Family Resilience, School Inclusion and Educational Opportunity Service

This service will provide practical and preventative support to children, young people, and families experiencing financial hardship. The service aims to remove barriers to education, improve access to essential items, strengthen family resilience, and reduce the impact of poverty on educational outcomes. Support will combine immediate practical assistance with family coaching, early intervention, and access to wider support services to address both immediate need and longer-term challenges. The service recognises that children cannot fully participate in education when basic material needs are unmet. Lasting change is best achieved by supporting the whole family. The provider of this service should work closely with existing children services to ensure that families are referred to these services when appropriate and all appropriate support that is available is being received.