School Family Education SFE

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School Family Education (SFE)
10 November 2006 Family Education
DepartmentFamily Development DivisionMinistry
of Community Development, Youth and Sports
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AGENDA

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

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FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION FOR ALL
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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SFE 2006 SURVEY KEY FINDINGS
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IMPACT OF SFE
ON TARGET GROUPS (FGD)
ON TARGET GROUPS (survey)

• Parents Comments
• Its a very good programme. Widens your horizon
  on aspects of parenting.
• I am able to understand my children better and I
  am able to handle them more effectively now.
• It helps me salvage my relationship with my
  wife.
• Im able to understand the school better and
  have better interaction with the school teachers
  and other parents.

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IMPACT OF SFE
ON TARGET GROUPS (FGD)

• Schools Comments
• It enables us to know how to work hand in hand
  with parents in developing the children.
• The parents see the school as looking after
  them, giving them confidence to tackle issues.
  Its like meeting their needs in life
• It gives refreshing insights into work-life
  balance and builds family bonds.

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IMPACT OF SFE
ON TARGET GROUPS (FGD)

• Student comments
• We can understand our parents and what they are
  feeling because we can see from their point of
  view.
• It helps me to communicate with others better,
  my family especially.
• It helps me build up psychological toughness.
• I like the money management workshop that is
  conducted like an adventure game. It was fun!

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IMPACT OF SFE
MOVING FORWARD

• Increasing participation rates of fathers and low
  income groups
• Capacity building of parent facilitators/mentors
  to reach out to the unconverted groups
• Developing programmes that better meet the needs
  of the target groups
• Replicate SFE model to pre-schools and other
  educational institutions (e.g. JC)

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IMPACT OF SFE
SCHOOLS ON BOARD

• Primary Schools58
• Secondary Schools 49
• Junior College 2

• Total 109 schools

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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 Mar 2005 (40 schools)
200,000
Total participation as at Mar 2006 (80 schools)
300,000
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FEATURES OF SFE
AIM/ TARGET
Enhance quality of family life
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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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FEATURES OF SFE
PROGRAMME CONTENT

• Needs assessment at the onset of SFE
• Include subject matters that are central to the
  family life of each target group
• Minimum of 100 hours per year to obtain full
  funding

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SFE PROGRAMMES
COMMON PROGRAMMES
Parent Facilitators Training Programme
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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)
• 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, etc
• SFE wesbite (www.sfe.org.sg)
• Annual recruitment briefing to schools, service
  providers other community partners
• Quarterly meeting with SFE coordinators/ service
  providers
• Annual 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
• Biennial 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
1/04/07