Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy Extending the reach and improving the quality of family literacy, language and numeracy Family Numeracy Champions

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy Family Numeracy Champions (1) Aim To encourage and enthuse participants to take on the role of numeracy champion in their setting and to give them the confidence and knowledge to be able to do so.

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy Family Numeracy Champions (2) Learning outcomes Recognise some of the policy issues that relate to numeracy needs and the scale of need Identify the impact of parents and carers maths skills on their own and their familys lives Use a variety of strategies to engage and motivate parents and carers to get involved with family numeracy activities Share with parents and carers what family numeracy is all about and how it will benefit themselves and their children Recognise what the role of a numeracy champion involves Reflect on their own further CPD needs to take on this role.

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy Leitch targets: 95% of the population to be functional in numeracy by This level is Entry 3. Parents are a childs first and most enduring educators, and their influence cannot be overestimated... It is acknowledged that the overwhelming majority of parents want to do the very best for their children and also recognised that the majority say they expect to need advice or help at some time or another. (Independent Review of Mathematics Teaching in Early Years Settings and Primary Schools, Final Report. Sir Peter Williams, DCSF, June 2008, p. 69.)

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy Its OK to say We like maths

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy Parents and carers with good numeracy skills are: more likely to go into their childs school more likely to have high expectations for their children more likely to be confident that they can help their children with school work less likely to have children who are struggling in school.

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy Benefits of attending family numeracy courses I hadnt realised until I joined the family numeracy course that I was using maths in everyday life and I was better than I thought I was. My son has been given extra help with his maths by his teacher as part of this course and we have joint sessions when we can all work together. I feel more confident to help all my children with numeracy now and I have just got my first maths qualification. When I have finished this course I think that I will join a family finance course – then look for a job.

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy Aim To encourage and enthuse participants to take on the role of numeracy champion in their setting and to give them the confidence and knowledge to be able to do so.

Family literacy, language and numeracy Family learning impact funding – Family Numeracy Learning outcomes By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: recognise some of the policy issues that relate to numeracy needs and the scale of need identify the impact of parents and carers maths skills on their own and their familys lives use a variety of strategies to engage and motivate parents and carers to get involved with family numeracy activities share with parents and carers what family numeracy is all about and how it will benefit themselves and their children recognise what the role of a numeracy champion involves reflect on their own further CPD needs to take on this role.