A GUIDE to best practice in family learning is to be launched in County Durham next week.

About 200 people are expected at the launch and celebration of the work of the Family Learning Project, at Durham County Cricket Ground, Chester-le-Street, on Thursday.

The Best Practice Guide includes examples, comments and photographs from activities in the county and will be sent to schools, Durham County Council's education in the community service, and other family learning partners.

It will be launched by family learning officer Jeanne Haggart, from the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education, who will speak about family learning in a national and County Durham context.

The keynote speaker will be Professor Charles Desforges, from the University of Exeter, who has carried out research into the impact of parental involvement on pupil achievement.