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School-Home Support (SHS) works with disadvantaged children and families to maximise educational opportunities and improve life chances. Our SHS Practitioners provide a vital link between school and home, tackling issues affecting children’s learning, such as poverty, housing, and mental health.

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Categories

  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Minority Groups Minority Groups

    Situation

    In the UK in 2018-19, 4.2 million children were living in poverty. Intergenerational poverty blights aspirations as poorer children fail to thrive. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to higher levels of anxiety and poverty which impacts engagement in education. Safeguarding referrals to SHS have increased sevenfold since school closures - 40% of which are linked to domestic violence. Digital poverty means the educational gap has widened for hundreds of children without online access at home.

    Solution

    SHS Practitioners work with disadvantaged children and families to improve their resilience and wellbeing, by alleviating anxiety and poverty, improving educational outcomes and increasing school attendance. Practitioners will advocate on behalf of families in safeguarding cases e.g. domestic violence. Practical support where needed can remove barriers to education, such as access to SHS Welfare Fund grants for emergency food, clothing, PCs and Wifi etc, or referrals to services like CAMHS.

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    100%
    Categories

  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Minority Groups Minority Groups