EXCLUDED GROUPSRealising Impact:Family Learning research and UK/European context

SUSANNAH CHAMBERSHEAD OF FAMILY &

INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING

10 SEPTEMBER 2015

• Evaluation of St Mungo’s residential college• Integrated and intensive life skills,

employment and education training programme for long-term unemployed and homeless

• Positive impact on learners• Critical success factors identified of

maintaining stable provision• Revise recruitment procedures

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• Citizens’ Curriculum- Offenders and ex-offenders- Migrants with English language needs- Young adults- Those recovering from addiction• Work with disadvantaged young adults• National Policy Forum for Young Adult

Carers

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• Maths Everywhere app (available in secure estate via Virtual Campus – Maths4Mums on an FL project)

• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) pilot – supporting recent migrant ESOL learners unable to access mainstream provision

• Family Learning – Digital Family Learning (3 pilots including employability and coding)

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• Family Learning Inquiry – ‘Family Learning Works’

• Predominantly women engaged• 3 groups identified as

underrepresented in Family Learning1) Men (fathers/male carers)2) Parents/grandparents/carers (whether much younger or much older)3) Adults with disabilities

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• Tracking• Featured in European Early School

Leaving Toolkit• Maths4Mums• Key ask from FL Inquiry – Pupil

Premium/Pupil Deprivation Grant (case study example from Wales)

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Thank you for listening!

If you wish to contact me, my email address is

Susannah.Chambers@niace.org.uk

If you wish to follow my on Twitter, I am @SusannahChambs

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