Good News
July 2010
The
Atkinson SCHome is extremely proud to announce
our latest OFSTED report has been given an
overall
'GOOD'
rating.
Please click on the link to download the
report. The home is particularly proud of
the
changes
and updates that have been made in
safeguarding
and our inspectors have been very impressed. In
the last year everyone in our home has made a
big commitment to focusing on a
'needs based approach'
to working with young people.
This means young people now take part in weekly
management meetings where they have a say of
how our home is run. We have listened to the
needs of young people and adapted to make
changes that were led by them. We have
New Menu's
with more food options daily. We have new
activities and mobility sessions, with
weekly
Kayaking and Surfing!
Our
School is at the heart
of our home and we have utilised our garden
with
healthy living and small business
projects.
We have just raised money for a local charity
from selling our excess produce on a Market
Stall. Young People at the Atkinson SCHome can
voluntarily take part in Restorative Justice to
help resolve conflict and restore harm. They
are empowered to have a say in how the balance
of their community is restored.
Every young person has the opportunity to
full-time education, whatever their needs. They
have an individual care plan with their own
specific targets - encouraging and helping them
achieve goals with the support of a key worker
who can develop individual programmes of work.
We have an excellent psychologist, CPN, Nurse
and Consultant Psychologist that contribute to
the overall care and well-being of young people
in our care.
Please contact the new manager, Pete Spearman,
if you have any questions or would like to come
and visit our home.
We are currently making further changes to our
website. In the meantime, we will post regular
news updates and will shortly be posting music
and video projects created by the young people
in our care.
Atkinson SCHome - Restoring Balance in Young
People's Lives.
The Atkinson Secure Children's Home