Four parenting support workers show what their work involves, from parenting classes, to forging links between schools and communities, and demonstrate the impact it can have.
Arifa Naeem from Family Action in Slough, works on a project for local Muslim parents, while Angela Goodwin, a parenting coordinator in Sutton, talks about her work using the Incredible Years Programme.
Efforts to build links between schools and their local community are shown through the work of Ghazala Navaid, the parent support adviser at Woodlands Junior School in Redbridge.
Finally, Stavey Primus, a secondary school parent support adviser, shows what supporting parents means in practice.
Useful websites
Specialises in the support of parents and those who work with them
Promotes loving, kind relationships within families, schools, communities and prisons and trains parenting practitioners to deliver the Nurturing Programme in statutory and voluntary organisations across the UK
National Academy for Parenting Practitioners
National Academy for Parenting Practitioners, links research, training, practical support and information to provide objective, evidence-based advice for those who work with parents
Family Action provides services to disadvantaged and isolated families and helps them find a better future
