What a fantastic week so far Learning together!! It has been a busy week for the Community and Family Learning Team this week with still two days to go. Have you managed to join us? If not… why not sign up for a session over the weekend? It’s been great to receive such positive…
Learn Together Week (29th – 5th July) Join us for a jam-packed week of fun activities for all the family! Simply visit our website, choose a day you would like to enrol on and we’ll send you a welcome pack. All workshops are online and FREE! There are a variety of workshops each day for…
If you have children at home, the last 12 weeks have been tiring, precious, 24/7! Running out of ideas to do with your children? To celebrate our upcoming “LEARNING TOGETHER” Week 29th June – 5th July 2020 we have 10 activities that will help you play, interact and communicate with your children to keep their…
Parental Decision Making: This week was National Carers week – and we forget that as parents that includes us! One of the hardest aspects of parenting/caring is protecting them but also educating them on the big world we live in and letting your little person (whatever age they are) develop language and skills to express…
Parental Decision Making: Are you overwhelmed by the task of thinking and talking through various decisions, especially in light of all the other responsibilities we have at the moment? (caring for loved ones, work, finances, uncertainty of the future etc “Do I send my child back to school? Or keep my child home schooled?” “Are…
Newsletter 4 10 ways to maintain positive relationships after 10 weeks in the Covid-19 world! Whether you are parenting a baby, toddler, teenager, remote parenting or are isolating on your own, maintaining positive relationships is important for your mental and physical health. With this the “new normal”, what have you learnt, what tips can we…
The Essex ACL Community & Family Learning Team invites you to get creative! “Learning Together” is a great way to inspire a passion, hobby or develop your skills and knowledge, both for you and your children. Ideas for “Learning Together” for all ages! With a bank holiday weekend, and what would have been half term,…
Newsletter 2 “Things for the weekend” to develop your children/young people’s Life Skills Early Years (0-5) Follow instructions – design games to help e.g. Simon says, nursery rhymes i.e. – head, shoulders, knees and toes, everyday activities – putting toys away, asking them to do anything! Real world play –doctors, nurses, modelling your jobs at…
Newsletter 1 Welcome from the Essex Community and Family Learning Team. This is a time for solidarity as families – we are not here to judge, we are all doing the best jobs we can to support our children, ourselves and juggle whatever life has dealt us. Why not try: “Things for the weekend” F…
Weekly Challenge: Complete a family activity such as walk/cycle/swim Try for 10,000 steps in a day Try a new sport Try a new healthy food Create a 20-minute family work out Parent Top Tips: Model to your family how important being healthy and active is by taking part, if you are not used to frequent…