English Support Your Child With KS3/GCSE

Course Summary
Course Code: FO3B42OL26
Start Date: Wednesday 03 March 2027
Start Time and Lesson Duration: 13:00 for 2.00 hours
Duration: 4 lessons over 4 week(s)
Location: Online Live
Fee: Free Help
Description
A practical course for parents and carers to build confidence in supporting children with key English skills. Learn straightforward strategies to help with reading, writing, text analysis and exam-style tasks, making English learning at home easier and more effective.
What is this course about?
An opportunity to spend some time learning about English and how you can explore this at home together with your child. It will focus on your child's ability to use the tools they have learnt at school in everyday life and how you can use things you do at home to support their Literacy terminology and understanding.
Who is the course for?
Parents/carers and grandparents of primary school aged children living in Essex.
What can I expect to learn?
We will explore and develop topics that are covered on the Primary Literacy Curriculum and how you can make this fun for your child at home.
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?
This course will give you ideas of other fun activities you do at home together as a family.
What will I need to provide?
A device suitable for accessing Microsoft Teams for online courses.
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.