Here, parents who had been reluctant to leave their homes are volunteering support to after-school clubs, or listening to children read and helping them in maths classes.
"One mother who never went out now runs a credit union with children from the school two mornings a week," says Alison Jones, who is employed by charity School Home Support to work at the school.
"She's going to a meeting today to help another school set up its own credit union."
About 30 per cent of parents with children at Marion Richardson are either volunteering or attending courses. Jones acts as the catalyst. School Home Support, which works in schools across the UK, helps disengaged parents to access adult education, family trips or volunteering opportunities, that often provide a route to employment.
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