Family Learning
Need something fun to do with your family? Or maybe you need help to support your child with their schoolwork? Whether your child is just starting primary school or going into high school, we have courses to suit everyone!
Take control for your family and enjoy learning and developing together!
Explore our range of FREE* courses and sign-up using our online enrolment portal. If you need support, get in touch, our friendly team can help!
*Note that most of our courses are FREE for Lancashire residents and where fees are applicable, this will be noted on your enrolment.
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- Art Adventures KS1
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineDo you have a budding artist at home? Or do you want to gain innovative ideas that encourage your child to experiment with art? Enrol as a family onto our 3 week 'Arty Adventures' after school Art Club now! Exciting resource pack provided including all the necessary materials to complete the wonderful art activities in the comfort of your own home. This creative and engaging course heavily embeds familywellbeing with the aim that by engaging in our Arty Adventure as a family, you and your child ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseWED - 15/09/2021
16:00 to 17:30
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Art Adventures KS2
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineDo you have a budding artist at home? Or do you want to gain innovative ideas that encourage your child to experiment with art? Enrol as a family onto our 3 week 'Arty Adventures' after school Art Club now! Exciting resource pack provided including all the necessary materials to complete the wonderful art activities in the comfort of your own home. This creative and engaging course heavily embeds family wellbeing with the aim that by engaging in our Arty Adventure as a family, you and your child...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseTHU - 07/10/2021
16:00 to 17:30
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 24/11/2021
16:00 to 17:30
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Big Fun Family Quiz
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineGet your thinking caps on and join us for the Big Fun Family Quiz (suitable for primary school aged children and the whole family!) Examples of these games include 'catchphrase', 'guess the song' and 'answer smash' (all game instructions will be clearly explained.) You’ll be learning without even knowing it as you’re having so much fun! So, if you want to win, learn, laugh, or just find something fun to do with your family; enrol onto the Big Fun Family Quiz and we'll send you a zoom link...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseTHU - 01/07/2021
18:00 to 19:30
1 day course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Digital Story Telling
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineDuring this online course you will have the opportunity to explore how children use digital technology to help with their story telling skills. The course will be delivered via our online learning site ‘Moodle’, with stimulating and interactive activities to help you learn the different ways you can help support your children with digital story telling. This course will help you understand what digital story telling is and the importance and benefits of it on children’s cross curricular l...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
22/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
16/09/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Family Feel Good
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineWelcome to our free 8 hour ‘feel good’ course, where your family wellbeing takes priority! Together, you’ll develop knowledge, skills and behaviours that have the potential to improve your family’s quality of life, health & wellbeing. This brand new, innovative course is carried out through extremely fun, active and engaging delivery methods, consisting of topics such as ‘You Are What you Eat’ & ‘Find Your Zen’. ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
22/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Family LEGO Club
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineThese Lego club sessions are ideal to get your children away from screen time and straight into hands on STEAM activities after school. The course is designed to guide and encourage your children to look at planning and creating models with Lego whilst having fun as a family. It will allow children to think and develop their problem solving and team work skills by creating models such as a Lego ring game, a penguin or a dinosaur, a Lego photo frame and much more! The course will be focussing on ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseWED - 15/09/2021
16:00 to 17:30
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 10/11/2021
16:00 to 17:30
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Family STEM Club
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineJoin us as a Family and help your child develop crucial STEM (Science, technology, engineering and Maths) skills! Our 3 week Family STEM club will get your children started in planning, building, engineering and evaluating with support from the Family Learning team! This course is designed to guide and encourage your children to look at planning, creating and improving their models and creations…our topic for this course? FLIGHT! Work as a family to create models such rockets, helicopter and m...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseTUE - 22/06/2021
16:00 to 17:00
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Family STEM Club
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineJoin us as a Family and help your child develop crucial STEM (Science, technology, engineering and Maths) skills! Our 3 week Family STEM club will get your children started in planning, building, engineering and evaluating with support from the Family Learning team! This course is designed to guide and encourage your children to look at planning, creating and improving their models and creations…our topic for this course? FLIGHT! Work as a family to create models such rockets, helicopter and m...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseTHU - 07/10/2021
16:00 to 17:30
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 01/12/2021
16:00 to 17:30
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Family Wellbeing
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineDuring this free course you will have the opportunity to explore a range themes related to family wellbeing. Through a gentle introduction you will learn a little bit of theory and lots of practical strategies to promote Family Wellbeing including such topics as Mindfulness, Emotional Literacy, Resilience and Parenting tips. How long is the course? This live session will run for approximately 2.5 hours. ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
22/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Family Yoga
Family Learning
