targeted support

Families will receive targeted support to improve school attendance with new advice and innovative interventions for schools this term.

Schools are being advised to work in partnership with councils and consider targeted family support or home visits where there are barriers to attending school.

This is part of a package of new and innovative measures to ensure that more children are...

Schools White Paper, Opportunity for All, sets out plans to make sure every child can reach the full height of their potential.

From: Department for Education , Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street , The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP , and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

Published 28 March 2022

Any child who falls behind in maths or English will get the support they need to get...

Justina Miltienyte, energy policy expert at Uswitch.com , said: “The Spring Statement delivered some support for customers struggling with rising household bills but the announced measures are not targeted enough to really help those most in need.

“Consumers are already desperately worried about what will happen to their bills this winter, and this was a missed opportunity to offer...

Young people who are most at risk of serious violence or gang exploitation will receive targeted support to keep them engaged in education and attending lessons

From: Department for Education and Will Quince MP

The targeted support, backed by £30 million , is a part of a rollout of 10 ‘SAFE’ (Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed) taskforces in ‘hotspot’ areas, where incidents of serious...