What is this course about?
A course to support you and understand your children and provide parenting support. This is a LIVE interactive course so you will need to log on at the given time to access the course.

Who is the course for?
Parents/carers and grandparents of school aged children living in Essex.

What can I expect to learn?
Tips and strategies on making parenting as stress free as possible.

How will I learn?
This course is being run online. The sessions will be facilitated by the tutor in an informal and relaxed environment.

How will I know how well I am doing?
You will be given tutor feedback at the end of each task. The tutor will work with you to support you with any individual issues that you may be experiencing.

Will I have to do any work at home?
There will be tasks set to do with your child and then to report back to your tutor.

What will I need to provide?
A phone, laptop or tablet which can connect to the internet. GUIDANCE FOR ONLINE SESSIONS 1 Online sessions are hosted via Microsoft Teams 2 A link will be sent to your email address between 1 to 24 hours prior to the session commencing 3 Please check your junk / spam folder, as sometimes the session links are sent here by your email provider 4 If you are signing up to a course less than 24 hours of the course start time, or after the first session has commenced, please enrol on the course and email aclfamilylearning@essex.gov.uk.

Are there any other costs?
There are no extra costs associated with this course.

What can I do next?
When you finish this course we will provide you with details about what programmes you can move on to next.

Further information
For all enquiries regarding this course please contact ACLFamilyLearning@essex.gov.uk.