A Guide to the Care At Bladon House School for Parents/Carers and Professionals
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
A Guide to Residential Care at Bladon House School for Parents/Carers & Professionals
Welcome Quality & Purpose of Care CONTENTS
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Our Ethos
Meet the Team
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The Homes Staffing Arrangements Care Support Model
Accommodation Activities Complaints
The Safeguarding Team Views, Wishes & Feelings Education Therapy
Health
Positive Relationships Our Protection & Safeguarding Staff
Our Behavioural Approach
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PBSP Framework
Behaviour Consequence
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Care Planning
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Leadership & Management
This Statement of Purpose is based on the requirements contained in: Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015: Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations including the quality standards.
The Registered Manager ensures the home operates as set out in this Statement of Purpose.
A simplified version of the Statement of Purpose is available for young people and can beprovided in any format that the young person requires.
WELCOME TO BLADON HOUSE SCHOOL CHILDREN’S HOME Bladon House School is not just a school; it’s a home. We give children and young people a loving and caring community where they are given the same opportunities as young people who don’t have to face the challenges of learning disabilities. We strive for our young people to be the best they can be and to follow their dreams.
This Statement of Purpose sets out how I, assisted by my colleagues, will support our young people to fulfil their potential.
Matt Cousins, Registered Manager & Head of Care
QUALITY AND PURPOSE OF CARE A statement describing the range of needs the children’s home is intended to meet through its care and accommodation
The children’s home is the on-site residential provision for Bladon House School. We are registered for up to 52- week provision for up to 39 young people across six homes, all located in the secure school grounds. Bladon House School is an Independent School and children’s Home, registered and approved by the Department for Education. The school provides specialist day and residential education for young people, both male and female, aged 5 to19 years. Through our work we have also developed skills in achieving significant progress and successful outcomes for children and young people and in particular, for those with Prader -Willi Syndrome. Young people are referred to us by local authorities from across the UK and will have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which gives details of their specific needs. These young people will require specialist education, care and therapy. Education will be at our school on campus, and for some, at local college provisions. Parents/carers can make enquiries about placements and we refer them to their local authority in order to move their requests forward. We offer advice and support in this process.
We offer flexible placements ranging from 38 to 52 weeks a year to meet the needs of the young people, parents/carers and referring authorities. We do not take emergency placements. We do not offer short break respite services. Prior to making a placement offer, we conduct thorough assessments. This includes planned visits and consulting with the referring authority, the young person and family members/carers. Sometimes, an admission will initially be on an assessment basis as we need to assess that the young person benefits from the service.
Young people placed at the home require:
An EHCP Speech and language difficulties Moderate to severe learning difficulties and associated behavioural difficulties
Details of the home’s ethos, the outcomes that the home seeks to achieve, and its approach to achieving them.
The focus at Bladon House School is to ensure that each young person reaches their full potential. We aim to:
Achieve a sense of physical and emotional wellbeing
Find a way of life that suits them
Have maximum opportunities for inclusion and independence
Self-manage behviour
We are so pleased with the work that is being done with her. It really is exceeding all expectations. Her time with you at Bladon House School is really making her into the girl that she wants to be. Again, thank you for everything that you are doing for her. Parent
When I first arrived I felt scared and anxious. At first, I found it very hard to be away from home and to trust others. As time went on, I began to realise that staff were there to help me. Although at times I struggled, I began to realise that I could trust those around me. I looked up to particular staff members who then helped me to socialise with the other students. I began to find happiness.
