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Supporting Parents & Carers in
Edinburgh
Our SPACE in the west
Fairer Scotland Funded
project in west Edinburgh
June 2010 – March 2011
Project Aims
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Improve the level and accessibility of information and support to
parents and carers at a community level
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Consult widely with parents and stakeholders in the design of services
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Promote parent participation and influence over services provided
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Develop a programme of activities that will improve the health and
wellbeing of parents and children through tried and tested
programmes
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Develop services for any local parents/carers who need them
(universal provision) and improve access for those who require more
intensive support (Parent Information Points)
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Develop sustainable practice with partner agencies to ensure that the
project aims once achieved will endure beyond the project lifetime
(nationally recognised Family Links training)
Stakeholders…
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Stakeholders include:
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Child & Family Centres; Primary Schools & Nurseries; High Schools;
Community Learning & Development; Early Intervention Team;
Services for Communities (Housing; Anti-Social Behaviour; Libraries)
Lothian Health
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West Steering Group for Parents & Carers
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Voluntary Sector (including churches; youth centre)
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Edinburgh Leisure; Police; Intensive Family Support Service;
Educational Welfare Service; Working for Families
What stakeholders want …
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Training in parenting techniques
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Contacts and information on what is available. A Directory of support
services
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More capacity to deliver services to those most in need
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Targeted interventions for families experiencing bereavement,
separation, re-housing
Parents/Carers …
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We spoke with 200 parents/carers through:
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Questionnaires in Early Years establishments and Primary Schools (08yrs)
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Questionnaires in Primary and Secondary Schools (8–16 yrs)
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Conversations with parents/carers at project events
What Parents/Carers want :
Young Children
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Activities and groups for single parents/carers
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Affordable activities for parents/carers and their children
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Summer holiday activities (Almond)
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More play areas for under 5s
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Child-friendly pavements (Kirkliston + Ratho Station)
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Adult learning with creche
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More wrap around care including breakfast and after school clubs
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Information and advice service for parents/carers
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Continuation of support groups (Almond)
What Parents/Carers want :
Older Children & Young People
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More things for young people to do out of school
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Support to improve parenting practice e.g. around communication
with children and teenagers; setting boundaries; difficult behaviour;
understanding puberty/development; specialist knowledge and
support for conditions such as ADHD
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More things for young people to do
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Financial support; flexible working hours; childcare (8-13yrs)
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Parents’/carers’ concerns to be taken more seriously by services
What have we achieved?
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Significant research with parents/carers and stakeholders to establish
gaps in service and needs
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Marketing of project through: launch events; branded publicity;
attendance at a variety of events and networks to publicise project
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Short courses for parents/carers in Western Edinburgh and Almond
(Kirkliston) on: parenting in early years; early literacy; healthy
eating; parenting information
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Major parenting programmes in local venues (PEEP; Incredible Years;
Raising Children with Confidence Teen Triple P;)
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Parent Information Points (PIPs) infrastructure in place, including staff from partner agencies trained to deliver; venues booked;
calendar and staff rota; marketing; comprehensive information; staff
procedures and problem solving manual
What is happening now?
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PIPs will begin in January
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More parenting courses are being launched
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Exit Strategy to ensure sustainability, is being produced in February
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Ongoing research is happening to measure impact of project activity
Parent Information Points
(PIPs)
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• 16 practitioners from partner agencies are trained and signed
up to deliver PIPs until end 2011
• PIP calendar produced for sessions between 26 January and
end June 2011
• Permanent PIP - Corstorphine Library. Fixed PIPs - Rannoch
CC, Kirkliston CC, Rosebery Hall (Kirkliston Library from
March onwards). Mobile PIPs – High School and some Primary
School parents’ evenings. Get On Bus – various locations
• Training provided for admin/frontline staff to promote the PIPs
with parents/carers who visit services eg schools.
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Parenting Programmes (framework)
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PEEP: 1 staff trained; 4 programmes running from Jan-Mar @
Rannoch (x2), Queensferry CC, Queensferry Primary Nursery (3 last
term)
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Incredible Years: 1 staff trained; 14 participants recruited for
course starting 24th Jan @ Rosebery Hall.
Another course in Western Edinburgh due to start after Easter.
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Raising Children with Confidence: 3 staff members trained, 8
participants, started 12th Jan @ Rannoch CC.
Recruitment on 24th Jan for course at Ratho Station.
Relaunch of programme with Clermiston Primary School 28th Jan
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Teen Triple P: 7 participants attended @ St Andrew’s Church Hall
Sept-Dec 2010.
Next course @ Forrester/St Augustine’s HS planned to start end Feb
Parenting Programmes
(other, including small grants)
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TOPS: 6-8 participants @ Kirkliston CC starting 24th Jan (continuation
from last term)
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Family Learning 5-10 participants @ Clerminston, Fox Covert (x2)
East Craigs and Kirkliston Primaries & Nurseries (continuation from
last term)
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Healthy Eating @ Drumbrae + Kirkliston Leisure Centres 6-8
participants, last term
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Time for a Story @ Drumbrae + Kirkliston Leisure Centres, 6-8
participants, started w/b 17th Jan
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Speakeasy – 5 participants @ East Craigs Primary. In planning with
Craigmount cluster primaries for delivery in each between Jan-May
2011.
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Raising A Teenager @ Craigmount High School: 5 information
sharing sessions – 17 participants signed up – Mons & Thurs
throughout Jan.
Planned roll-out of this package to other High
Schools.
Impact of Programmes so far
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Healthy Eating @ Drumbrae + Kirkliston LCs
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Raising Children with Confidence @ Rannoch CC
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“Children are relying on me to provide the support they need – and I can
give it!”
“This is really good. It should be made available at ante-natal classes, as
you need to know this before you have kids!”
“Today’s session was very helpful especially on how to deal with emotions.”
Speakeasy @ East Craigs Primary
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“I don’t feel so isolated… it’s good to mix with other mums”
“I feel better mentally and physically”
“I need to pay more attention to speaking to my child about relationships.
I’m the adult and need to get over my embarrassment to help him.”
“It’s so nice to be able to speak to someone who feels confident in this
subject and can help us see it’s not so difficult”
“I think I will deal with awkward questions better now”
Raising A Teenager @ Craigmount High School
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“Very informative and helpful, definitely recommend this to other parents”