OnlineOnlinePrepare to discover your inner yogi! You may have already heard that there is a plethora of physical & emotional benefits gained from practising yoga, such as increased flexibility, improved posture and reduced stress levels; this course offers all of these and SO much more! During the course, you’ll use yoga to work as a team, help you communicate more effectively, build trust and bond as a family. ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseSAT - 19/06/2021
10:00 to 12:00
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseSAT - 02/10/2021
10:00 to 11:30
3 week course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Fireworks- Family Arts and Crafts
Family Learning
OnlineOnline...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseTHU - 04/11/2021
16:00 to 17:30
1 day course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Fun with Maths
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineEver wondered how maths is taught in school and how your child learns early maths skills? If you want to feel better prepared to support your child on their journey with maths, then Fun with Maths is for you! Learning online, you will have the opportunity to explore how children in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Reception year are taught maths using up to date methods and teaching techniques. You will look at lots of ideas and activities that you can take away and use at home with your chi...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
19/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 14/09/2021
12:15 to 14:45
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 14/09/2021
17:30 to 20:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 15/09/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 21/09/2021
12:15 to 14:45
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 21/09/2021
17:30 to 20:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 22/09/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 11/11/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 18/11/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Fun with Maths
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineDuring this free course you will have the opportunity to explore how children in the Early Years Foundation Stage and reception year are taught maths and early number skills, so that you are better equipped to support your children with their learning at home. It will also help you to refresh and improve your own maths skills and knowledge. How long is the course? 1 session of approximately 2.5 hrs with the opportunity to further your knowledge through self-directed research...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
16/09/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Fun with Phonics
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineEver wondered what Phonics is and how your child is taught to read at school? Do you want to feel better prepared to support your child on their reading journey then Fun with Phonics is for you! Learning online, you will have the opportunity to explore how children in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Reception year are taught to read, spell and write using Phonics. The result being that you are better equipped to support your children with their Literacy learning at home. t the end of the c...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
19/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseMON - 13/09/2021
12:15 to 14:45
1 day course19 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 14/09/2021
17:30 to 20:00
1 day course19 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 15/09/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 21/09/2021
17:30 to 20:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 22/09/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 23/09/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 30/09/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Fun With Phonics
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineEver wondered what Phonics is and how your child is taught to read at school? Do you want to feel better prepared to support your child on their reading journey then Fun with Phonics is for you! Learning online, you will have the opportunity to explore how children in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Reception year are taught to read, spell and write using Phonics. The result being that you are better equipped to support your children with their Literacy learning at home. How long is the c...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
13/09/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Help your Child with Coding at Home
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineDuring this online course you will have the opportunity to explore how children use coding to help them learn, so that you are better equipped to support your children with their learning outside of the classroom. The course will be delivered via our online learning site ‘Moodle’, with stimulating and interactive activities to help you learn the different ways you can help support your children with coding. This course will help you understand what coding is and the importance and benefits ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
21/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
16/09/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Help your Child with Maths at Home
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineThroughout this live online course, you will develop your knowledge on how children in Key Stage 1 are taught maths in school. The course will be delivered in a relaxed, fun and friendly way. You will explore a range of activities and ideas so you can support your child with maths at home. • Your course will be delivered by a subject specialist in a live online classroom using Zoom or Teams. • You will need to be able to access the internet on a device with speakers or earphones. • Some ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
19/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 28/09/2021
12:15 to 14:45
3 week course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 28/09/2021
17:30 to 20:00
3 week course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 29/09/2021
09:30 to 12:00
3 week course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Help your Child with Reading at Home
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineThis free online course aims to teach you how children are taught to read in a relaxed, fun and friendly way, so that you will be able to help your child with English homework and where appropriate, improve your own English skills too. You will take away lots of ideas and activities to be used at home together with your child. • Your course will be delivered by a subject specialist in a live online classroom using Zoom or Teams. • You will need to be able to access the internet on a device ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
19/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Help Your Child with Reading at Home
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineThis free online course aims to teach you how children are taught to read in a relaxed, fun and friendly way, so that you will be able to help your child with English homework and where appropriate, improve your own English skills too. This course will be delivered live via Zoom. Once you have enrolled you will be sent information on how to access the course. This course will cover reading skills taught during the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. How long is the course? This cours...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseMON - 27/09/2021
