4.4. Rodinné vzdelávanie

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and school shutdown in Portugal, the Boa Água school has initiated a number of new pedagogies to support student learning, including mixed commission, interactive groups and dialogic gatherings. These new methods had been introduced as part of the INCLUD-ED project, which the school joined in 2017. The school encouraged parents’ regular presence and volunteer support in classrooms, and introducednew teaching methods tosupport student learning through dialogue and exploration of identity. The new teaching methods and the emphasis on relationships and mutual support within the school community were also key to effective remote learning during school shut-down.

Diskusné literárne stretnutia patria k úspešným vzdelávacím činnostiam výskumného projektu INCLUD-ED. Ich cieľom je zlepšiť vzdelávanie detí a mládeže v rôznych kontextoch na celom svete. Pozostávajú z dvoch fáz: čítaní klasickej literatúry (napríklad Rómeo a Júlia, Odysea, Don Quijote) a následnej diskusii o význame, výkladoch a úvahách s využitím metodiky dialogického vzdelávania. Môžu sa do nej zapojiť deti aj ich rodinní príslušníci. V nasledujúcom príklade sa opisuje podstata diskusných literárnych stretnutí a výsledky, ktoré prinášajú.

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.

Vzdelávanie rodín patrí k úspešným vzdelávacím činnostiam v rámci výskumného projektu INCLUD-ED. Stratégie vzdelávania pre inklúziu a sociálnu súdržnosť v Európe (Európska komisia, 6. rámcový program, 2006 – 2011).

The Joaquim Ruyra Elementary School is located in a disadvantaged suburban district of Barcelona. In the 2016-2017 school year, 92% students were immigrants representing 28 different nationalities (including Pakistan, Morocco, Georgia, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, the Philippines, China, Bangladesh, Senegal, and the USA) or from minority background (Romani). The school has a 40% mobility rate.  

National and international press have referred to the school as the miracle school as it had achieved academic outcomes above the average in the Catalan standardised tests, outperforming elite schools in the Catalonia region.

All classes in the school feature group work 40% to 60% of the time. The groups mix students of different abilities, genders and nationalities.  The small groups are designed to ensure that no one is left out, and students are encouraged to participate actively.  Each group is facilitated by an adult (e.g. a classroom assistants, a parent).  Psychologists and special education teachers may also work in the classrooms, and they support volunteer parents, teachers and the students.  The extra support and student interaction are considered as essential for supporting and reinforcing children’s learning. 

NESET – Sieť expertov na sociálne aspekty vzdelávania a odbornej prípravy vydáva správy pre tvorcov politík a odborníkov, ktorí sa zaujímajú o podporu rovnosti a inklúzie vo vzdelávaní a odbornej príprave v celej Európskej únii. V tomto dokumente sa skúmajú stratégie zriaďovania komunitných centier celoživotného vzdelávania v členských štátoch EÚ. Zaoberá sa dôkazmi a výskumom v oblasti prínosov a výhod zriaďovania takýchto centier, ako aj prekážkami a ťažkosťami, ktoré bránia zriaďovaniu a účinnosti centier. V správe sa dospieva k záveru, že komunitné centrá celoživotného vzdelávania môžu zároveň plniť najrôznejšie konkrétne základné ciele celoživotného vzdelávania, ako sú aktívne občianstvo, sociálna súdržnosť/inklúzia, osobné a spoločenské naplnenie, medzikultúrny dialóg, ako aj profesijné dráhy.

Program LIT3 je zameraný na podporu gramotnosti rodín (čitateľská a zdravotná gramotnosť) v rómskych komunitách, ktorá je základným nástrojom na dosahovanie lepšieho prospechu rómskych detí vo všeobecnom vzdelávaní. Na tento účel sa v rámci projektu vypracoval a v praxi skúša ucelený program gramotnosti rodín zameraný na tri generácie, vypracovala sa európska politika pre gramotnosť rodín založená na dôkazoch a zabezpečuje sa zapojenie kľúčových zainteresovaných strán do prípravy miestnych stratégií na realizáciu politiky a programov v oblasti gramotnosti rodín. K dispozícii sú ukážky učebných plánov a vzdelávacích materiálov.

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.

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.