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School Family Education (SFE)
13 January 2009
Family Education DepartmentFamily Development Division
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION FOR ALL
Workplace
Family Life Ambassador
(FLA)
Community
Family Life Champion FLC)
Workshops / talks, road shows, campaigns e.g. National Family Week
School
School Family Education (SFE)
and Parent Education in Pre-
school (PEPS)
Family life education skills & knowledge can & need to be learnt. We need to take a proactive effort to
strengthen and enrich family life.
SCHOOL-BASED FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
Parent Education in Pre-school (PEPS)
Child care centres
Kindergartens
School Family Education (SFE)
Primary Schools
Secondary Schools
Junior Colleges
FEATURES OF SFE PARTNERSHIP
Schools
PTA / PSG
Service Providers
SFE coordinator
MCYS/
MOE
Other Community
Partners
FEATURES OF SFE SCHOOL SELECTION
Family Life Ambassador
Belief in family life education for parents and other stakeholders
Strong PTA / PSG
Family life centre/ corner
Support from service providers & community partners
Build strong relationships between the school and the service provider
Reach out to the target groups and the unconverted parents
Plan SFE activities in consultation with the PTA/ PSG and the school
Implement and publicise the programmesRI SFE Coordinator : Juliet Seno
FEATURES OF SFE SFE COORDINATOR
Family life champions - key drivers to the success of SFE
Motivate and encourage greater participation among parents in family life education programmes
Facilitate small group discussions and the formation of support groups
Ensure the continuity of family life education in schools
FEATURES OF SFE PTA/ PSG
Strength of organisationQualified staffTypes/ Variety of programmesOutreach plansAble to serve minimum of 3 years
FEATURES OF SFE SERVICE PROVIDER
EXAMPLE OF A SFE SERVICE PROVIDER : MORNING STAR
FEATURES OF SFE MCYS’ SUPPORT
Funding Centralised evaluation MCYS family life education resource materials, SFE
Parent Guide, brochure stand, banner, bi-monthly e-newsletters, etc
SFE websbite (www.sfe.org.sg) Annual recruitment briefing to schools, service
providers & other community partners Quarterly meeting with SFE coordinators/ service
providers Regular sharing session with principals/ PTA/ PSG
FEATURES OF SFE MCYS FUNDING
Participant pays subsidised rate of $50
Parent Facilitator Training
$10,000 per FYSFE Coordinator
Year 1 = $20,000Year 2 = $15,000Year 3 = $10,000 (*RI is here)
Year 4 & beyond = $10,000
FLE Programmes
FEATURES OF SFE PROGRAMME CONTENT
Needs assessment at the onset of SFETailor-made to suit needs of target
groups in schoolsFocus on active parental involvement,
parent-child relationship and character/ values education
FEATURES OF SFE PROGRAMME CONTENT
Parent educationParent facilitators trainingSchool staff family wellness
Student life skills education
SFE PROGRAMMES COMMON PROGRAMMES
Parents/School Staff
Discipline with love Communication skills Sibling rivalry Internet safety Understand children Fathering Raise confident children Nurture marriage Connected family Financial management
Students
Character-building Time management Self-esteem Communication skills Improve family
relationships Social competence Stress management Financial
management
Parent Facilitators Training Programme
Work life harmony Financial management Stress management
School Staff
PARENT FACILITATOR TRAINING PROGRAMME
SFE PROGRAMMES
Parent volunteer
Parent Facilitator
Trained parent volunteers
encourage parent participation and
co-facilitate in SFE workshops
Parent-Peer Befriender/ Mentor
Experienced parent facilitators
motivate and mentor hard-to-
reach parents and form support
groups via home visits and school
matching
A resource library and place for parents, school staff and students to network and build closer ties
Conducive for holding small talks and support group meetings
Easily accessible
FEATURES OF SFE FAMILY LIFE CENTRE/CORNER
FEATURES OF SFE OUTCOME INDICATORS
100 hrs of FLE* programmes per FY
Parents & School Staff: 70 hours (10 hours –
recreational/social)
Students: 30 hoursPercentage of parent participants:
- 30% (1st year)- 40% (2nd year - cumulative)- 60% (3rd year - cumulative) - at least 75% (4th year and beyond - cumulative)
Percentage of school staff participants: 100%Percentage of pupils participants: 100%
FLE = family life educator
IMPACT OF SFE SCHOOLS ON BOARD
Primary Schools:82Secondary Schools: 66Junior College: 3Special School: 1
Total: 152 schools(increased 38-fold since inception in 2002)
IMPACT OF SFE OUTREACH
Total participation as at Dec 2002 (Project piloted in 4 schools) = 12,000
Total participation as at Oct 2007 (134 schools) = 411,000
(increased 34-fold )
NEWSIMPACT OF SFE
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