Six-year-old Thomas is brimming with excitement as he gets ready forschool. "You'll have to remember to bring your school bag today," hetells his mum authoritatively, looking forward to the hour-longafter-school computer club she'll attend with him.
"He was proud as punch that mummy was going to school to learn,"explains his mum Emma Glasson. "His confidence went up and he was quitebossy with me, eager to show me the skills he'd learnt. And I waslearning just as much as him. I loved it and I'd do it again," sheadds.
The project, run by St Meriadoc's Nursery and Infant School in Cornwall,is part of Campaign for Learning's three-year-old Learning to Learninitiative, which aims to discover whether involving parents in learningwill develop their children's self esteem and so raise standards. Itsresearch reveals that parents have grown in confidence and teachers arebeginning to see a corresponding rise in children's attainment. Teachershave also forged stronger links with parents who attended lessons.
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