Nursery World - Memories deter family learning

The cost of childcare and bad experiences at school deter parents from signing up to family learning courses, research by the Institute of Education has found. The report Family Learning: What parents think, published last week, found that parents who had dropped out of school as a result of bad experiences and who lacked basic literacy and numeracy skills were put off from signing up for family learning courses because they feared a repeat of their childhood. One parent said, 'Who wants to go on courses? I hated school so I'm not going to want to go to college.'

The report Family Learning: What parents think, published last week, found that parents who had dropped out of school as a result of bad experiences and who lacked basic literacy and numeracy skills were put off from signing up for family learning courses because they feared a repeat of their childhood. One parent said, 'Who wants to go on courses? I hated school so I'm not going to want to go to college.'

However, the report found that children in families who took part in family learning courses showed improved reading, vocabulary, concentration, and self-confidence. The children also had more respect for their parents, who in turn became better role models.

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