Supporting parents and families by developing capacity and agency

25+

Years in Teaching

50+

Schools worked with

150+

Courses delivered

1000+

Families supported

We are a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting families and communities to go ‘plus one’ in helping them and their children thrive through our evidence informed programmes and bespoke support.

Our founders have a combination of over a hundred years of experience in supporting children, young people, their families, and communities across the North West of England. We’re passionate about utilising that experience to support children to have the best childhood possible.

Our strong, long-standing, high-trust relationships with schools, funding organisations and other agencies are built upon our unswerving focus on evidencing impact and legacy.

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We work with a wide range of partners including councils, schools, social services, nurseries, housing associations, and other charitable donors

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Our Client Testimonials

Cobalt Housing

Kayleigh Clarke, Project Officer

The project is one that has various valuable outcomes which compliments Cobalt Housing’s Corporate Plan. As a key stakeholder of Cobalt Housing since 2021 due delivering many initiatives in our schools – social investment is very much evident. Thank you for supporting our families, schools and tenants of the future for breaking down barriers, signposting to relevant agencies and promoting community cohesion.

Whitefield Primary School

Marie Beale, Deputy Head

They created a safe space for parents and carers to explore and learn, and they really valued the learning. Brilliant impact and we can’t wait to welcome a new cohort this year….we really felt it was benefical. The courses were a real gift to our families. Thank you for working so effectively with our parents. It has been a wonderful support.

Ellergreen Nursery & Childcare Centre

Lauren Williams, SENDCO

The feedback from the parents she worked with was outstanding. Our parents went from being incredibly anxious about their child transitioning to Reception to feeling confident and empowered to help their child prepare for this big transition at home, full of ideas of activities they could do over the Summer break. I have no doubt that this will have resulted in their children being more prepared and confident starting Reception…The impact booklet provided to us at the end was of an incredibly high standard and showed the hugely positive impact Kerry’s work had on the families who accessed the course

Kingsley Community Primary School

It was our first time working in Kingsley Community School this year and we felt privileged to support two cohorts…

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SN (parent) had found our programme on Twitter and was keen to enrol such was his commitment to learn more…

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St Frances de Sales Catholic Junior School

The consist message from EEF is that parental engagement does have a positive impact on children’s attainment. However, the foundation…

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The Whole Team

Kerry Burns

Managing Director

Kerry has over 25 years’ experience working in schools as a teacher, middle leader and Lead Practitioner. Passionate about helping parents/carers to support learning at home, she has designed, developed and delivered effective parental partnership programmes which offer practical tools to families of primary and secondary school children, maximising their child’s potential through effective collaboration and agency.

Kath O’Hagan

Director

With over 30 years’ experience of working in inner cities, Kath has a proven track record for bringing people together to build strong, positive relationships in and across communities, promoting community cohesion and participation. Kath is passionate about improving things that matter most to people, making a positive difference to the community she serves.

Linda Parkes

Director

Linda has a wealth of experience as our equality, diversity and inclusion lead. In her work in inner city schools over 25 years as a senior leader and SENDCo, she engages with a wide range of diverse communities, backgrounds and cultures promoting fairness and equal opportunities for all.

Mark Burns

Director

With 30 years experience in education as a teacher, author, and facilitator, Mark is invested in supporting the CIC to grow and maximise its’ impact on schools, families, communities, and children.

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Passionate about helping parents support learning at home through evidence-led parental partnership programmes.Mum,Teacher,Lead Practitioner, Plus One Comm CIC

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13 Oct

Wonderful. Competence fuels confidence for grown ups, just like our children and young people…

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13 Oct

Week 5 already! It’s been brilliant working in partnership with parents across the city this half term, helping them to confidently support learning at home. 🏆🏆Lovely Sunday night feedback! @BeaconCEPrimary @StAmbroseSpeke @stcleopas @SFDSInfants and juniors @WhitefieldPS

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Whitefield Primary @whitefieldps ·

10 Oct

We love this course!

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Kerry Burns @plusonecic ·

10 Oct

A great day with families @WhitefieldPS @SFDS_liverpool looking at some of the different styles of writing used for a variety of purposes… narratives, persuasive, and descriptive writing. Parents had great fun engaging all senses to create wonderful settings for their stories.

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