Understanding School Avoidance

By the end of this course, you will be able to (at the appropriate level):   Understand attendance data and the impact attendance has on learner outcomes  Show greater awareness of legal implications for poor school attendance   List the common reasons for school avoidance and discuss those that apply to their child  Develop a greater understanding […]

ESOL Higher – Face to Face

This course is designed to help learners who have a higher level of English as a second language to further develop their English language skills. Learners will gain information about life in Britain including subtle nuances regarding the use of English in the United Kingdom. The activities embedded in this course give learners the opportunity […]

Supporting Myself to Support My Child

OVERALL COURSE AIMS:  Develop strategies to support my well-being so that I can support my child effectively.  Improve my understanding of how to support the individual needs of my child/ren  By the end of this course, learners will be able to (at the appropriate level):   Describe different factors that can affect our well-being.  Consider how […]

Discovering Confidence – online

SESSION AIMS:  To encourage learners to develop their confidence and identify ways to improve positive mental wellbeing.  To support learners to identify their strengths and weaknesses and to reflect on when their strengths have support them to achieve a goal.  To help learners develop goals and the skills they need to take their next steps […]

Supporting my Child with Times Tables

Entry Requirements: Family and Community Learning courses are funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Courses are no cost to learners if they are aged 19+, have a Wiltshire postcode, and have been a resident in UK/EU for 3+years (or have certain immigration status) and if you can tick any of these criteria: have […]

Shop for Less

SESSION AIMS:  To support learners to identify good value for money and how to choose the best buy  To enable learners to use numeracy skills and techniques for rounding and adding numbers (mentally) to estimate the costs of purchases  To provide learners with the opportunity to consider how businesses encourage us to buy, and to […]

Budgeting in Britain – session 1 Balance Your Budget (face to face)

SESSION AIMS:  To support learners to identify why it is important to budget.  To provide opportunities for learners to use numeracy skills and techniques for adding and subtracting 2 / 3-digit members to create a budget which allows for regular bills and occasional spending (such as special events).  To enable learners to consider what is […]

Budgeting in Britain – session 2 Shop for Less (face to face)

SESSION AIMS:  To support learners to identify good value for money and how to choose the best buy  To enable learners to use numeracy skills and techniques for rounding and adding numbers (mentally) to estimate the costs of purchases  To provide learners with the opportunity to consider how businesses encourage us to buy, and to […]

Balance your Budget

Online

SESSION AIMS:  To support learners to identify why it is important to budget.  To provide opportunities for learners to use numeracy skills and techniques for adding and subtracting 2 / 3-digit members to create a budget which allows for regular bills and occasional spending (such as special events).  To enable learners to consider what is […]

Budgeting in Britain – session 1 Balance Your Budget (face to face)

SESSION AIMS:  To support learners to identify why it is important to budget.  To provide opportunities for learners to use numeracy skills and techniques for adding and subtracting 2 / 3-digit members to create a budget which allows for regular bills and occasional spending (such as special events).  To enable learners to consider what is […]