"When my daughter started talking about the social worker I thought, 'Why's a social worker talking to my Amy, what's the problem?'" admits Michelle Carter, whose daughter attends Thorpepark Primary School in Hull.
"I went to school to find out what was going on, spoke to Geraldine (Ogunleye, the student social worker) and everything has been fine since," she adds.
"Geraldine filled me in on things I didn't know about Amy, who has very low self-esteem even though she seems confident. We've worked together and Geraldine has helped me help her."
Carter and her daughter are two of the many beneficiaries of Hull's innovative Student Social Workers in Schools Project, which integrates education and social work to enhance the life chances of children in one of the 10 most deprived areas of England.
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