Families and Schools Together (FAST) has been working with primary schools across England for several years – delivering the programme to 6,160 families and 12,578 children between 2010 and 2014.
However, Greenwood Academy in Birmingham has been running the 10-week programme as part of a pilot for the Children Society’s Lottery-funded Headstart programme.
The aim of FAST is to provide effective early intervention to support children’s learning at home. The programme consists of weekly meetings, talks and activities involving children, their parents, siblings and school staff.
At Greenwood, a group of year 7 students and their families have been involved in the programme since March and eight families attended a special “graduation” ceremony at the school last month. Also involved were Greenwood students, from year 10, who acted as “peer mentors” for the younger children.
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