escribe: “Something new happens then the child gets… a marker so it can just check in and [they] might have just qualified for free school meals. So, we know that there's a financial implication for that household and then …signpost them to things like, oh did you know we have a food bank on a Monday?” (Pastoral Lead, Secondary) Social Finance Limited +44 (0) 20 7770 6836 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ socialfinance.org.uk 38 “It also alerts us to pupils that have been involved in incidents or at risk of homelessness etc. so we can provide support not by divulging any confidential information but by assessing current provision and adding suitable interventions.” (Assistant Head, Secondary) Similarly, others describe how additional context can help with responding to behavioural issues as they arise; “I can monitor the children that may have had a tricky time and support as necessary.” (Family Support DDSL, Primary) The TFE enables schools to make faster decisions and provide more timely support Having access to comprehensive information faster, in turn enables faster decisions to be made in schools, which may have important implications in terms of outcomes. As different school staff describe: “We can provide a bit of support a bit earlier. Like…if we're not waiting three or four weeks for a phone call about something, then actually we can get in in that moment.” (Family Support Lead and Safeguarding Lead, Primary) “The Think Family App has assisted us in providing timely interventions which will have an impact on child and family outcomes so we can proactively support families who are most in need at the time they need it and not 6 months to 1 year down the line which is when we have been finding out some of our children's changes.” (Deputy DSL and Pastoral Support 