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You will discover invaluable information including the following:
Skill sharing among a range of adults from whom children learn, and
harnessing the resources of the community from parents, community
organisations and businesses
Access to learning opportunities: adult and youth programmes, preschoo opportunities and summer schools
Positive attitudes towards learning; community role models for lifelong learning such as women returnees, dads involved in reading and older
people taking part in third age learning, mean that learning is seen as acceptable and the norm
Behaviour management and improvement: with more adults contributing to and learning at school both the school and the community gain from positive behaviour norms and attitudes
Integrated provision: provision of lifelong learning opportunities,
support, continuity, progression and therefore, achievement and
improvement in staying on and participation rates
Schools as social and economic community regenerators: building capacity, positive expectations and motivation, championing social
inclusion, investing in social capital and active citizenship