Project
Changing Images
Funding
Each course costs about £1,500 from the children's centre's main budget
Background
Working with parents can be the key to improving outcomes for children and this is something Sythwood Children's Centre in Surrey has strived to do. The centre is attached to a primary school. "This group of parents used to stand outside the school gates for about 45 minutes on a nice day and I could see there was some good support going on there," says centre manager Kathryn Blackburn. "I wanted to find a way of building on that."
Action
Blackburn went on to develop an eight-week self-esteem course called Changing Images. It combines teaching and theory with practical activities, including pampering sessions and crafts, designed to make participants feel good about themselves and develop their skills. "The transformation over the eight weeks for those women was incredible," says Blackburn of the first course.
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