Young Person
I consider myself to have high standards and want the absolute best for my daughter. The home meets my expectations. Parent
OUR ETHOS
The school promotes that “being at Bladon is part of a journey; we are not the destination.” We always start with the young person and their parents/carers aspirations and the future destination in sight. We promote the idea of being part of the Bladon Community. We do this to support onward transition when leaving our home to promote integration into the wider community. Young people at Bladon will be part of an active ‘Bladon Community’. This is crucial to develop the long-term aim that on transition, they can successfully access appropriate destinations and are prepared for life after Bladon as citizens in a range of communities. We believe every young person is walking a unique journey where we want young people to feel valued, secure and successful. We aim to prepare young people to live happy, productive and meaningful lives. We do this by providing a well-developed, integrated, individualised package of care, education and therapy for each young person, and by ensuring the home is a consistent, caring and stable environment, with high levels of support that the young people require. Every part of the young person’s care package is bespoke; whether that be the number of nights they stay, their day-to- day routine, the input from professional services, diet, cultural and religious preferences.
As well as a multi-disciplinary team of expert staff, the insight and knowledge that parents/carers have about the needs of their child and the best way to support them is key, and we work closely with parents/carers throughout their child’s time with us.
Underpinning our ethos is “The Bladon Way.” “The Bladon Way” is actively taught, modelled and implemented to enable the young people to “look after everything; try your best; be kind to everyone and make good choices.”
MEET THE TEAM
Matt Cousins Registered Manager & Head of Care
Level 5 Diploma Leadership and Management Level 4 NVQ Health and Social Care Level 3 NVQ Care for Children and Young people
Matt joined Bladon House School in 2002 as a Residential Support Worker and has a wealth of experience in supporting children with ASD and associated complex needs. Over his 18 years at Bladon House, Matt has worked as a Team Leader and House Manager, supporting and leading teams of care professionals in achieving positive outcomes for Children. Matt was successful in becoming the schools Deputy Head of Care in 2015 before being appointment as the Children’s Homes Registered Manager and Head of Care in July 2016.
Heidi Crockford Deputy Head of Care
Level 3 Health & Social Care Level 3 Care for Children and Young people
Heidi has worked in the domiciliary care sector for 8 years prior to joining Bladon House School 2017. During this time, she gained experience in supporting children with ASD and associated complex needs. Heidi has supported a range of teams as a Team Leader and House Manager, and in 2023 Heidi was successful in becoming Deputy Head of Care at Bladon House School.
Elaine Burgess Deputy Head of Care
Level 3 NVQ Caring for Children and Young people.
Elaine joined Bladon as an RSW in 2009, with prior experience in adult care. Elaine is qualified to L3 and has experience as a Team leader and House manager. Elaine has expertise in Prada-Willi syndrome and has supported a range of young people during her time at Bladon.
Helen Lovegrove Deputy Head of Care
Level 5 Diploma Leadership and Management BA (Hons) Health and Social Care with Policy and Leadership
Helen qualified at Nottingham Trent University in 2010. While studying for her degree, Helen worked as both a volunteer and a Support Worker in the community. Helen started her career with the SENAD group in 2011 at Pegasus School as a Support Worker, then a year later became a Care Manager. Having realised that working with children with learning difficulties and challenging behaviours was the career path she wanted to follow, Helen fulfilled her aspirations to be a manager in the care sector and was successful in gaining the position of Deputy Head of Care at Bladon House School. Helen is currently working towards the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management.
THE HOME STAFFING ARRANGEMENTS
The care team is led by the Head of Care and Registered Manager, Matt Cousins. Matt is supported by 3 Deputy Heads of Care and has strategic leadership overview of the homes. Each of the homes has a House manager and group of Team Leaders. They form the operational middle management and line manage the Residential Support Workers. 2-night waking team leaders line manage a group of night waking support workers. The homes are typically staffed 1:1. Some young people may be working toward lower support levels as they transition into young adults. High needs support is required for some young people at 2:1. The staffing ratio during the night is 1:4. The home are supported by a Senior on duty, and House managers are supernumerary, offering a high level of physical and developmental support to the staff teams. All staff are enrolled on the L3 diploma in children workforce after completing a 6-month probation. All managers are qualified to at least L3. All care staff receive a comprehensive induction and training package including a period to shadow experienced staff. Staff receive a mixture of online and face to face training with regular training scheduled throughout the year. Staff receive regular supervision from their line manager. Supervisions are reflective, young person-focused, and ensure that staff have the necessary skills, experience and knowledge to meet the needs of the young people.
