'Linlithgow Learns' sets out a timeline of opportunities and events being offered this academic session to build our partnership between school and families. The timeline will use the following three headings to identify the various options.
1. Parental Involvement
Parental involvement is about supporting pupils and their learning. It is about parents and teachers working together in partnership to help children become more confident learners.
2. Parental Engagement
Parental engagement can be considered as active engagement in learning. Parental engagement is supported by discussion between parents and teachers and focuses on how families can build upon what they already do to help their children's learning and provide a supportive home learning environment. There is a continuum between parental involvement and parental engagement with a 'shift in emphasis, away from the relationship between parents and schools, to a focus on the relationship between parents and their children's learning.
3. Family Learning
Family Learning encourages family members to learn together with a focus on intergenerational learning. Family learning activities can be specifically designed to enable parents to learn how to support their children's learning. Family learning is a powerful method of engagement and learning which can foster positive attitudes towards life-long learning, promote socio-economic resilience and challenge educational disadvantage. A family learning approach gives parents, families and children the tools from which they can continue to learn at home together.
| Parental Involvement | Parental Engagement | Family Learning Options (Sign Up Details will be shared via School App/Groupcall) | Link to any relevant materials from these events | |
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| September |
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| Please be aware that all 'Linlithgow Learns' evening sessions are organised on a voluntary basis by teachers willing to commit to this additional time and are in addition to school evening scheduled events. | ||||
| October |
| 'Study Skills Evening': Wednesday 25th October 5.30pm -7.30pm An opportunity to:
| Study Skills that are proven to work! | |
| Please be aware that all 'Linlithgow Learns' evening sessions are organised on a voluntary basis by teachers willing to commit to this additional time and are in addition to school evening scheduled events. | ||||
| November |
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| 'How can I help with Senior Physics (Nat 5 and Higher)' Tuesday 7th November at 6.30pm, in B23. (Limited to 20 places) We know many parents maybe don't know how to support their children with Physics when they don't know the subject themselves. This session is for parents who don't feel confident with Physics themselves, have a child being presented for National 5 or Higher Physics and would like some ideas of how to support them. Sign Up Link (opens new window)
Higher/ National 5 English Course: Wednesday 1st November 5.30pm-6.30pm (Limited to 20 places). On Wednesday 1st November, the Linlithgow English Department will be running an evening session about the Higher/National 5 English course. The session will run from 5:30pm-6:30pm and will cover a detailed course outline, tips on how to study for each exam component and how to best support our learners in a home environment. Link to National 5 sign-up - THIS IS NOW FULL Link to Higher sign-up - https://forms.office.com/e/QLFuj5FNq1 National 5 English Course: Tuesday 7th November 5.30pm-6.30pm (Increased places due to demand). On Tuesday 7th November, the Linlithgow English Department will be running an evening session about the National 5 English course. The session will run from 5:30pm-6:30pm and will cover a detailed course outline, tips on how to study for each exam component and how to best support our learners in a home environment. Link to National 5 sign-up - Due to demand we are allocating more places for this evening: Sign Up here: N5 link (opens new window) BGE English (S1-S3): Wednesday 29th November - 5:30pm-6:30pm (limited to 20 places) "The benefits of reading regularly are immeasurable and cannot be underestimated. The Linlithgow English department are running a session on Wednesday 29th November at 5:30-6:30pm exploring how to use the strategies of reciprocal reading to support learners to engage with books on a deeper, more explorative and more interactive level. This session will show parents/carers how to support literacy development out of school. Although this is a one-off session, there is the option for attendees to join our online book-club which will support reading at home, digitally, on a longer-term basis!" Link to sign-up - https://forms.office.com/e/E3sRNCLjZD
| Physics Parent/Carer N5/H Presentation Slides (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
Nat 5 family Session slides (PDF) [619KB] (opens new window) N5 Parent/Carer Booklet (PDF) [472KB] (opens new window) |
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| January |
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| 'Supporting Emotional and Mental Wellbeing': Date Monday 29th January 6.30-7.30pm Strategies and advice to support anxiety and mental wellbeing. I would hope to engage the support of HWB Champs, | |
| February |
| 'Helping young people to use social media in a healthy way.' Date TBC This would help participants to explore the positive uses of social media for their children with consideration of healthy habits, time management, mental health awareness and useful resources.
'Supporting your child with Digital Tools.': Date TBC An opportunity to engage with and understand the various MS digital tools that your child uses in classrooms and at home. | ||
| March |
| 'Higher Drama essay guide': Date TBC A break down of the two essay structures for the Drama Higher exam. Step by step guide with resources that can be utilised at home. | ||
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