When Sabina Khan's daughter received her mock GCSE results, mother and daughter opened them together during the school day. Teachers were on hand to provide information about potential support, and stress the importance of homework. It wasn't the first time Khan had been invited into the buildings of Mulberry School for Girls in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. "When the girls were choosing options we were invited in," she explains. A careers adviser had been there to discuss their options. "Some parents feel they can't support their children because they can't read or write themselves, but the school tells them that it's not about your understanding but your support – create a place your daughter can study, take their phone away from them for a few hours; tips like that."
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