CARE SUPPORT MODEL
Specialised
Individualised
Universal
Specialised – Direct Professional Input
1 ‑ to-1 direct interventions through behavioural therapy CAMHS supported care and intervention SALT, OT, physio ‑ informed care programmes Targeted family work Targeted clinical assessment
Individualised – Focused and Bespoke Care Planning
(Care planning that overcomes individual challenges and barriers) Assigned keyworkers Challenge targets Coproduction care planning Senior ‑ led multidisciplinary planning Therapy ‑ informed programmes and environments
Universal – Finding a Way of Life That Meets Individual Needs
Care offer in line with home’s Statement of Purpose Corporate parenting; staff values framework Whole ‑ school behavioural value based on “The Bladon Way” NAPPI ‑ informed positive behaviour support To achieve socially acceptable behaviours To develop self ‑ help behaviour support strategies To learn and develop life skills to be as independent as possible To have maximum opportunity for inclusion
What Can Young People, Parents/Carers Expect From Us?
Young people have told us they want adults working with them to be: Engaging, Interactive and Fun!
You can expect:
An assessment baseline from which to track progress. A dynamic care plan with clear objectives set out in their EHCP A dedicated Key Worker team to provide support High quality education Behaviour management support Access to health services Access to social and leisure opportunities Access to therapy as agreed by the placing in their EHCP A communication-friendly environment Individual risk assessments tailored to the young person
A robust safeguarding approach. Access to the management team and staff to talk through and express concerns, comments and requests To be treated with dignity and respect A safe secure and nurturing home where your individuality is recognised and celebrated. Daily and consistent support from the care
Co-productive care planning. Well-being at the centre of all decisions
ACCOMMODATION OFFERED BY THE HOME Young people are supported by our own onsite support services that include Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, a Strategic Behaviour Lead, and a Safeguarding & Welfare Manager. We also have access to external specialists, including a Psychologist and Dietician. The Registered Manager and care staff will ensure that the home is friendly, relaxed, and is run in a way that gives young people the opportunity to increase their independence. Through ‘coproduction’, the young people are encouraged to take ownership of their care planning and regularly review their progress.
How the accommodation has been adapted to the needs of the children
We are registered to accommodate 39 young people, both male and female. Accommodation is split over six homes located on the school’s grounds. Each of the homes has high quality kitchens and bathroom facilities and are styled with high quality décor and furnishings. Each home is 6-8 bedded, some of which have ensuites. Each young person has their own personalised room. The accommodation is continually adapted, maintained and upgraded by the home’s dedicated facilities and maintenance team, meeting the changing needs of the young people and ensuring the quality of the environment. Examples of adaptation include:
Smaller living areas
Walk in shower rooms with mobility support
Environmental refocus PBSP plans
Individual garden areas
Gated grounds
Conservatories
Environmental re-focus behaviour support plans (person specific)
Sensory rooms
The age range, number and sex of children for whom the accommodation is intended The home is registered for up to 39 young people aged 5 to 19 years, both male and female. The arrangements for supporting the cultural, linguistic and religious needs of children Young people’s cultural, linguistic and religious needs are supported and understood by the staff team in order to ensure that the young person is receiving culturally sensitive and appropriate education and care. This is reflected in the recruitment of the young person’s Key Worker, care planning, lesson planning, dietary requirements, personal hygiene items, social arrangements and opportunities for religious worship.
ACTIVITIES
The arrangements for enabling children to take part in and benefit from a variety of activities that meet their needs and develop and reflect their creative, intellectual, physical and social interests and skills.
Young people are encouraged and supported to follow their own hobbies and interest. Activities are used to extend life and social skills as well as to ensure enjoyment and achievement.
Local clubs are used to provide opportunities to engage with people in the community and aid a sense of belonging. Young people have input into their activity plans and make on- going requests to partake in different and exciting activities.
