Newsletters
The Shared Learning Newsletter is produced three times per year for organisations and parents involved in the Share programme. Each setting that has received Share training gets five free copies, and Share co-ordinators receive one free copy.
To receive a complimentary copy, contact the Share team. If you would like to contribute to the newsletter, download the guidelines for contributing articles and photographs (Word file, 45 KB).
Listed below are the newsletters produced to date. Download the newsletters (PDF files) by clicking the issue numbers.
In this issue: Welcome to a fresh focus, Share at Askham Grange, Salford Family Learning Service, New developments for practitioners, Working with hard-to-engage families
Issue 30: September 2009 (1 mb)
In this issue: Blue Peter appeal to raise money for breakfast clubs, Making the transition, Share our languages, Sharing ideas, Baby Matterz at Southwell Primary School
Issue 29: September 2008 (370 KB)
In this issue: Feeding back on Share, Bringing families together, Share at Prescot and Broadgate Primary Schools, A welcome restructure at ContinYou
In this issue: Creating Success, Success in Leeds, Evaluating Share, Share at Castle Hill, Keeping families together, Share Awards, Making a difference, The Parent's guide to money, Enhancing opportunities for all children.
Issue 27: January 2008 (360 KB)
In this issue: Active citizenship through family learning -- Increasing parental involvement, raising standards -- Involving men as fathers -- Sing Up -- Share in Bracknell Forest -- Hints and tips -- What's new -- Sign up to Schools ETC -- Forthcoming Share materials -- Diary dates -- Deadline for awards extended
Download the extended article about the FACE IT project (Word file, 445 KB) or download the PDF file (94 KB)
Download the extended article about Share in Suffolk (Word file, 39 KB) or download the PDF file (21 KB)
Issue 26: October 2007 (532 KB)
In this issue: Share in the community -- Engaging with families -- Free training for early years workers -- Hints and tips -- Celebrating achievement -- Share quality assurance -- Making room for new Share bags -- Diversity, success, partnership -- Share annual review alert! -- Brock's outings -- Do you need cash for your breakfast club? -- New RaW resources and events -- Schools ETC -- Share quality learning certificates -- Free book voucher
In this issue: Learning families, healthy communities -- The national Share awards -- Share at Heaton St Barnabas -- Oldies and learners -- Sharing success -- Buddy badger -- Hints and tips (useful websites) -- Extended services workshops for schools and clusters -- Win £2,000 with Schools ETC -- A very warm welcome to Gaye! -- Revamp of Share resources -- Free facilitator training -- Quality learning certificates
Issue 24: January 2007 (134 KB)
In this issue: The Early Learning Partnership Project (ELPP) -- Hints and tips (useful websites) -- RaW - the BBC's new literacy campaign -- Take this advice -- The diary of a travelling badger -- His name's Buddy -- Learning families, healthy communities -- It's a man thing -- Winter sale
Download the extended article on the Early Learning Partnership Project (Word file, 39 KB).
Issue 23: September 2006 (1.28MB)
In this issue: ContinYou secures children's centres contract -- ContinYou now a NOCN centre -- Future looks good for Share family award winner -- Evaluating at St Elisabeth's -- Family learning week - get involved! -- Kelloholm Primary School's 'Share men and their children group' -- Sharing success - Share family learning poject -- Share autumn offers -- Family fun in Knowsley -- Hints and tips -- Help us to recognise our outstanding Share participant
In this issue: Share significant for extended schools agenda -- National Share Awards -- Share at Ireland Wood Primary -- Pond dipping in Reddish Vale -- Puppet making and storytelling -- Selling Share in Edgeley library -- Hints and tips -- Reading is not just for World Book Day -- Revamp of Share resources -- On the Share website
Issue 21: January 2006 (491KB)
In this issue: Sharing information about Share -- Share accreditation 2005 -- Share awards - recognising and celebrating achievement -- Winners of the 2005 Share awards -- Week 53 -- Hints and tips -- Share success in Bolton! -- Reflections from Australia -- Celebrating in Nottinghamshire -- A bucks fizz kind of morning -- Learning can be fun -- Mission impossible? -- Share message boards
Issue 20: September 2005 (995 KB)
In this issue: Positive effects on pupils and parents -- 100 per cent success -- Congratulations (Norbridge Primary School, Notts) -- Making a difference (Coppers Lane, Lewisham) -- Share for looked-after children -- Fox Box -- Activities that worked (St Elisabeth's, Stockport) -- Hints and tips -- New Share website -- Name the badger -- Share success
In this issue: Celebrating Share - Fifth National Annual Share Conference -- Share Family Learning Awards -- Evaluation of Share at the Foundation Stage -- Hints and tips - useful websites -- Helping you get the most out of Share -- Success in Newham -- Share in Sutton-on-Sea -- Healthy Share - in Swindon -- Share witches in Durham -- Involving speakers of languages other than English -- Support in Leeds -- Exciting times in Leeds schools
Issue 18: December 2004 (270 KB)
In this issue: Share – raising the educational achievements of children in care -- Share at last – and a first for Greenwich! -- Celebrating Share in Leeds -- Your good health! -- Celebrate in Knowsley!
