Exploring Everyday English

This course has been designed to support you to understand how to help and develop your child’s English skills in fun and interactive ways. The course is suitable for all learners. Some learners may not have any previous knowledge of the subject taught, but this is not always the case, and the tutor will adapt the learning activities to suit all abilities and needs after meeting you.

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When you enrol on the course, you will also be given details of how to join our secure Google Classroom and how to use Google Meets. You will be assessed in class by the tutor and by your own self- assessment of topics via use of a weekly diary to record your progress. The tutor will give you feedback and suggest ways you can improve and develop your learning further. You will be given home-time tasks, to complete with your child at home and to support areas of learning you have identified. So that you can be successful in completing the course we do require that you arrive promptly for each lesson, and that you try not to miss any (you need to agree to attend at least 80% of the lessons).

There are no formal entry requirements for Family Learning courses. Please check for creche availability at your child’s school/venue where the course will be taking place.

This could be other Family Learning courses at your child’s school to help with a variety of subjects or classes at one of our LAE settings, or local colleges. The Family Learning, Learner Recruitment and Welfare Officer and your tutor can guide you in making choices for your next steps. Thinking about your future in education or in employment but not sure where to start you can contact our LAE careers team who will be ready and willing to help. (Insert number or email) Our careers leader is only a click of a mouse away via the careers page of the LAE website (insert link) If you are unemployed or at risk of redundancy our suite of free employability courses can provide you with the skills you need to secure future employment.