Author: Pam Price

Stokesay
Primary School

Family Support Worker

This leaflet explains the role of the Family Support Worker (FSW) at Stokesay School. The aim is to offer support, as and when needed, for children to achieve emotional health and well-being as part of Shropshire Council’s Early Help strategy.
Family support mainly focuses on:
Children
with issues such as anger, bereavement/loss/separation, bullying, challenging behaviour, inclusion, low self-esteem and poor attendance
who find transition challenging — in particular from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 or primary to secondary (KS2 to KS3).
Parents/Carers
by working together to improve or resolve issues at home which are having an impact on a child’s learning
by signposting parents/carers to other agencies
by offering access to the “Understand Your Child” programme (also known as the Solihull approach).
School
by providing 1:1 consolidation of work done in class on the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning.
by encouraging a partnership between school and home.

Some problems can be solved quickly, within school. Others may take longer or may need support from other agencies e.g. Housing or the School Nurse. Either way, an Action Plan is worked out and agreed with parents/carers. This is all part of the Early Help process which aims to ensure all families get the right kind of support when it’s needed.
If several agencies are involved, parents can choose to have a Partnership Meeting to make sure the support they are receiving is well co-ordinated and that progress is monitored. The aim is to get the right people together with the child and parent/carer to deliver a programme of support which will bring about a positive outcome for the child and the family.
Sue Austin the Family Support Worker since the start of this term, works Tues, Wed all day and Thurs am. She is based at School and can be contacted on
01588 672275 or on 0797 5826517 or
austin.s@stokesay.shropshire.sch.uk.

Stokesay School
Market Street
Craven Arms
SY7 9NW
www.stokesay.shropshire.sch.uk
September 2019