Smith Family Learning Clubs helping Western Sydney kids catch up on curriculum

Getting a child to school can be a daily battle for many parents, but it’s not one that Amanda* is familiar with.

Every morning, her son Caleb is the one pushing her out of the house.

“He’s constantly asking, ‘Mummy, is it time to go’,” she said.

But he wasn’t always this eager to get to class.

By the time he reached Year 5, Caleb had fallen so far behind in his academic development, he had the reading ability of a kindergartener.