Education Services

Over the last several years, as we have delivered intensive support programmes to pupils across London, we have seen the difference that the presence of an independent, specialist support worker, based in the school and with reach into the local community, can make.

Kineara’s wraparound school support offers schools, and the pupils and families that come to school everyday, that little extra care that helps create a nurturing learning environment for everyone. Whether it is providing a time for parents to find holistic support for challenges at home, or a confidential space for staff to help improve wellbeing; delivering parenting workshops or confidence-building sessions for children, we draw on practical know-how, therapeutic approaches, strength-based confidence building and meaningful connections to the right kind of additional support.

Our wraparound support evolved from Kineara’s experiences of working with families facing the greatest challenges. We have supported people to address rent arrears and avoid evictions, find additional financial support, navigate benefits and support services, and find health care. At the core of our work is the belief that a turnaround happens when relationships are strengthened, so nurturing healthy relationships between pupils and their families, and between pupils and their school and all the staff, is what we believe makes the most inspiring and supportive learning environment for young people.

Our intensive 1:1 programme, Motivate to Educate, works with school pupils over 15 weeks both in school and out. It gives children and young people tools and strategies to address their own personal barriers and motivate themselves to get the most out of their education. Its success lies in its ability to engage families, teachers and anyone else important to a young person’s learning and aspirations.