Project Families and Schools Together (Fast) at Aspinal Primary School.
Funding £26,000 from First Group
Purpose
To boost parental involvement in school and their children's learning
Background
Aspinal Primary School in Gorton, Manchester, wanted to increase parents' involvement in school life. The school had already set up a parents' cafe, but more needed to be done to reach the most isolated, says head teacher Neil Flint.
So when he heard the charity Save the Children was looking for schools to pilot its Families and Schools Together scheme, he jumped at the chance.
Action
Fast is an eight-week programme developed in the US that works with families who have threeto five-year-olds. It involves sessions where children and parents do everyday tasks together such as cooking and eating a meal. It also coaches parents to read and play with their children and helps them to set boundaries.
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