4. Συμμετοχή των γονέων

Beanstalk, a Children’s Literature Charity in England, was founded in 1973. Working closely with partner schools, they recruit, train and support volunteers to provide reading support for children between ages 3 and 13
The volunteers work one-to-one with children (with each volunteer working with one to three children), coming to the school for three hours each week over the course of a school year. To help build the child’s confidence and create trust, they may read, play and talk with the children. The Beanstalk book box is an important resource with appropriate books and games
Volunteers are asked to make a commitment to work with children for a full school year. Over time, the volunteer and the child build a trusting relationship, and the volunteer is able to learn more about the challenges children experience as they are learning.
The Charity currently reaches approximately 11,000 children across England annually.

The guidance report on “working with parents to support children´s learning“ is funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and focuses mostly on activities that aim to improve children’s learning directly. Thus, it reviews the best available research to offer schools and teachers four recommendations to support parental engagement in children’s learning. When it talks about ‘parental engagement’, ‘schools working with parents to improve children’s academic outcomes’ is meant. It is not a new study in itself, but rather is intended as an accessible overview of existing research with clear, actionable guidance. The guidance also draws on a wider body of evidence and expert input.

Η Οικογενειακή Εκπαίδευση αποτελεί μία από τις Επιτυχημένες Εκπαιδευτικές Δράσεις (SEA) που προβλέπονται στο ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα INCLUD-ED. Strategies for inclusion and social cohesion in Europe from education (INCLUD-ED. Στρατηγικές για την ένταξη και την κοινωνική συνοχή στην Ευρώπη από την εκπαίδευση) (Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή, 6ο πρόγραμμα πλαίσιο, 2006-2011).

Το LIT3 στοχεύει στην προώθηση της παιδείας των οικογενειών (ανάγνωση και γνώσεις σε σχέση με την υγεία) στις κοινότητες των Ρομά ως εργαλείο για την επίτευξη υψηλότερου επιπέδου μόρφωσης των παιδιών Ρομά στη γενική εκπαίδευση. Προς τον σκοπό αυτό, το σχέδιο αναπτύσσει και δοκιμάζει στην πράξη ένα συνεκτικό πρόγραμμα οικογενειακής παιδείας που στοχεύει σε 3 γενιές. Αναπτύσσει επιπλέον μια ευρωπαϊκή πολιτική βασισμένη στην τεκμηρίωση για τον οικογενειακό αλφαβητισμό και τη συμμετοχή των βασικών ενδιαφερόμενων φορέων στην ανάπτυξη τοπικών στρατηγικών για την εφαρμογή πολιτικής και προγραμμάτων οικογενειακού αλφαβητισμού. Διατίθενται δείγματα των προγραμμάτων σπουδών και του εκπαιδευτικού υλικού.

Manchester Communication Academy (MCA) works to improve outcomes for children, families and the community. This secondary academy opened in 2010 to serve one of the most disadvantaged inner-city neighbourhoods in England. From the outset, the academy’s sponsor, a large employer in the city, wanted the school to help to contribute to a vibrant and sustainable neighbourhood, and committed to addressing the many inter-related economic, social and physical challenges which characterise the neighbourhood. This mission has directly shaped the academy programme, which places equal importance on ‘teaching and learning’ and ‘social investment’. The school’s social investment department is a highly distinctive feature of its overall strategy for addressing the impacts of disadvantage on young people’s education and wider life chances.

Η παρούσα έκθεση επιδιώκει να παρέχει πληροφόρηση και να καθοδηγήσει τον βραχυπρόθεσμο και μεσοπρόθεσμο στρατηγικό σχεδιασμό των 10 δήμων των πόλεων του προγράμματος Urbact - PREVENT και όλων των άλλων δήμων, τοπικών αρχών και σχολείων σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη όσον αφορά τη συμμετοχή των γονέων στην εκπαίδευση για την πρόληψη της πρόωρης εγκατάλειψης του σχολείου. Η παρούσα αξιολόγηση βασίζεται σε ανάλυση των εγγράφων της Επιτροπής και του Συμβουλίου της ΕΕ σχετικά με την πρόωρη εγκατάλειψη του σχολείου και την κοινωνική ένταξη, τον διάλογο και την εν εξελίξει διαδικασία διαβούλευσης με τους 10 δήμους που συμμετέχουν στο πρόγραμμα Urbact - PREVENT και εξετάζει τη διεθνή έρευνα σε σχέση με τον συγκεκριμένο τομέα. Το πρόγραμμα PREVENT χρηματοδοτείται από το πρόγραμμα Urbact της ΕΕ.

The Peep Learning Together Programme (LTP) is run by Peeple Charity. It aims to raise children’s outcomes by helping them to make the most of their opportunities and to become confident communicators and active learners. By supporting parents/carers, the programme aims to improve children’s personal, social and emotional development, communication and language, early literacy, early numeracy and health and physical development.
The evidence-based Learning Together Programme values and extends what parents/carers already do. It helps strengthen adult-child relationships, building children’s self-esteem and emotional self-regulation. The programme offers key ideas and activities relating to child development that practitioners can share with parents/carers and their children. LTP helps parents and carers to: value and extend learning opportunities in everyday life; improve the quality of the home learning environment; develop secure attachment relationships with their children; and gain nationally-recognised units based on supporting their child's learning and development. Practitioners and parents can choose which and how many topics they want to focus on, depending on local needs and interests. Nationally-recognised adult learning units are embedded within the programme. These units are based on what parents/carers already do to support their child’s development, and how they have put into practice the knowledge gained while taking part in the programme. This builds parental capacity and “learner identity;, which research shows makes progress in volunteering, learning or work more likely.

Στόχος του έργου "Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education" (RΑ) ήταν η παροχή στοιχείων σχετικά με αποτελεσματικές πρακτικές για τη βελτίωση των επιδόσεων και την ενίσχυση της ικανότητας των σχολείων και των κοινοτήτων να συμπεριλαμβάνουν και να υποστηρίζουν όλους τους μαθητές.

1. School context

Reach Academy Feltham (RAF) is in West London. It has 900 pupils from ages 2 to 18. It is a Free School, meaning it is funded directly by the Department for Education and is independent of local government. The school serves a community with high levels of disadvantage, where many families find it difficult to access professional support services. RAF’s mission is to help all its pupils lead lives of choice and opportunity. It works closely with pupils and their families to overcome any barriers to doing well, at home and in the community. To support this, in 2017 RAF created Reach Children’s Hub, an organisation dedicated to extending RAF’s work with families, the local community, and other professional services in the area. The Hub works both with pupils and families from RAF and who attend other local schools. Ofsted, the English schools inspectorate, has graded RAF as an outstanding school.

2. Responding to COVID-19

A week and a half before the UK went into lockdown, RAF’s leadership team (the principals and senior staff) began planning their response to the crisis. Their priorities were to:
• provide high-quality, engaging learning for all pupils
• look after families’ well-being
• support the wider community
• look after the well-being of RAF staff.

RAF’s work to develop Reach Children’s Hub meant it already had some good links with other services and community groups locally. As a Free School, it was also used to working quickly and flexibly to respond to pupils’ and families’ needs. These factors meant RAF was able to act much more quickly in response to COVID-19 than was possible for local government organisations. RAF has stepped forward to take the lead on co-ordinating a multi-agency response to the crisis across the community. By taking this role, it has been able to secure a renewed commitment for services, community groups and schools to work together to meet people’s increasing needs.