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INVOLVING GYPSY, TRAVELLER & ROMA PARENTS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING -
Report and resource material from the Council of Europe in-service training course - Cheshire, Appleby, Durham and Middlesbrough, 5 - 10 June 2004. Director - Linda Walker    

The aims of the course were to examine and explore the issues involved in encouraging Roma families to support their children’s learning, with specific focus on:

The establishment of programmes that support Roma families in accessing education from early years onwards   
The development of close links between schools and the Roma community   
The provision of appropriate curriculum and learning materials that reflect and respect Roma culture and language   
Overcoming the barriers to secondary education through multi-agency approaches   
Securing of education for existing cohorts of secondary non-attenders   
The recruitment and training of Roma to work in education   
The empowerment of Roma communities to ensure their participation in decision making in the educational sphere   
The empowerment of Roma communities to ensure their participation in decision making in the educational sphere   
The opportunity to visit Appleby New Fair, the largest Gypsy and Traveller gathering in England   

Find out more about the course:

The course participants   
The course programme   
Full course report   
Feedback from participants   

Download one of the key presentations:

The National Overview - Arthur Ivatts   
The local perspective - Linda Walker   
Cheshire Key Stage 3 Project   
Health & Social Services   

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