Care

We have a range of residential accommodation both on and off site. Each residence has its own team of Care staff under the guidance of Senior Management. Care staff take on the role of Key Workers and are an important link with families. Night Waking staff are employed throughout the school to oversee the children, with the support of Care staff who sleep in.

Residential students register with the local GP who, in conjunction with the school health promotion team, provide any medical support that is required. For those children who benefit from the oversight of a Psychiatrist we have a service level agreement with the local CAHMS service and a Consultant Psychiatrist holds a clinic in the school on a monthly basis.

Care staff promote education in its broadest sense by ensuring all young people have opportunities to develop communication, social and independence skills and functional life skills. Their programmes include sport and leisure activities. The safety of our young people is paramount and risk assessments are carried out for all young people when preparing for trips out into the community.
Each week the young people have a support session with their Key Worker. The Key Worker provides a link between School, home and other services and also advocates on behalf of the young person. We encourage family contact and all young people are able to make unlimited telephone calls, outside of the school day, using either their own mobile phones or a pay phone. They are also encouraged to write letters send drawings or to email their families. Young People with communication difficulties may be supported by staff through three way phones or other augmentative methods.

Residential Provision

"The consideration for pupil?s individual needs and physical and emotional wellbeing is outstanding."
Ofsted 2010

On site we can accommodate young people aged 8 to 19. The young people live in groups of three to twelve. They all have separate bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.

Young people are encouraged to personalise their bedrooms to their own tastes under the direction of the Registered Manager/Head of Care and her Deputy. Each residence also has its own Manager, team of Shift Leaders and team of support staff.

Staff are encouraged to build positive relationships with the young people in order to provide trust and understanding around personal care and daily living opportunities. The staff may also support the young people in the education environment when additional levels of support are required.

Education and Therapy Staff work closely with the care teams to ensure the young people?s education, care, health and behaviour management plans are individualized and consistent in all environments and contexts.

Each residence has its own team of Care staff under the guidance of senior management. Care staff take on the role of Key Workers and are an important link with families. Night Waking staff are employed throughout the school to oversee the young people, with the support of Care staff who sleep in.

Residential pupils register with the local GP who, in conjunction with the school health promotion team, provide any medical support that is required. For those young people who benefit from the oversight of a Psychiatrist we have a service level agreement with the local CAHMS service and a Consultant Psychiatrist holds a clinic in the school on a monthly basis.

Care staff promote education in its broadest sense by ensuring all young people have opportunities to develop communication, social and independence skills and functional life skills. Their programmes include sport and leisure activities. The safety of our young people is paramount and risk assessments are carried out for all young people when preparing for trips out into the community.

Each week the young people have a support session with their Key Worker. The Key Worker provides a link between School, home and other services and also advocates on behalf of the young person. We encourage family contact and all young people are able to make unlimited telephone calls, outside of the school day, using either their own mobile phones or a pay phone. They are also encouraged to write letters send drawings or to email their families. Young People with communication difficulties may be supported by staff through three way phones or other augmentative methods.