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New Places to Learn Community Engagement in Education Project I NNER E AST Y OUTH P ROJECT New Places to Learn Community Engagement in Education Project Aims of the project: To encourage open conversations about education among schools

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Community Engagement in Education Project

INNER EAST YOUTH PROJECT

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Community Engagement in Education Project

Aims of the project:

To encourage open conversations about

education among schools and parents

To get ideas and produce leaflets that would
utline basic information and signpost to

key support agencies.

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Background:

Too many children are not succeeding

in school

There are low levels of aspiration in many

disadvantaged communities and in some schools

The relationships between schools and

parents are very varied.

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New Places to Learn

Community Engagement in Education Project Workshops were held in:

Dee Street Community Centre
Bloomfield Community Association
Walkway Community Association
Willowfield Parish Community Association
East Belfast Sure Start
Short Strand Community Centre

Participants were asked four questions about their experiences with education and schools, and their involvement in their children’s education.

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Workshop questions: 1. What is your relationship with your child's school? What is good and what could be better? 2. What is it you would want to know more about? 3. What do you want from education for your children? 4. What could/should happen for you to become more involved in your children's education?

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Community Engagement in Education Project

Key Findings:

Parents want to be more involved in their children’s

education, but at times do not know how to do this

There is a need for basic information to be made

more available and accessible

Special Education Needs is a key area that parents

need more support and information about.

Parents would welcome more specific classes to

enable the to assist their children’s learning.

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Community Engagement in Education Project

A Parent’s Guide

Helping your child to do well at school in East Belfast

Response:

Leaflets received a positive response, and are in high demand
Currently seeking funding to enable further printing and wider distribution.