Those working in the education profession, or associated with it, know that teachers have always had to wear many hats. Its not uncommon for us to be surrogate parents, social workers, counsellors and advisers to those we teach.
But these days its not just the children who look to me for this type of support. In the school where I work as a special educational needs coordinator (Senco), the level of need has always been high, and we now have large amounts of vulnerable, young, unsupported parents in our school community. They wish to make a better life for themselves, but struggle to find quality work to improve their standard of living.
As a school we have embraced the idea of early help assessments (EHAs) and all the promise that…
Read the full article at: https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/jul/29/secret-teacher-social-worker-vulnerable-parents