The need It is clear from recent evaluations that attendance and parental engagement have a major impact on the success of the outcomes for individual children on the highly acclaimed Every Child a Reader and Every Child Counts programmes. School-Home Support specialises in addressing these issues. The evidence from both Every Child a Reader and Every Child Counts suggests that the effectiveness of both programmes (in terms of success rate, throughput and long-term maintenance of children’s gains) could be substantially enhanced by simultaneous access, for those children who need it, to evidence-based early interventions that tackle the wider issues that impact on their learning. The project This proposal is for a three year pilot programme that will see School-Home Support workers placed in schools that are also running Every Child a Reader and Every Child Counts programmes. The School-Home Support workers will support those children who are not achieving the maximum benefit from the programmes because of poor attendance and/or poor parental support. Investment: £550,000 Period: 3 years (Sept 2009 – Aug 2011) Geography: 24 schools in four pilot areas (Hackney, Southwark, Bristol and Bradford) Impact: 2,800 vulnerable pupils