School Family Education (SFE)

13 January 2009

Family Education DepartmentFamily Development Division

Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports

FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION FOR ALL

Workplace

Family Life Ambassador

(FLA)

Community

Family Life Champion FLC)

Workshops / talks, road shows, campaigns e.g. National Family Week

School

School Family Education (SFE)

and Parent Education in Pre-

school (PEPS)

Family life education skills & knowledge can & need to be learnt. We need to take a proactive effort to

strengthen and enrich family life.

SCHOOL-BASED FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

Parent Education in Pre-school (PEPS)

Child care centres

Kindergartens

School Family Education (SFE)

Primary Schools

Secondary Schools

Junior Colleges

FEATURES OF SFE PARTNERSHIP

Schools

PTA / PSG

Service Providers

SFE coordinator

MCYS/

MOE

Other Community

Partners

FEATURES OF SFE SCHOOL SELECTION

Family Life Ambassador

Belief in family life education for parents and other stakeholders

Strong PTA / PSG

Family life centre/ corner

Support from service providers & community partners

Build strong relationships between the school and the service provider

Reach out to the target groups and the unconverted parents

Plan SFE activities in consultation with the PTA/ PSG and the school

Implement and publicise the programmesRI SFE Coordinator : Juliet Seno

FEATURES OF SFE SFE COORDINATOR

Family life champions - key drivers to the success of SFE

Motivate and encourage greater participation among parents in family life education programmes

Facilitate small group discussions and the formation of support groups

Ensure the continuity of family life education in schools

FEATURES OF SFE PTA/ PSG

Strength of organisationQualified staffTypes/ Variety of programmesOutreach plansAble to serve minimum of 3 years

FEATURES OF SFE SERVICE PROVIDER

EXAMPLE OF A SFE SERVICE PROVIDER : MORNING STAR

FEATURES OF SFE MCYS’ SUPPORT

Funding Centralised evaluation MCYS family life education resource materials, SFE

Parent Guide, brochure stand, banner, bi-monthly e-newsletters, etc

SFE websbite (www.sfe.org.sg) Annual recruitment briefing to schools, service

providers & other community partners Quarterly meeting with SFE coordinators/ service

providers Regular sharing session with principals/ PTA/ PSG

FEATURES OF SFE MCYS FUNDING

Participant pays subsidised rate of $50

Parent Facilitator Training

$10,000 per FYSFE Coordinator

Year 1 = $20,000Year 2 = $15,000Year 3 = $10,000 (*RI is here)

Year 4 & beyond = $10,000

FLE Programmes

FEATURES OF SFE PROGRAMME CONTENT

Needs assessment at the onset of SFETailor-made to suit needs of target

groups in schoolsFocus on active parental involvement,

parent-child relationship and character/ values education

FEATURES OF SFE PROGRAMME CONTENT

Parent educationParent facilitators trainingSchool staff family wellness

Student life skills education

SFE PROGRAMMES COMMON PROGRAMMES

Parents/School Staff

Discipline with love Communication skills Sibling rivalry Internet safety Understand children Fathering Raise confident children Nurture marriage Connected family Financial management

Students

Character-building Time management Self-esteem Communication skills Improve family

relationships Social competence Stress management Financial

management

Parent Facilitators Training Programme

Work life harmony Financial management Stress management

School Staff

PARENT FACILITATOR TRAINING PROGRAMME

SFE PROGRAMMES

Parent volunteer

Parent Facilitator

Trained parent volunteers

encourage parent participation and

co-facilitate in SFE workshops

Parent-Peer Befriender/ Mentor

Experienced parent facilitators

motivate and mentor hard-to-

reach parents and form support

groups via home visits and school

matching

A resource library and place for parents, school staff and students to network and build closer ties

Conducive for holding small talks and support group meetings

Easily accessible

FEATURES OF SFE FAMILY LIFE CENTRE/CORNER

FEATURES OF SFE OUTCOME INDICATORS

100 hrs of FLE* programmes per FY

Parents & School Staff: 70 hours (10 hours –

recreational/social)

Students: 30 hoursPercentage of parent participants:

- 30% (1st year)- 40% (2nd year - cumulative)- 60% (3rd year - cumulative) - at least 75% (4th year and beyond - cumulative)

Percentage of school staff participants: 100%Percentage of pupils participants: 100%

FLE = family life educator

IMPACT OF SFE SCHOOLS ON BOARD

Primary Schools:82Secondary Schools: 66Junior College: 3Special School: 1

Total: 152 schools(increased 38-fold since inception in 2002)

IMPACT OF SFE OUTREACH

Total participation as at Dec 2002 (Project piloted in 4 schools) = 12,000

Total participation as at Oct 2007 (134 schools) = 411,000

(increased 34-fold )

NEWSIMPACT OF SFE