Please see below some short courses/workshops for Nov – Dec 2020 to support families during this latest lockdown for the last part of half term this year. All of the Family Learning courses are FREE for every parent or carer at the moment.

Lockdown Elevenses for any parents/carers feeling lonely or isolated 

Christmas Craft Workshop for Parents and Children 

New Year Calendar Making Workshop for Parents and Children

Fabulous Family Food Workshop for Parents

Facebook page is Adult Learning in Worcestershire if you would like to follow us and share courses to your families

Twitter Account is @WorcsAdultLearn if you would like to follow us and retweet courses to your families

Courses in 2020 will include:
Fun with Phonics – a course to support parents/carers to understand their children’s Phonics to do at home

Marvellous Maths – a course to support Parents/carers to understand Foundation Stage maths to do at home

Support for Parents/Carers with children who have special needs and disabilities – A Nurture course for adults

Bridging the Gap – a course for Parents/carers concerned about any gaps in their children’s knowledge, education or development during lockdown with some crafty ideas

Marvellous Me After Lockdown – A course to empower parents/carers to discover how Marvellous they are once their children are at school and they are home alone

Time for You – A Course for parents/carers to explore their turn to learn and what they might like to learn next

Art Courses – Using art as therapy for parents/carers who want support with anxiety or low emotional wellbeing

Alternatively if parents/carers are unable to book onto the course at www.worcestershire.gov.uk/courses they can ring us directly on 01905 843519

We’re pleased to be able to provide you with the January/February Families Hereford & Worcester digital magazine.

It contains useful resources and ideas to help you and your family through the Spring Term and to keep your children entertained, busy and productive.

You can read the magazine by clicking HERE

We’re pleased to be able to send you the Nov/Dec Families Hereford & Worcester digital magazine.

It contains useful resources and ideas to help you and your family through the autumn term and to keep your children entertained, busy and productive.

You can read the magazine HERE

We hope you find it helpful.

Here are the January – March 2022 New Family Learning Courses. The courses start at the end of January so please book on to these if you are interested as places fill up quickly.

Parents and carers living in Worcestershire can attend any course below for FREE with the following eligibility:

• FREE if they are unemployed and on benefits or they earn less than £17,000 per year.
• FREE if their child receives a Free School Meal or is known to their school SENCo.
• FREE if any of these courses would improve their health and wellbeing.

Professionals can also support by booking you directly onto a course on your behalf or you can ring their team directly for support on 01905-728537. All Family Learning courses can be found at www.worcestershire.gov.uk/courses

Please see a list of courses below.

Family Learning January 2022 Courses:

Cook with your Family for Parents and Children Sundays 3.30pm online via Teams

Maths in Early Years for Parents Wednesdays 1pm online via Teams

Phonics in the Early Years for Parents Wednesdays 10am online via Teams

SEND – Managing Mindfulness Tuesdays 7pm online via Teams

SEND – Strategies for Positive Behaviour Tuesdays 6pm in Fairfield Centre, Warndon Worcester

Maths in Key Stage 2 & 3 for Parents Mondays 7pm online via Teams

English in Key Stage 2 & 3 for Parents Tuesdays 7pm online via Teams

Family Wellness Course for parents and carers Mondays 10am online via Teams

Communicating with Deaf or Hearing-Impaired People Mondays 7pm online via Teams

Art for your Child – Ideas for Parents Thursdays 7pm online via Teams

Art for Parents and Carers Thursdays 1pm online via Teams

Art in Key Stage 1 and 2 for Parents Thursdays 11am online via Teams

SEND – Understanding Dyslexia Mondays 7pm online via Teams

English & Maths in Key Stage 1 for Parents Wednesdays 1pm online via Teams

Cooking Creatively Tuesdays 10am online via Teams

Please see the information below and attached relating to the new 2021 Spring Family Learning Courses available from the Adult Community Learning Team.

• All courses are still currently free for this term for any parent or carer (Please tick the “been referred” box to book on FREE)
• Parents can book on by searching the course title at www.worcestershire.gov.uk/courses
• or by calling 01905 728537 to our Business Support line for help
• Teaching Support staff and professionals can book or refer parents onto this course too for families in need where they are unable to book themselves on independently or need extra support to attend
• All courses are online but full support will be given to everyone that books to ensure they can access Zoom.
• Please email me at Jharris5@worcestershire.gov.uk for any questions
• Website to book courses: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/courses
• Facebook: @adultlearningworcestershire to follow to see any newly listed courses
• Twitter: @WorcsAdultLearn to follow to see any newly listed courses

Many thanks for your time and I hope we can meet the needs of parents and carers in Worcestershire with these courses.

Starting Well Partnership have a new programme that the Parenting Team are running in April.

This will be a virtual programme run through Zoom.

The programme will also be offered of an evening for families that are busy throughout the day.

We’re pleased to be able to send you the January Families Hereford & Worcester digital magazine.

It contains useful resources and ideas to help you and your family through the Spring Term and to keep your children entertained, busy and productive.

You can read the magazine HERE

We hope you find it helpful.

We’re pleased to be able to provide you with the March/April Families Hereford & Worcester digital magazine.

It contains useful resources and ideas to help you and your family through the Spring Term and to keep your children entertained, busy and productive.

You can read the magazine by clicking HERE

Family Learning courses are due to start in February and there are still spaces available. Here is a summary of courses with spaces below. You can click onto any course below to book directly onto any course:

Making & Using Story Sacks – Encourage Imagination

Book & Cook – Healthy, affordable cooking

Time for You – Improve Parents Mental Health & Wellbeing

Time for You – Your turn to Learn – Empowering Parents to consider their own future to improve their family outcomes

Nurture Course for Parents/carers of SEND

Magnificent Maths – helping parents with Early Years Maths skills

Alternatively parents can search for the course title to book on at www.worcestershire.gov.uk/courses or ring 01905 844322 for support to book onto a course.

