Under the £448 million programme, each family will have a dedicated worker whose job is to turn them around. Sometimes this will involve arriving early to ensure that children go to school. Miss Casey says that getting children to school, and encouraging teachers to keep them there, is the major challenge. “There are a lot of people who use the term 'diversionary activities’, things like angling, netball and all these activities. I always smile when I go along and hear we must set up more youth clubs.