Why is family learning important?
Research has shown that families are the first and most important teachers and that parental support is a major factor throughout a child’s education.
Children spend 85% of their waking hours at home, leaving a massive potential for out of school learning.
Family learning helps adult family members to gain confidence to provide vital help for their children, and also helps to promote good relationships within families. It offers another chance for adults to return to learning and to be aware of all the other learning opportunities on offer.
Family Learning can lead to improvements in:
• Children's learning and behaviour
• Adults' own skills
• Adults' abilities to help their children learn
• Adults' job prospects
• Confidence for both adults and children to enjoy learning together
• Positive attitudes towards education for adults and children
Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy
