Empower your school community with Family Learning (2026/27)

Designed in response to the evolving needs of Kent families, our free courses help schools strengthen engagement, raise attainment and contribute directly to key School Improvement Plan priorities, including attendance, behaviour, wellbeing, parental engagement and narrowing achievement gaps. Alongside our wider offer, we also deliver face-to-face and online parenting courses, creating valuable opportunities for direct support and relationship-building with families.

What’s new for 2026/27?

• Flexible, shorter courses
  Family English, Maths and ESOL programmes are now delivered in up to six weeks, making them easier for families to access and complete. Learners can then progress seamlessly into our Essential Skills provision to continue their journey and gain qualifications.
• Integrated learning opportunities
  Academic subjects can now be combined with creative and life skills, helping parents build confidence while engaging meaningfully with their child’s learning.
• Expanded webinar offer
  Our growing suite of accessible, one-hour webinars supports busy families with targeted guidance, including:
  • Parenting children with autism
  • Supporting emotionally based school non-attendance (EBSNA – coming soon)
  • Managing challenging behaviour at home
  • Self-harm awareness and coping strategies
  • Parenting older teenagers through Raising Independent Young Adults
• Employment-focused ESOL
  A new “ESOL – An Introduction to Employment” course equips learners with the confidence, language and skills to enter or re-enter the workforce - benefiting both families and the wider community.

How this supports your school

Hosting Family Learning can help you to:

• Improve attendance and engagement by addressing barriers within the family context
• Enhance parental confidence in supporting learning at home
• Strengthen relationships between school and families
• Support safeguarding and wellbeing priorities, including mental health and behaviour
• Promote inclusion, particularly for EAL and vulnerable families
• Demonstrate impact against Ofsted priorities around parental engagement and community partnership.

Tailored to your community

Our curriculum is shaped by emerging local needs, and we welcome the opportunity to co-design bespoke courses aligned to your school’s priorities. If there are specific challenges or themes within your community, we can work with you to develop targeted provision.

Get involved

• Courses are free for families
• Delivered in school or online
• Open to all Kent residents.

We would greatly appreciate your support in promoting these opportunities to families.

To request a printed brochure, explore courses or discuss hosting a programme, please get in touch with Caroline Grover, County Education Manager - Family Learning Kent Adult Education by emailing Caroline.Grover@kent.gov.uk.

Together, we can strengthen families, support learners and drive whole-school improvement.