gain a qualification
• Brush up skills such as spelling, punctuation and grammar
• Refresh number skills so that you can help with homework
• The test is multiple choice (40 questions)
• The test lasts for 1 hour (literacy) and 1 hour 15 mins (numeracy)
• You can take practice tests as you learn
• You can take the test on-line or paper-based

We offer all our family and adult learning courses to learners who have English as a second language (ESOL)

We offer a full range of adult friendly qualifications at all levels and awarded by recognised bodies such as City & Guilds and OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA examinations)

Contact Information
Send us a Message	Adult Learning (Student Services) Learn @ St Ann's Burlington Street Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7DG View local map
0161 343 8899