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Support for Families

Our Community Outreach team works with families across the Trust to provide practical advice, support and opportunities that help parents feel confident and involved in their children’s education. The team is well known to families and is often available in the playground at the start and end of the school day. Parents can speak to them informally or contact them directly if they would like advice or support. Many families say the team is one of the reasons they feel confident choosing and staying with our school. Each year the team runs more than 60 courses and works with over 100 parent volunteers.

What We Can Offer You

The Outreach team offers FREE support in many areas of family life, including:

  • parenting advice and guidance
  • support with behaviour and routines
  • courses that help parents develop new skills
  • opportunities to meet other parents
  • advice about nursery, primary and secondary transition
  • guidance about services available in the community

Courses cover topics such as healthy eating, parenting skills and practical life skills. Many are delivered with partners including Enfield College and the Workers’ Education Association, and some lead to recognised qualifications.

Contact the team
Email: [email protected]

Working With Save the Children

The Trust works in partnership with Save the Children on nationally recognised programmes that strengthen family relationships and support children’s learning.

Programmes such as FAST and Families Connect help parents develop practical ways to support their children’s learning at home and strengthen family routines.

Evaluations of these programmes have shown improvements in children’s learning, behaviour and family wellbeing.

Services and Family Support

The Outreach team works with a range of partners to bring services directly into the school community.

These include:

  • antenatal and post-natal services with the local NHS Trust
  • community dentist visits
  • first aid training
  • help registering with doctors and libraries
  • family reading events that encourage parents to read with their children

These services help support families from pregnancy through to the end of secondary school.

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Supporting Parents Into Work

The Outreach team also helps parents develop new skills and explore employment opportunities.

In partnership with Enfield Voluntary Action, parents were trained in childcare and supported to create a community stay-and-play group called Humming Birds, which now serves families from across the local area. Some parents involved in the programme have since moved into jobs in early years settings.

Food Bank Support

The Trust runs a food bank in partnership with The Felix Project, local supermarkets and community organisations.

Each week food support is provided to around 250 families across our school community.