Family Learning - What's happening in school - Grammar (Yr3 to Yr6)

Course intent

You will develop your skills and knowledge in English grammar and gain practical ideas to try with your child. This will be positive for your family wellbeing

What will I learn?

On this FREE online 1+2-week course (2-hour sessions), you will work with the tutor and other parents and carers to understand school education and to find out about what grammar children learn in Key Stage 2. You will:

• get an overview of the grammar part of the KS2 English curriculum
• learn about and practise word-level grammar: parts of speech, verb tenses, word formation
• learn about and practise sentence-level grammar: types of sentences according to function and according to structure
• improve your own English skills
• develop digital skills by using Zoom and Google Classroom

  Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

  If you are new to the UK or went to school in another country and are a parent/carer of a child aged 7-11, this course will help you understand how and what English grammar is taught to your child.. This is delivered online via Zoom

  What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

  What do I need to bring :

• Have my camera on
• Provide a mobile phone number and email address when you enrol so that we can contact you about your course.
• Please attend all sessions
• A reliable internet connection
• A computer/laptop/tablet or phone with a fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome), microphone and camera
• A pen and paper
• Check your email for detailed joining instructions two days before course starts.
• Fill out `Tell us what you think` form
• Contact us on family.learning@surreycc.gov.uk if you have any questions

What can I do when I finish the course?

At the end of this course, we will give you details of what you can move on to next, for example volunteering, further courses with Surrey Adult Learning, such as ESOL, or join a college or get a job.

Additional information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

We value and support equality, diversity and inclusion by promoting fairness and respect at all times.

How to enrol

You can't currently enrol online for this course, so please call 0300 200 1044 to express your interest or to make an enquiry for further information.

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