What is Family Learning
The Nottinghamshire branch of Life Education East Midlands provides Family Learning courses, funded by Inspire Learning and Nottinghamshire City Council. Our courses are developed to help you help your children and can be delivered online via Zoom or at your school.
“The program has been great to bond and share learning experiences with new people and for our children gaining confidence along the way and finding out that not all apps are scary, that they are there to help you learn”
(Parent at Victoria Primary)
OUR COURSES
We are here to help you help your children.
Coping With Anxiety – This course explore the emotion of anxiety; what it is and why it happens.
Parents are given suggested strategies for managing big emotions. The course also covers: stress,
resilience, and the importance of building self-esteem.
Connected and Protected – This course explores how to keep children safe online. It uncovers some
of the dangers of online use and discusses strategies to prevent this. Learners are given suggested
apps and websites for safe use.
Family Fortunes – This course is designed to build financial capability – for both adults and children. It
supports adults and children in developing positive money habits. Practical activities are completed
to reinforce this.
Feel Good Families – A skills course for parents. This course helps adults to build clear
communication with their children and develop positive behaviour management strategies. Mental
well-being and stress management are also covered.
Navigating Neurodiversity – This course discovers what neurodiversity is and how it may present
itself. Learners are given various strategies to deal with difficult behaviours with an emphasis on
each child being an individual.
Social and Emotional Skills: For Stronger Families – A course based around the social and emotional
aspects of learning. Children join for part of the session. Includes how to build confidence and self-
esteem, how to deal with friendship problems and metal well-being. Four or eight week course,
children join for part of the session.
Step up to Secondary! – A course which supports adults and children with secondary transition. This
can be delivered in primary schools or secondary schools with children coming into the year 7
cohort.
Dads Connect – A workshop aimed at male family members based around the five steps of mental
well being. Children and adults complete activities together. All family members are welcome.
Wellbeing Together – There are five things we can all do to increase our mental wellbeing. This
workshop explores these five things and how they can improve a person’s family’s mental health.
Talking Tough Topics – A workshop aimed at families with KS2 children which explores how
communicate effectively about difficult and sensitive topics. Strategies are suggested for dealing
with difficult situations.
“The course has definitely been very helpful and useful in helping us as a family become much more aware of online safety, how we can be more careful and think before posting anything online, also information on using various tools and websites/apps that are available to help.”
(Parent on Zoom)
WORKSHOPS
Various different workshops – 2.5 hour session to introduce Family Learning and offer a stepping stone to our courses.
“I felt the course was very helpful and provided tools and ideas to use to assist my children. I found it helpful being able to access it over Zoom as it is difficult sometimes to attend in person. It was also very comforting to hear other parents/carers in the same position and that school is also actively trying to support children and parents.”
(Parent on Zoom)
“Family Learning improves health and employability, and increases involvement in community, cultures and sport.”
We are very grateful to our delivery partners who provide the funding for these courses.
Courses for families, parents and carers :
Family Coding (1.3 MiB)
FL Courses provided by LECN (277.9 KiB)FL Courses provided by LECN Coping_Anxiety_School (642.4 KiB)Coping with Anxiety - 4 week course for parents at school Coping_Anxiety_Zoom (621.8 KiB)Coping with Anxiety - 4 week course for parents via Zoom CyberHeroes_School (1.6 MiB)Cyber Heroes - 4 week course for parents at school CyberHeroes_Zoom (609.8 KiB)Cyber Heroes - 4 week course for parents via Zoom Family_Cyberwise_School (3.0 MiB)Family Learning 2 hour workshop at school Family_Cyberwise_Zoom (3.0 MiB)Family Learning 2 hour workshop via Zoom Family_Fortunes_School (1.7 MiB)4 week Family Learning course with Children age 7 to 11 held at school Family_Fortunes_Zoom (1.6 MiB)4 week Family Learning course with Children age 7 to 11 held via Zoom Family_Fun_Tablets_School (640.9 KiB)Family Learning 4 week course held at school Family_Fun_Tablets_Zoom (615.5 KiB)Family Learning 4 week course held via Zoom Family_SEAL_School (661.9 KiB)8 week course for families Family_SEAL_Zoom (647.9 KiB)8 week course for families FamLearn_Overview_Document (2.1 MiB)Family Learning Overview Feel_Good_Families_School (676.3 KiB)8 week Parenting Skills Course in School Feel_Good_Families_Zoom (655.0 KiB)8 week Parenting Skills course via Zoom Relationships_Education_School (1.9 MiB)2½ Hours Relationships Education Course Robots_Coding_School (2.1 MiB)Family Learning 4 week course Talking Tough Topics -School (1.9 MiB)A 2½ hours Workshop for Adults Only Family_SEAL_Transition_School (1.6 MiB)Four online sessions for Year 6 children and parents/carers to attend together.