Learning with Grandparents
Learning with Grandparents aims to raise standards of basic skills amongst children aged 4-11 by involving grandparents in supporting their grandchildren's learning.
There are currently around 13 million grandparents in the UK. In the past two generations, the number of children cared for by grandparents has jumped from 33% to 82% - with more than a third of grandparents spending the equivalent of three days a week caring for their grandchildren.
The campaign, launched during Grandparent's Week 2006, aims to:
- Show schools how they can support grandparents in assisting their grandchildren with learning
- Encourage grandparents to actively support their grandchildren's learning - whether they are spending a lot of time together or a little.
Resources
Information for grandparents pack
Keeping in touch postcard pack
Learning with Grandparents: Good practice cards
Learning with Grandparents: A report of the work of the National Development Project 2005-2006 funded by the Basic Skills Agency. Entitled, The Silver Lining of my Life.
Learning with Grandparents: Literacy performance and practice across the generations
