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Learn together

Family learning is a fun and creative way of learning with your children and supporting their education.

Free family learning courses

If you’re looking for fun and beneficial ways to spend time learning together as a family, we offer free family learning courses for mums, dads and grandparents to learn with their children.

We provide a wide range of interesting and accessible classes where adults can learn alongside their children.

They also give you a chance to share ideas with other parents and develop your own skills. Our programmes also help you to progress to a further course in english and maths.

You also benefit by understanding how children learn and how best to support them.

All of our learning locations create a positive, welcoming and relaxed environment in which families can have fun learning together.

All programmes include opportunities for adults to get information, advice and guidance on how you can go further with your own learning and how you can get support for any literacy, language or numeracy need.

Courses include: 

  • Family Spanish & languages
  • English
  • Maths

Supporting you child’s learning

All parents want their children to do well at school and to succeed. However, many simply don’t know where to start.

Everything seems to have changed since your own schooldays, and you don’t want to confuse your children by using different methods to their teacher.

Family Learning can help.

Staffordshire schools deliver family english, maths and language programmes. They will give you the opportunity to find out how they teach things in your child’s school.

Search our Family Learning Courses

Use the search button below, or the search bar above to begin browsing though our excellent range of Family Learning courses in your area in Staffordshire.

Wider family learning

These programmes will give you opportunities to have family fun. They also explore ways you can support your own children’s learning and development.

These courses also help parents and carers improve self-confidence and parenting skills.

For many, this is a first step towards further learning, voluntary work and/or paid employment.

You and your children can choose from a wide range of courses such as:

  • Mellow Parenting
  • Chatterbooks
  • Story Sacks

We run the courses in various venues including libraries, children’s centres and schools, and are delivered in a supportive and friendly environment.

All family learning courses are available at no charge.

Popular Family Learning Courses

Here are a few examples of some of the courses available.  You can also use the search bar above to browse the full selection of courses on offer.

Simply Play

Simply Play

A course for parents/ carers and children age 0-4 years who would like to understand how their child will grow and develop.

Simply Play

Parenting

For adults who lack confidence and self esteem and are struggling with their parenting skills, which is impacting on home life or ability to gain work.

BABY-LOVES-NATURE

Baby Loves Nature

Experience the benefits of the outdoors, for you and for baby. Bringing babies into nature can benefit their health, development and even help them sleep more.

Talk to us about family learning courses

If you have any questions or want further advice about any aspect of adult learning in Staffordshire.

Then please contact us:

Staffordshire Community Learning Team

Staffordshire County Council, 2 Staffordshire Place, Stafford, ST16 2DH

Worried about the cost of learning?

There are no charges for many of our courses.

Staffordshire county council subsidises the costs for adult and community learning, making most courses either heavily discounted or available at no cost to you

From September 2019, even more courses may be free if you have a low income and want to improve your skills. Find out more

Upcoming Staffordshire Events

Check out the local learning events for 2019/20

19 Oct to 3 Nov 2019

Family Learning Festival

09:00 am - 05:00 pm @ Learn More
20 Apr to 20 May 2020

Digital Learning Month

09:00 am - 05:00 pm @ Learn More
16 to 22 May 2020

Mental Health Week

09:00 am - 05:00 pm @ Learn More

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Any Further Questions?

If you have something to ask, however small, then get in touch