Case Studies

Some case study examples of support offered to parents and families

Below you will find five individual case studies which provide examples of the support offered to parents and families in Hertfordshire by extended schools.

Case Study 1

How a Hertfordshire extended school team is supporting Ann, who has ME, deal with family life:

• Adobe pdf, 6MB/2 pages, 09/11/2010, ann.pdf

Case Study 2

How Lee and Jenny received financial support and a short break from fostering thanks to a Hertfordshire extended school:

• Adobe pdf, 5MB/2 pages, 09/11/2010, lee.pdf

Case Study 3

How parenting courses run by Hertfordshire extended schools helped Rosie develop her family after being a single mum for so long:

• Adobe pdf, 4MB/2 pages, 09/11/2010, rosie.pdf

Case Study 4

How a Hertfordshire extended school’s residential activity course gave single mum Sharon the ‘time-out’ she desperately
needed from daily family life:

• Adobe pdf, 4MB/2 pages, 09/11/2010, sharon.pdf

Case Study 5

How parenting courses run by Hertfordshire extended schools helped Tracey understand her teenage sons better:

• Adobe pdf, 4MB/2 pages, 09/11/2010, tracey.pdf

A collection of eight case studies have been compiled by the CSF communications team to demonstrate how extended services, through children's centres and extended schools, have supported parents and families in Hertfordshire. All eight case studies can be downloaded from the Herts Direct website from the link below:

• www.hertsdirect.org