A RANGE of free courses are available to help families that are struggling with lockdown learning.

'Free, friendly and fun' family learning courses, from the Family Learning Team - part of Community Learning and Skills, will help guide parents through children's schoolwork, suggest home-schooling ideas or ways to brush up on maths and English skills.

They said: "Lockdown means home-schooling is back, but help is at hand for parents and families in Cumbria."

One parent said: “It was good to meet the tutor first and find out about what to expect. You get sent a link, so I logged on and was surprised, as I recognised a couple of other parents and I soon got to know the others. The tutor was really friendly and understanding. We were all a bit nervous about using Zoom - it’s free too, so you don’t need to buy anything. It is quite easy and they give you lots of help.”

For more information on the courses available and to enrol go to: https://adultlearning.cumbria.gov.uk/subjects/family.asp