Goals and Outcomes

Following assessment and admission, an integrated individualised programme will be developed for each student, which is discussed with parents and with any other professionals involved with the young person, by agreement with the parents.

Assessment will be ongoing with detailed short and long term goals established and regularly reviewed, with parental involvement. These will be documented, with outcomes and achievements also measured and also documented.

The 'waking hours curriculum' model adopted by The Centre means that the interdisciplinary team working with the young people will ensure that learning and development don't stop at the end of the school day. The team will work closely together and with the young person to make sure that skills acquired or developed during the education day or the therapeutic objectives identified are monitored and extended during social and leisure time.

Parents, carers and other family members of the young person will also be involved in the delivery of the waking hours curriculum. The team will liaise with them to ensure that time outside of school is used as an opportunity to reinforce and develop skills and to enhance self esteem, confidence and the ability to build positive relationships through consistent approaches.

Parents, carers and other professionals working with the young person are welcome to attend reviews and to visit the Centre. Appropriate times for these visits can be pre-arranged with the Head of the Centre.

Following the commencement of the students' placement, an interim review will be held approximately four to six weeks of teaching, at which parents, carers and other professionals will have the opportunity to meet formally with representatives of the Trust Centre team. This review will focus on evaluating the goals and objectives identified in the IPP and will be used to amend and develop the details of the placement as necessary.

For placements lasting at least one academic year, two further formal reviews will be held. One will take place halfway through the year with a further review taking place towards the end of the year. To summarise, The Trust Centre aims to:

• Assess each young person's strengths and weaknesses on an ongoing basis.
• Provide individualised interdisciplinary programmes embedded within the framework of the National Curriculum, delivered by specialist teachers, therapists, care professionals and teaching assistants.
• Base all of the work within an educational context, with professionals working together with the young person towards practical, functional strategies which can be demonstrated to families and home school staff.
• Maximise each young person's potential, through the 'waking hours curriculum', to ensure that their educational and therapeutic objectives are fully understood, monitored and developed throughout the interdisciplinary team, incorporating input from educational, care and therapy staff.
• Where possible to enable young people to return to a mainstream school environment as soon as possible.
• To ensure well planned and effective transition, with ongoing support.
• Assist young people towards a full and rewarding adult life.
• To support and provide clear information for the other family members of young people with acquired brain injury.
• To assist a wider group of education professionals to support the needs of these young people.