School Family Education SFE

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School Family Education (SFE)
13 January 2009 Family Education
DepartmentFamily Development DivisionMinistry
of Community Development, Youth and Sports
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OVERVIEW

• Why SFE?
• What is SFE?
• How to apply?

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SFE 2006 SURVEY KEY FINDINGS
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SFE 2006 SURVEY KEY FINDINGS
Satisfaction with Family Life
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SFE 2006 SURVEY KEY FINDINGS
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IMPACT OF SFE
SCHOOLS ON BOARD

• Primary Schools82
• Secondary Schools 66
• Junior College 3
• Special School 1

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

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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 )
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IMPACT OF SFE
NEWS
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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION FOR ALL
Workplace
Family Life Ambassador (FLA)
Family life education skills knowledge can
need to be learnt. We need to take a proactive
effort to strengthen and enrich family life.
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SCHOOL-BASED FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
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FEATURES OF SFE
AIM/ TARGET
Enhance quality of family life
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FEATURES OF SFE
PROGRAMME CONTENT

• Needs assessment at the onset of SFE
• Tailor-made to suit needs of target groups in
  schools
• Focus on active parental involvement,
  parent-child relationship and character/ values
  education

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FEATURES OF SFE
PROGRAMME CONTENT

• Parent education
• Parent facilitators training
• School staff family wellness
• Student life skills education

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SFE PROGRAMMES
COMMON PROGRAMMES
Parent Facilitators Training Programme
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SFE PROGRAMMES
PARENT FACILITATOR TRAINING PROGRAMME
Parent volunteer
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FEATURES OF SFE
FAMILY LIFE CENTRE/CORNER

• 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

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FEATURES OF SFE
PARTNERSHIP
SFE coordinator
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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

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FEATURES OF SFE
SERVICE PROVIDER

• Strength of organisation
• Qualified staff
• Types/ Variety of programmes
• Outreach plans
• Able to serve minimum of 3 years

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FEATURES OF SFE
SFE COORDINATOR

• 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 programmes
• SFE coordinator training

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FEATURES OF SFE
PTA/ PSG

• 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

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FEATURES OF SFE
FUNDING
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FEATURES OF SFE
OUTCOME INDICATORS
100 hrs of FLE programmes per FY

• Percentage 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

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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

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FEATURES OF SFE
EVALUATION

• Participants feedback on SFE programmes
• Quarterly evaluation on outreach and fulfillment
  of outcome indicators
• Quantitative and qualitative research on impact
  of SFE

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APPLICATION PROCEDURES
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APPLICATION PROCEDURES
School and service provider commences SFE on
1/04/09
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• Sharing by Principals

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• Q A

Many programmes. One Purpose. More resilient
families and more resilient youths who value
their families and their future !