12:15 to 14:45
3 week course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 28/09/2021
17:30 to 20:00
3 week course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 29/09/2021
09:30 to 11:00
3 week course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 07/10/2021
09:30 to 12:00
3 week course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Keep your Child Safe Online
Family Learning
OnlineOnline...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
21/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 20/10/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course15 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Let's Engineer
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineDuring this free course you will have the opportunity to learn about what makes an engineer. You will work together with your child to tackle different STEM based challenges. You will have the opportunity to problem solve, design, work as a team and have fun! All challenges will use materials readily available at home....Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
22/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 09/11/2021
16:00 to 17:30
1 day course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 16/11/2021
16:00 to 17:30
1 day course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Look Who Is Talking
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineDuring this free course, you will have the opportunity to explore a range of speaking and listening activities that Early Year’s children are taught, these activities are aimed to develop your awareness as a family about communication skill, including: speaking, listening, interacting and understanding skills at home. The course uses animal themed games/ activities, (including singing/ rhyme/ craft/ repetition), to encourage and develop speaking and listening skills. You will increase your sk...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
19/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseWED - 03/11/2021
09:30 to 12:00
3 week course19 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Moving on: Year 7 Maths
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineIs your child heading to high school or already attends one? Do you struggle to support them in Maths? If you answered yes to either of those questions why not enrol onto Moving to Year 7 Maths. This course allows parents to grasp the key areas in secondary Maths like, Algebra, Trigonometry, Pythagoras theorem, Ratio and proportion. Don't let all this terminology scare you! This course will guide you step by step in how to tackle questions in these topics and how you can support your child at ho...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseTHU - 17/06/2021
18:00 to 20:30
1 day course18 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseFRI - 18/06/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course13 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 24/06/2021
18:00 to 20:30
1 day course13 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 01/07/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course16 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 30/09/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course19 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 07/10/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Nature Detectives
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineDuring this online taster session, you and your child will have the opportunity to explore a range of nature and environmental based activities aimed to develop your awareness as a family. You will use natural materials to create a picture; look for signs of life around you whether it’s in your own garden or out in the local environment; and create your very own twig loom. There will also be lots of ideas for further activities you can do as a family, plus links to various useful websites. Th...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
19/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Ready Steady School
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineIt’s been an unsettling year for lots of families, and starting at ‘big’ school can be exciting and daunting for parents and children a like! Come along and learn top tips to get you and your family ‘school ready!”. During this free online course you will have the opportunity to explore how to best prepare your child for starting primary school. This includes developing an awareness of the Early Years Foundation Stage and access to lots of activities to support your child’s learning ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseTHU - 24/06/2021
18:00 to 20:30
1 day course12 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 01/07/2021
12:15 to 14:45
1 day course17 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseFRI - 02/07/2021
09:30 to 12:00
1 day course20 Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Science Spectacular
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineThis free course aims to provide you and your child will the opportunity to explore some science themed activities and identify the learning opportunities they promote. You will make decisions together and develop your confidence through communicating effectively with others and developing positive interaction skills as a family unit. ...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
22/04/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Spooky Crafts
Family Learning
OnlineOnline...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseTUE - 19/10/2021
16:00 to 17:30
1 day course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- The BIG Summer Challenge
Family Learning
OnlineOnlineThe course with the FUN factor! Are you up for it? We’re encouraging as many families as possible to get outside and carry out amazingly fun challenges together throughout the month of August. The challenges include: designing pavement chalk games, creating a DIY water play kit and playing nature bingo hunt. You’ll also gain access to ideas for activities that will keep your family feeling positive, creative and enthused during the long Summer period off school. We will send you an...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseFlexible Start Dates
Available from:
02/08/2021
20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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- Winter Family Arts and Crafts
Family Learning
OnlineOnline...Forthcoming Start Dates-
Online CourseTUE - 07/12/2021
16:00 to 17:30
1 day course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 09/12/2021
16:00 to 17:30
1 day course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTUE - 14/12/2021
16:00 to 17:30
1 day course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents -
Online CourseTHU - 16/12/2021
16:00 to 17:30
1 day course20+ Places Remaining
Cost: Free to Lancashire residents
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