School-Home Support Explained

School-Home Support
Founder:	Bridget Cramp
Registration Id:	1084696
Location:	London United Kingdom
Key People:	Jaine Stannard (Chief Executive)
Area Served:	United Kingdom
Revenue:	£3.3 million
Former Name:	The Langdon Park School-Home Support Service, East London Schools Fund, School-Home Support Service (UK), School Home Liaison

School-Home Support (SHS) is a British charity founded in 1984 to help disadvantaged children and young people overcome barriers to education.^[1]

The charity works with schools,^[2] local authorities and families, aiming to look "beyond the classroom"^[3] to understand and tackle low school attendance and other issues affecting children's learning. It emphasises the importance of home experience on a child's attainment at school and works to resolve issues including poverty, lack of housing, domestic violence, and substance misuse. During the 2015/16 academic year, SHS worked with over 11,000 families.^[4]

SHS is a UK registered charity, number 1084696. Its motto is "Children in school, ready to learn. Whatever it takes."^[5]

Ken Olisa, the first black Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, and Tony Adams,^[6] former football player and captain for Arsenal and England, are patrons of the charity. Sophie Winkleman became Royal Patron in 2020.^[7]

History

SHS was originally called The Langdon Park School-Home Support Service and began in Langdon Park Secondary School, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The school's Education Welfare Officer, Bridget Cramp, started the service in order to "put the true interests of the child first, always".^[8] Along with Terry Farrell, Head of Year 7, and Peter Andrews, Head Teacher at Langdon Park Secondary School, she visited pupils outside of school hours and built relationships with their families, in order to understand the impact of their home lives on their school behaviour.

In 1989 the service became the East London Schools Fund and by 1994, operated in 28 schools across Tower Hamlets. In 1999, School-Home Support Service (UK) was set up with the aim to reach more children and young people. Combined with the East London Schools Fund, it delivered services in 59 primary schools and 36 secondary schools in 9 London Boroughs.^[9]

In 2003, the East London Schools Fund officially became School-Home Support UK. In 2006, it merged with a charity with similar services named School Home Liaison in order to finally become School-Home Support (SHS), operating in 97 schools.^[10]

Services

SHS's services include:

• School-based practitioners, who work independently and liaise between children, their families and the school^[11]
• SHS Membership, which offers safeguarding support and supervision for pastoral teams^[12]
• Early years support and intervention, with 'Ready for School' and 'Ready for Secondary School' programmes^[13]
• City & Guilds-approved training for schools and safeguarding staff^[14]
• Corporate partnerships,^[15] with volunteering opportunities and 'aspiration sessions'
• 'Troubled Families' practitioners, who work closely with families facing multiple, complex needs, as part of the Government's 'Troubled Families' programme^[16]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. http://directory.islington.gov.uk/kb5/islington/directory/service.page?id=SDx85SzVPXs School-Home Support at the Islington Directory
2. Web site: School-Home Support at Park Hill Infants School. 2016-09-13.
3. Web site: Family Pathways Lewisham - School-Home Support. 2016-09-13.
4. http://www.schoolhomesupport.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SHSimpact.2016singles.pdf SHS impact report 2015/16
5. http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1084696&SubsidiaryNumber=0 School-Home Support at the Charity Commission
6. http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/celebrities-emma-rigby-becomes-ambassador-cafod/article/1427304 Former footballer Tony Adams becomes a patron of School-Home Support | Third Sector
7. Web site: School-Home Support | Announcing our newest patron, Lady Sophie Windsor.
8. http://www.schoolhomesupport.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Bridget-Cramp-introduction.pdf Over the steps in Violet Road: The Langdon Park School-Home Support Service
9. Book: Hallgarten, Joe. Parents Exist, OK!?: Issues and Visions for Parent-school Relationships. 2000-01-01. Institute for Public Policy Research. 9781860301254. en.
10. https://www.facebook.com/schoolhomesupport/about/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item&tab=milestone Facebook Milestones
11. Web site: National Family Week - Partners & Supporters - School-Home Support. Henley Media Group. ltd. www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk. 2016-07-19.
12. Web site: Open Objects. SHS Membership Leaflet.
13. Web site: Ready for School: a Community Links case study. 2016-09-13.
14. Web site: Search Results City & Guilds. www.cityandguilds.com. 2016-07-19.
15. Web site: Charity shortlisted for Lord Mayor award for work in Islington school - Islington Gazette. 18 June 2016. 2016-07-19.
16. Web site: Troubled families scheme practitioners say it has improved lives - the Guardian. 18 October 2016. TheGuardian.com. 2016-10-19.