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FAMILY MATTERS!

Legislation Incentives Family Education Family & Promotion Policies is one key part of the puzzle Family Services … to make Singapore the best place for families

MSF works in partnership with the community to create a pro-family environment through: – instilling positive values and shaping mindset towards family, marriage and parenthood – informing, educating, empowering individuals through their life journey to form and build strong families

The School Family Education (SFE) journey started 10 years ago …

We wanted to make family life education programmes and resources easily accessible to parents, students and staff in schools

i. Equip parents with the skills and knowledge to: • Enrich and strengthen their family life; and • Foster better parent-child understanding and relationship ii. Equip students with: • Life Skills; • Skills to build healthy relationships with their peers and family; and • Positive values and attitudes towards family, relationships and life in general

School Family Education Parent Education in Pre-school (PEPS) (SFE) Junior Colleges Secondary Primary Schools Child care Schools Kindergartens centres

In 2002 , we piloted the School Family Education (SFE) programme in 4 schools : Nanyang Primary School Temasek Primary School Bartley Secondary School Commonwealth Secondary School

Since 2002, we have grown from 4 SFE schools to 257 schools in 2012

. Our Outreach. Almost 3 in 4 schools are now on the SFE programme Non-SFE Schools (28%) SFE Schools (72%) SFE Schools Non-SFE Schools

.Our Outreach. Others, 3 Junior Colleges, 4 Secondary Schools, 111 Primary Schools, 139 Profile of SFE schools

Since its inception in 2002, the programme has reached close to 2 million participants

9 in 10 of parents and school staff “it’s important to surveyed indicated that … bring Family Life Education to schools” … and are satisfied with the SFE programmes Source: 2009 SFE Survey

6 in 10 parents reported better: • Communication among family members • Able to listen to their children’s views • Able to express affection towards family members Source: 2009 SFE Survey

Moving forward …

Parents, Students & Staff Trainers should be More in-depth engaging, objective, programmes, with focus on knowledgeable and have specific issues own experiences to share More hands-on activities in addition to Tailored sit down lectures/talks programmes – Less rehashing of topics/content Quality programmes, engaging content

Schools Important for programmes to attract families, Want a better especially the unconverted variety of programmes Quality programmes and trainers More funding support Wider choices, quality programmes

Service Providers Insufficient funding quantum to cover the cost of organizing FLE programmes Line item funding too restrictive Admin cost of implementing school- Funding does not based and workplace take into account based programmes not family interactive covered elements Funding is a key concern

… an umbrella movement to give a greater push to family life education and promotion efforts within the family, in school, in the community and at work.

For Every Life Stage Children with Elderly Parents Parents with Teens Parents with @ School @ Community Young Children First time Parents Married Couples Soon-to Weds Young Working Adults @ Work @ Business Singles Youth Children

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Enhancements #1 • More Funding • More Streamlined Partnership #2 • More Choice, Easier Access to # 3 FLE Programmes

. More Funding. FamilyMatters@School SFE FamilyMatters@School • Programme funding on • Flat programme sliding scale : funding of up to ₋ 1 st year: : $20,000 $20,000 per year ₋ 2 nd year: $15,000 • Flat funding for school ₋ 3 rd year onwards: coordinator fees at $10,000 $12,000 per year (78 • SFE coordinator fees hrs/mth) - Max no. of ₋ 1 st – 3 rd year: $10,000 schools a coordinator can take ₋ 4 th year onwards: on: 3 $5,000

. More Streamlined Partnership. • MSF will no longer require schools to have a dedicated service provider. • Schools can manage FamilyMatters@School programme independently, with the assistance of their coordinator. 24

.Role of MSF. MSF offers funding and other support: • Funding of $20,000 per year for FLE programmes and $12,000 per year for school coordinator honorarium fee • FamilyMatters@School Programme Menu with a wide- array of FLE programmes to facilitate schools in programme planning and selection • Recruitment, orientations, training etc. to support schools and other partners in programme implementation • FLE resource materials 25

.Role of Schools and School Coordinators. Schools appoint and work with appointed coordinator to: ● Conduct needs assessment to identify family life education (FLE) needs of their parents and students ● Design and develop a year-long FLE plan of at least 100 hours programmes ● Set up and manage family resource area ● Build a pool of trained parent facilitators who can conduct FLE programmes in the school; ● Implement FLE programmes (including coordination with service providers to ensure smooth programme delivery, publicity to engage parents etc.) ● Gather participant feedback and assess programme effectiveness ● Submit monthly programme evaluation and reimbursements to MSF 26

.Role of Service Providers. • Development and delivery of FLE programmes 27

. More Choice, Easier Access to FLE Programmes. . MSF introducing… FamilyMatters@School Programme Menu • Offers a comprehensive list of programmes on wide-array of parenting and family topics from trained family life educators and professionals. • Offers schools more choice, easier access to FLE programmes • Programme Menu on www.familymatters.sg 28

. More Choice, Easier Access to FLE Programmes. . Schools can have: • Wider choice of service providers and programmes. • Better control and ownership in programme planning and selection. 29

Key Performance Indicators & Funding Caps

100 FLE Programme Hours At least Not more than 70 30 Parent Hours Student Hours CURRENT : 70 hours of FLE programmes for parents, of which no more than 10 social hours. NEW: • 70 hours of FLE programmes for parents, of which at least 50% (i.e. 35 hours) shall be from FamilyMatters@School Programme Menu. • Remaining may consist of in-house programmes by school staff or trained parent facilitators.

.Previous SFE Outcome Indicators. Social Hours Not more than 10hrs Parent Hours Student Hours At least 60hrs of FLE programme Not more than 30hrs of FLE programme 32

.Revised FamilyMatters@School Outcome Indicators. Parent Hours Parent Hours At least 35hrs of FLE Not more than 35hrs programmes* by trained of in-house FLE family life educators or programmes professional speakers/ trainers * FamilyMatters@School Programme Menu Student Hours Not more than 30hrs of FLE programmes 33

.Pointers to note for All Programmes. • Family bonding/interactive activities allowed, but not exceed 50% of total programme duration. • The following will not be supported: – Projects that are religious in nature or proselytise a particular faith – Counseling or remedial programmes – School orientation programme, graduation ceremony or any academic-oriented programmes – Fund-raising events – Overseas trips 34

.Pointers to note for Parent Programmes. • Parent programmes, regardless in-house or from programme menu, should: – equip parents with skills to enrich and strengthen their family life, and foster better parent-child understanding and relationship – open to all parents in the schools – a minimum attendance of 10 parents • No clocking in of multiple sessions 35

.Pointers to note for Student Programmes. • Student programmes should equip students with life skills; skills to build healthy relationships with their peers and family; positive values and attitudes towards family, relationships and life in general. 36

.Funding Caps. Programme Hours Funding Amount Parent Hours: At least 35 hours No cap, as long as total programme cost does not By trained family life exceed $20,000 per year. educators. From Programme Menu Parent Hours: Not more than 35 hours Capped at $5,000 per year In-house FLE programme Student Hours: Not more than 30 hours Capped at $5,000 per year Can either be in-house or by trained family life educators or professional speakers/ trainers 37

.Funding Caps. Funding cannot be used for: • Office & IT Equipments (such as computers/laptops, printers, cameras, memory cards, thumb drives, etc.) • Prizes & door gifts • Printing of collaterals (e.g. T-shirts, caps, etc.) • Gift vouchers • Venue rental or set up 38