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Database of Good Practice - The Baytree Centre
Case Study - The Baytree Centre
Organisation:
The Baytree Centre
Website:
www.baytreecentre.org
Categories:
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Child Development, Education and Well-being
- Education (including extended schools, supporting the Primary-Secondary Transition; supporting 16-18 year olds into employment; parental support in development)
- Intensive Support for Literacy
- Parental Support
- Adult Education (including literacy)
- Developing Employability and Support in the Transition to Employment
- BME Groups
- Advancement for Recent Migrant Families
- Targeting of BME Groups in Services/Support
- Language and Literacy Support
- General Operation
Brief Description:
PEACH (Parents Education Achievement and Character) offer activities for parents (one to one support and workshops) and for children and young people (one to one mentoring in academic and personal matters, study support and academic help) for 200 families in Lambeth. The project is not finished yet but so far the outcomes have been extremely postive for families, raising academic achievement in children and empowering parents in their role of primary educators of their children.
Outcomes:
improved parental support
increased confidence and skills for parents to get involved in their children's education
increased academic achievement in children and young people
Running Time:
31/03/2007 to 01/04/2011 - running for 1259 days.
Cost
£10,001 - £50,000
Funded By:
PEACH HAMLYN FOUNDATION, SHINE, PORTICUS UK
Boroughs:
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