All courses are FREE for all parents and carers.

Please click on the link below each course to book on:

Family Learning

Signalong Workshop for Adults

Sign-a-story Course for Families

STEM in Key Stage 1 & 2 for Families

Cook with your Family for Parents and Children

E-safety for Parents – Keeping Safe Online

Family Wellness Course for Parents and Carers

Maths & English in Key Stage 2 & 3

Maths in Early Years and Ky St 1 for Parents

Phonics, Literacy & English in Early Years

SEND

SEND – Managing Mindfulness

SEND – Nurture for Parents and Carers

SEND – Understanding Dementia

SEND – Understanding Dyslexia

SEND -Strategies for Positive Behaviour

Art & Creative

Drawing Experimentation Course

Drawing with Ink

Experimental Acrylics

Mixed Media Experimentation Course

The Ultimate Art Package

The Ultimate Craft Package

Ultimate Craft

Watercolour Experimentation Course

Writing for Wellbeing

Health & Wellbeing

Becoming a Volunteer

Coaching your Growth Mindset

Mental Wellness for Adults

Mindfulness & Meditation

Moodmaster Emotional Resilience (Men only)

Moodmaster Emotional Resilience Programme:

Art & Self Help

Art for Wellbeing

We are delighted to share with you the Spring issue of Raring2go! magazine!

https://magazines.raring2go.co.uk/kidderminsterandstourbridge/spring/

This issue is full of ideas to keep families entertained at home, as well as information on clubs and attractions that are starting to open up again.

There are some lovely contributions from local children, as well as features on gardening, reading and craft and plenty of competitions to be won.

Fingers crossed, the magazine will be back in print for the summer.

We’re pleased to be able to provide you with the May/June Families Hereford & Worcester digital magazine.

It contains useful resources and ideas to help you and your family through the Summer Term and to keep your children entertained, busy and productive.

You can read the magazine by clicking HERE

We’re pleased to be able to send you the March/April Families Hereford & Worcester digital magazine.

It contains useful resources and ideas to help you and your family through the Summer Term and to keep your children entertained, busy and productive.

You can read the magazine HERE

We hope you find it helpful.

Public Health fund HWHCT hold a “Solihull Approach” for on-line guides or courses for parents, families and young people. This means that all courses are free to all Worcestershire residents.

The latest addition to this is “Understanding your relationships” a course for adults, young people, and older adults. Covers communication, anger, conflict, repair and more.

Free Code PARENTSROCK – www.inourplace.co.uk

The other free on-line courses are:

• Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby
• Understanding your baby
• Understanding your child
• Understanding your child with additional needs
• Understanding your teenager’s brain
• Understanding your brain (for teenagers only!)
• Understanding your child’s feelings
• Understanding your child’s mental health and wellbeing (accompanies 3a and/or 3b)
• Understanding your relationships

In addition to Family Learning courses, the Adult and Community Learning Team also deliver Health and Wellbeing Courses for adults only which are FREE to attend until July 31^st 2021.

Please see the courses below with a link to each course title.

Health and Wellbeing Courses

Moodmaster – 

Positive Me – 

5 Ways to Wellbeing – 

Mind Matters – 

Mindfulness & Meditation – 

Baked Bean Project – 

Art and Craft Courses

Funky Arts – 

Funky Watercolours – 

Creative Mindfulness – 

Easy Knits – 

Sew and Reap – 

Tantalising Textiles – 

Upcycled Jewellery – 

We’re pleased to be able to provide you with the September/October Families Hereford & Worcester digital magazine.

It contains useful resources and ideas to help you and your family through the Autumn Term and to keep your children entertained, busy and productive.

You can read the magazine by clicking HERE

We’re pleased to be able to send you the May/June Families Hereford & Worcester digital magazine.

It contains useful resources and ideas to help you and your family through the Summer Term and to keep your children entertained, busy and productive.

You can read the magazine HERE

We hope you find it helpful.

We’re pleased to be able to provide you with the November/December Families Hereford & Worcester digital magazine.

It contains useful resources and ideas to help you and your family through the Autumn Term and to keep your children entertained, busy and productive.

You can read the magazine by clicking HERE

Did you know…

All parents & carers living in Worcestershire can access FREE Solihull Approach courses for parents and carers online.

Including:

• Understanding your pregnancy, labour & birth
• Understanding your baby
• Understanding your preterm or sick baby in hospital / now you’re home
• Understanding your child: from toddler to teen
• Understanding your child with additional needs
• Understanding your child’s feelings
• Understanding your child’s mental health and wellbeing
• Understanding your teenager’s brain
• Understanding your brain (for teenagers)
• Understanding your feelings (for teenagers)
• Understanding your relationships
• Understanding your trauma.

Go to: https://www.startingwellworcs.nhs.uk/parenting-courses and use the code PARENTSROCK to access for FREE.

Worcestershire County Council’s Family Learning Team have created some new courses for parents. Please see the poster attached.

These courses are now FREE for all parents and carers no matter what their income is – new changes for Family Learning Courses!

Please call 01905 843519 for support to book onto any course or below is the link to book onto any course directly this term – all starting after half term:

Art in Your Heart Course

Marvellous Me After Lockdown Course

Time for You Course

Thinking about Employment Course

Following the huge success of our previous Family Learning course Rainbows and Recipes, we are holding another course called Worms and Wellies starting on Wednesday 17th April 2024.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible.

The parents and children had a wonderful time last term and we are sure this course will be just as much fun!

Please contact the school office for further details and to book a place – 01299 250312 or email office@har.saet.co.uk