This gives us the confidence to continue with our plans to roll out the UCN nationwide to 12 more towns in 2023. Schools similarly appreciate the closer collaboration with social service agencies (SSAs) from the UCN support. Parents share that they felt more supported by the UCN, appreciate the increased community support and have seen positive developments in their children. Stories like this illustrate how collaboration between schools, families, and the community can benefit our students, for those who need help. The term has started for a few months now, and I am glad that she is coping well.ĩ. Her school attendance improved, and she did well enough to progress to a course of her choice in ITE. Daania also regained motivation and confidence in her studies. With their support and advice, the relationship between Daania and her mother improved tremendously.Ĩ. The befrienders helped Daania's mother with the childcare application for her youngest child, freeing her to better support her other children. In Daania's case, the Coordinator worked with two befrienders to provide Daania's mother with emotional and financial support. With the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, befrienders resumed in-person visits from last June, allowing them to better connect with the families. Second, the Town Level Coordinators support parents to improve and stabilise the home environment, including having volunteer family befrienders mentor these families. Daania was enrolled in MENDAKI's Tuition Scheme, where she received additional academic and mentoring support.ħ. First, the Town Level-Coordinators in the UCN ropes in community resources to provide supplementary support to students' educational and developmental needs. The UCN complements the school's efforts in two ways. The school also offered financial and academic support to help her cope.Ħ. Despite Daania's attendance issues, her teachers continued to reach out to her to encourage her to attend school more regularly. With her father being the sole breadwinner, and mother juggling child-minding responsibilities, Daania did not have a good relationship with her parents as they found it difficult to set aside the time and energy to engage and support her. She has five other siblings, including a newborn. Daania was a Secondary Four student who skipped school frequently and felt disengaged from her teachers and peers. Let me provide an example of the support provided by the UCN. As the pilot showed positive outcomes, I updated Members last year that the UCN will be rolled out nationwide progressively from 2022.ĥ. In 2020, we piloted the UPLIFT Community Network, or UCN, to strengthen the support ecosystem for students from disadvantaged families, and address school attendance issues early. To safeguard social mobility and ensure that these students receive the support and develop resilience to overcome challenges in spite their difficult home circumstances, we established the "Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce", or UPLIFT, in 2018.Ĥ. This may lead to long-term absenteeism issues, struggles with motivation and even lower self-esteem.ģ.
As Mr Shawn Huang and Ms He Ting Ru pointed out, some students from disadvantaged families find it harder to keep up in school due to their home circumstances. As our education system evolves to keep pace with global developments, we must pay special attention to students with greater needs and ensure that they have the opportunities and resilience to grow up well, regardless of their starting point in life or the challenges that they faced.
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