Core Strength: a solution to engage children and young people in learning through summer activity

Parents
04 August 2020
Sonia Blandford
Sonia Blandford is one of the country’s foremost experts on social mobility and author of two influential publications: Born to Fail? Social Mobility, A Working Class View; Social Mobility, Chance or Choice? Founder and CEO of the award-winning education charity, Achievement for All (https://afaeducation.org), Sonia is also visiting professor of education at UCL Institute of Education, University of Warwick, and Plymouth Marjon University. Currently Chair of Learn’ for The Prince’s Trust 2030 Task Force and Head of Social Mobility: RISE Think Tank (co-chaired by Lord Willetts and Simon Blagden), Sonia is editor of the Teaching Times Inclusion journal, and author of 300 articles and books written for teachers, leaders, parents and carers, and children and young people. Sonia is married with two amazing adopted daughters, and a wonderful granddaughter. 
Are you worried about your child returning to school in September?

At Achievement for All we have designed Core Strength — a programme that supports families to provide meaningful and high impact activities for children and young people.

Core Strength is a mental toolkit to engage children and young people in learning through summer activities to rebuild confidence following Covid-19 lockdown, as described by a six-year-old in this video.

How does Core Strength support parents?

  • A framework that builds the confidence and ability to learn
  • A framework that is accessible, easy to understand and apply in the home
  • A tool that acknowledges and celebrates learning wherever and however it takes place
  • Easily understood and internalised by children and young people of all ages and all abilities
  • An approach that will help children and young people to become re-motivated and learning ready again for formal schooling in September

Achievement for All, a not-for-profit charity, supports families to provide meaningful and high impact activities for children and young people to rebuild their confidence and ability to learn.

If you would like to learn more about the Core Strength framework and training materials, please contact Prof. Sonia Blandford, Founder and CEO of Achievement for All:


e. [email protected]
t. 07894 885 264