In this issue: Healthy together -- Share Awards 2003 -- Millennium Award for Pear Tree Infant School -- Share Conference 2004 -- Parent runs Share -- Dumfries and Galloway Share the Learning, share the benefits -- Yarmouth games -- Eco-school -- Share Busy Bees! -- Badger Breakfast -- Grandparents come too! --Share parents gain accreditation at Levels 1 and 2 -- The Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Award for Young People -- Share helps with maths -- International Share
Issue 16: December 2003 (375 KB)
In this issue: Share continues to move forward! -- Twins enjoy Share -- Courses after Share -- ICT skills used for Badger Village -- Wakefield uses ‘Computers don’t byte’ -- KS2 Computers on Space -- ym Joey and ‘Let’s get moving’ -- Share Dad takes the lead! -- Badgers make wonderful parents -- Getting the foundations right in Sure Start areas -- Share owl trail -- Raising Aspirations and Standards -- Share aware in Thetford EAZ -- Awards evening in Doncaster -- Share Dads have their own sessions -- Visit to Bruce Castle -- Brent combines Share and ESOL-- New games at Cleves School in Newham -- Share CD in Gujarati
In this issue: Success for Share at the Foundation Stage -- ‘Time for rhyme’ -- Share day out -- Share presentation in Thetford -- Doncaster’s ‘Share’ of Sherwood Forest -- Accreditation success -- Wiltshire celebrates twice! -- KS3 Share project works with the local newspaper -- ICT in Hampshire -- Hull parents rewarded at celebration evening -- Share teacher wins top national teaching award -- Share helps school to gain Investor in People award -- Key Stage 2 List poems -- What parents say about Share -- Share certificates -- International Share
Issue 14: November 2002 (140 KB)
In this issue: Pupils become Share ‘mentors’ at KS3 -- Why do the Year 10 students enjoy it? -- What do the Year 7 pupils think about it? -- Share Activity days -- Congratulations to Millennium Award winners! -- Spotlight on Barrow EAZ -- Recommending Share to all parents -- New ‘beetle’ game -- Foundation Stage update
In this issue: Share at the Foundation Stage -- Roundabout Royston -- Share on the web -- A ‘Fair Chance’ in Blackpool -- Widening the Share circle -- DfES visit to Share school -- ‘Reading families’ Millennium Award Scheme
Issue 12: December 2001 (155 KB)
In this issue: The royal seal of approval -- Marching ahead -- Share and Service families -- Accreditation for Service parents -- E-learning for Service families -- Life in the classroom at KS3 -- Re-writing Alberg -- Share group forms PTA -- Family Learning Conference -- Share takes to the woods! -- Parents in the Community Millennium Awards
Issue 11: September 2001 (195 KB)
In this issue: Citizenship -- Share changes homework policy for KS3 pupils! -- Nottingham gains credits -- Beanz meanz Share! -- Thank you Share! -- Puppets and parents -- Active parents in Kirklees! -- Maths comes alive in Leeds -- Share at Tor Yr Ywen, Cardiff -- My thoughts on Share -- Learning certificate -- Riverside share -- Family Learning Weekend 2001 -- Parents Week 2001
In this issue: Aiming higher -- Parents in the community awards -- Share KS3 pilot takes off -- Badgers fun day out in Rhondda -- Where to now? -- Isle of Wight family learning -- Barnsley’s Ode
Issue 9: September 2000 (225 KB)
In this issue: More to Share -- Adult Learners’ Week 2000 -- Parents Online Week 18-22 September 2000 -- Family Learning Weekend 6-8 October 2000 -- Parents’ Week 23-29 October 2000 -- Share accreditation -- Making it to the top! -- Share enjoyment -- Recording achievements -- Share Square -- Spotlight on Wigan -- Mad -- … and daft -- Key Stage 3 update -- Share review at Grantley Hall
In this issue: Share at KS3 -- Spotlight on North Yorkshire -- Share ‘on the ground’ in Kirk Fenton -- … and in Rothwell -- It’s a man thing
Issue 7: December 1999 (150 KB)
In this issue: Maths Year 2000 -- Numeracy in Share -- Maths games developed -- Have you discovered Share? -- Sharing with the governors! -- Literacy and numeracy in Caerphilly -- Share in a poem -- How does Share work in Wakefield
Issue 6: July 1999
In this issue: Success for Share at KS2! -- Time flies when you’re doing Share! -- Ode to Dianne -- Easter in St Helens -- Onomatopoeic poems! -- Would you credit it? -- Spotlight on Caerphilly -- Share awaydays -- Nottingham City launches Share! -- Share initiative badges
Issue 5: May 1999
In this issue: Working together to raise standards -- Share at Shirestone – woof, woof! -- Working parents get to play -- Teachers get a share of the credit too -- Improved communication -- Special schools use Share -- Fieldhead School changes attitudes -- Share is homework! -- Caution! Share is catching! -- That Share feeling -- Parents aim high -- Share at KS2
Issue 4: October 1998
In this issue: Share school 200! -- Share workshop in pilot school -- Parents as Educators in Europe -- St Helens All the 6s – clickety click -- Going Lie -- Southampton Parents get homework -- Share Approved Trainers -- Travellers start Share -- Share at Key Stage 2 -- Antidote to homework -- A fair chance -- Success book -- How will the accreditation process work for you? -- All about me…
Issue 3: March 1997
In this issue: Credit where credit’s due! -- Share activity offer! -- Spotlight on schools: St Helens and Southwark -- Share dads -- All change in Southwark -- How are we doing? -- How will the accreditation process work for you?
Issue 2: December 1996
In this issue: Learning together -- Shared reading -- Spotlight on Birmingham -- Each get a piece of the cake! -- ‘You are very important to your children’s education’ -- Working together
Issue 1: June 1996
In this issue: Share learning -- Involving the parents -- Supporting family learning -- Share – in tune with CEDC’s new approach -- Learning doesn’t stop at the school gates -- Parent partnership pays off -- What the parents say -- Why NCPTA supports Share -- Docklands launch -- And if you’re wondering about the badgers …
