Making it REAL

Raising Early Achievement in Literacy Free training days available from June 2013.   The Early Childhood Unit (ECU) has developed training based on its successful partnership project with the University of Sheffield, and Oldham and Sheffield local authorities. Funding from the DfE National Prospectus Grant (2013-2015) will enable a national roll out of free training.

Making it REAL training enables practitioners to use the REAL evidence-based approach that reaches out to parents and families, building confidence and knowledge to support the early home learning environment: this has been shown to have a powerful impact on children's outcomes and on family literacy practice.   

Book individual places at one of four regional events
The first event will take place in London onThursday 11 July 2013.
Book now at Eventbrite (three places are available per organisation).

Further dates include:
Saturday 12 October 2013           Birmingham
Thursday 28 November 2013      Leeds
Thursday 6 March 2014               Manchester

Book a group event for your local area
Organisations, groups and local authorities can book an event for a group of 20 participants (one event per local authority area). Events will be spread across the regions; we expect these to be very popular so please book as soon as possible. 

Please email ECUadmin@ncb.org.uk or call 020 7843 6064 for booking information.

*Read more about REAL at: www.real-online.group.shef.ac.uk