Professionals
We have been working in partnership with schools since 2006. From our years of experience, we know that what is going on at home and in the family has an impact on a child or young person’s ability to attend and learn at school. Dealing with the underlying reasons behind poor attendance and engagement takes valuable teaching and pastoral staff time. We can help build bridges between families and school and support children and families with the challenges they face.
Our Family Support
- Bespoke, flexible service tailored to your school’s needs.
- Experienced, highly trained family support workers who have regular supervision and up to date training.
- Access to specialist safeguarding and child protection advice from team managers.
- We cover payroll costs, HR, line management and training costs within your contract.
- We can act as a lead professional in Early Help and Team Around the Child plans.
- We recruit family support workers alongside your school to get the right person for your school and families.
- We provide bi-annual service review reports, which include data and statistics.
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We complement your existing pastoral team.
How we work
Whole year support, not just term time. Out of school hours support, to fit around a family’s other commitments e.g. working and caring responsibilities.
We hold cases of 5-7 families per day, with no time limit for the length of support – we work with families as long as they need.
We use baseline assessment tools, to identify strengths and needs of a family. These are regularly reviewed and help us track progress and outcomes.
Support we offer
- Emotional and practical support to families in crisis.
- Practical assistance to families through food vouchers, school uniform and white goods.
- Guide and support children through important transitions e.g. Key Stage transitions, moving to secondary or senior school.
- Early intervention to increase protective factors and decrease risk factors.
What we achieve
- Improved attendance and better outcomes for children and young people.
- Stronger relationships built between schools, parents, and child/young people.
- Improved mental health, confidence, self esteem, and social development.
Parent feedback
Communication with my Family Support Worker was brilliant. She is a very approachable person and easy to communicate with.
School Feedback
The Family Support Worker is proving to be a wonderful asset to the school and her bilingual abilities really help families to engage.
Head Teacher
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