Our family learning programme delivers a variety of courses, workshops and events both in person, online and at different venues in Waltham Forest. Courses and workshops are free for families; all children must be accompanied by their parents/carers/any adult relative.
Parenting courses and workshops
Parents: as a result of attending our courses or workshops you will improve your skills, gain new knowledge and increase your understanding of how to support your child’s learning whilst meeting and sharing experiences with other families.
We currently have a variety of courses available including:
- Calm Parents, Calm Children.
- Raising Resilient and Confident Children.
- E-Safety and digital skills.
- Everyday English for speakers of other languages.
- Mindfulness, health and wellbeing.
- Keeping up with your child's English or Maths.
- Keeping children safe online - e-Safety.
Families learning together
Our workshops are a great way for families to learn together, gain new knowledge and increase their understanding of how to support their child’s learning while engaging in creative and fun activities.
Our workshops run throughout the year in local Family Hubs’s, libraries and community spaces, recent courses include:
- Valentines crafts for your loved ones.
- Create a World book day costume for Families.
- Plant a seed and watch it grow.
- Celebrating Pride Month.
- Celebrating Ramadan - Eid Crafts.
- Make a Bird Feeder.
- Nature inspired Art.
- Bugs, Birds and Bees.
- Easter Arts and Craft.
- African Inspired Fabric Weaving
- EYS - Fun with Numbers
- Afterschool creative clubs
- Summer Paper Craft.
We also offer a variety of 'Families Learning Together' courses throughout the year at our Queens Road learning centre.
Click on the button below to explore the available courses (The button will open a new window.)
Family Cookery Club
Date: Saturday Mornings - 10am to 12pm
Families are invited to attend these free, drop-in cookery workshops where the emphasis is on taking part in a fun, hands on and practical workshop preparing an internationally themed lunch for families to enjoy together at the end of each event.
Check dates and book your place by clicking the link below (The button will open a new window.)