At George Abbot, the role of the HSLW is to:
- Support parents, families and students on a wide range of issues;
- Help children and families increase school attendance and punctuality;
- Develop and maintain positive relationships and act as a link between the home and school.
The HSLW role is tailored to support the needs of your family and circumstances. We can help in many ways including:
- Enabling parents and children to discuss concerns or worries in a secure and safe environment, with a flexible and open-minded approach;
- Support and guidance to students in times of change and stress, such as parental separation or bereavement;
- Help students struggling with lack of confidence or low self esteem, are withdrawn or anxious;
- Assisting parents/carers whose children are reluctant to attend school or have been excluded;
- Offering parent guidance and support on a wide range of issues or difficulties impacting on their family life e.g. illness, domestic violence, disability, financial difficulties, experiencing difficulties with child’s behaviour;
- Undertake home visits to support families/children;
- Work closely with other agencies and help families to access other services, resources and local community information to meet their needs;
- Offering support in school meetings and appointments;
- Help to fill out forms such as Free School Meals (FSM), Early Help Support
