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Skills for Life
Schools, Parenting and Child Development: Help Your Child with English and Maths
Early booking is a membership perk for WEA members, where courses are available exclusively before becoming available for everyone else.
Course details
Course code
Q00009422Course date
Start: 18/09/24
End: 23/10/24
Fee range
Free to £44.40
How you'll learn
Venue
OnlineLevel of study
Availability
This course is for early booking only.
Course overview
As a parent or carer, you want the best for your children and you want to help them get the most out of their time at school. Join other parents like you, to discover more about what is taught in UK schools.
During this course, you will learn how to support your child’s education in the UK. You will learn what you can do at home to help improve your child’s skills in maths and English. Find out more about how you can join the school community and meet other parents.
This course is for early booking only.
Course description
During this course you will discover ways to support your child’s education in the UK.
You will learn about the methods teachers use to develop children’s English (reading and writing), maths, topic and communication skills. You will think about ways you can help your own child with learning at home (including homework).
This help you improve your understanding of how schools communicate information (including children’s progress and test results) to parents or carers. You will learn ways to become more involved in your child’s school community. You will develop your own study and digital skills. It will give you the opportunity to discuss your ideas and experiences of UK schools and to ask questions of each other.
Throughout your course, you will:
State what your goal is in doing the course.
Use at least 1 phoneme in words (phonics for reading and/or writing).
Describe at least 1 way that you could help your child develop maths skills at home.
List at least 1 way you could find information you need from school.
State at least 1 way you could become involved with your children’s school.
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We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need alternative financial help to access them then let us know.
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All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.
