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We consider the impact of COVID-19 on families and the home learning environment

Today, we published a comprehensive review of literature looking at the impact of COVID-19 on families’ wellbeing and how this impacts the home learning environment.

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The impact of Covid-19 on the home learning environment

This literature review considers the impact of COVID-19 on families, and the implications for the home learning environment.

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Making the most of the home learning environment

Guidance for schools, nurseries, local authorities and public health partners.

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Changing a child’s life story starts with small talk

Judith Parke, our Head of Home Learning Environment, sheds light on the activities we have planned for the year ahead to improve the home learning environment and boost the early...

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Seven great ways to play and learn at home

Major studies have shown that talking and playing at home are key factors in a child’s development. This sort of activity is sometimes called home learning activity.

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Making technology work for early years language and literacy

Lockdown learning in the Early Years

Practitioners across Swindon reacted incredibly quickly to lockdown, and have been working really hard to continue reaching out to families during the shutdown of many settings. One...

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The impact of COVID-19 on the home learning environment

Melanie Crew, our Evidence and Policy Manager, explores the importance of community-led approaches in supporting young children and families most affected by COVID-19.

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'Chat, play, read' campaign announced to encourage learning at home

We've partnered with the Department for Education, which has just announced a new campaign to help parents incorporate ways to ‘chat, play and read’ with their children into...

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National Literacy Trust home learning and classroom resources

Here are several of our top picks among the many resources we have available for teachers and parents as well as booklists to help inspire young people to read for enjoyment

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Early Words Together evaluations

Two external evaluations of a two-year pilot funded by the Department for Education (DfE), to run Early Words Together in 13 local authorities across England between April 2013 and...

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We secure funding to improve children’s life chances by empowering parents

We are part of a consortium of education and children’s charities who have secured funding from the Department for Education to deliver projects to improve the life chances of...

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Inspiring Parents: new parental engagement project launches in Bradford

A new initiative to encourage parents to be more engaged with their children’s learning has launched in Keighley and in Tong and Bowling

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Learning from home: a lockdown story

How Middlesbrough Reads supported a local family during lockdown

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Programme launched to boost Bradford children’s development by empowering parents

We have recently launched a new programme in Bradford, working with the parents of two-year-old children to boost parental engagement and language and literacy levels across the city.