Every effort is made to ensure that young people are involved in physical pursuits and have an opportunity to undertake hobbies.
Before a young person take part in an activity, a risk assessment is carried out. Consent from parents/carers will also be sought.
COMPLAINTS
Who to contact if a person has a complaint about the home, and how that person can access the homes complaints policy.
We have a policy which clearly sets out how to complaint and how it will be dealt with. This https://senadgroup.com/policies/
If this cannot be achieved, the complaint can be referred to SENAD (Tel: 01332 378840) and/or Ofsted. (Tel: 0300 1231231)
ll complaints are recorded centrally in the specific log and are monitored by Regulation 44 visitors and monthly as part of internal audits.
How a person, body or organisation involved in the care or protection of a child can access the homes child protection policies or the behaviour management policy Our safeguarding and child protection policy and behaviour management policies are available on our website: https://senadgroup.com/policies/ or on request from the school/home office Tel: 01283 563787
Quality and Compliance Manager
The company’s Quality and Compliance Manager, Kelly Watson, reports directly to the company’s Directors. She performs the function of ensuring all SENAD homes meet the Children’s Homes Regulations (2015) by managing the independent person and ensuring that the young people’s voice is heard, their rights promoted, and that safeguarding policies are followed in an open and transparent manner. She offers professional challenge to the Registered Managers and Heads of Service. She is available to take an independent view on any concerns.
To contact: Kelly.Watson@senadgroup.com
THE SAFEGUARDING TEAM
Emma Deloughery Strategic Behaviour Lead & Designated Safeguarding Lead
Matt Cousins Registered Manager & Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Emma Goodall Assistant Headteacher & Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Oliver Perkins Assistant Headteacher & Deputy Safeduarding Lead
Heidi Crockford Deputy Head of Care & Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Helen Hardy Deputy Head of Care & Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Elaine Burgess Deputy Head of Care & Deputy Safeguarding Lead
You can also contact the Senior on Call to discuss your concerns. Please check the rota or with the Senior on Duty to find out who is On Call. If you have spoken to the Bladon House Safeguarding Team and you are still not satisfied with how your concern has been dealt with, you can escalate your concern to Matt Cousins, Head of Care and Registered Manager.
Shally Saleri-Palmer , Head Teacher.
Matt Cousins , Head of Care & Registered Manager.
07739 541848 shally.saleri- palmer@senadgroup.com
07808 765737 matt.cousins@senadgroup.com
If you are not satisfied with the outcome, your concern can be escalated to:
Mark Ryder, Director of Care:
Derbyshire Starting Point Team on:
07719 940613
01629 533190
mark.ryder@senadgroup.com
Finally, your concern can be raised with Ofsted: 0300 123 3155 (Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 6.00pm) whistleblowing@ofsted.gov.uk. WBHL, Ofsted, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester, M1 2WD or with The Children’s Commissioner: 0800 528 0731 advice.team@childrenscommissioner.gsi.gov.uk.
Additionally, adults can also call the NSPCC child protection helpline: 0808 800 5000 and children can call Childline: 0800 1111.
VIEWS, WISHES & FEELINGS
We encourage and support young people to make decisions and choices about their lives and influence the way the home is run. The registered manager will ensure that each young person’s opinions are sough on a regular basis and never taken for granted. This is achieved through a working culture of inclusion and coproduction. Young people also have access to an independent advocate who visits the home on a regular basis. Staff will take into account how each young person communicates and will record the significant views and opinions in their individual case records. This is the responsibility of all staff, but particularly the young person’s key worker. The registered manager will also ensure that the opinions and views of the young person’s parents are sought on a regular basis.
This will be achieved by telephone conversations or statutory visits by parents, carers or social workers. The registered manager will take these views into account in the development of and changes to the operation of the home. The home is visited by an external (regulation 44) visitor, a requirement of the children’s home regulations. The visitor meets young people and talks to staff. They consult with professionals and parents/carers as to how the young person is progressing and submit monthly report on findings to Ofsted.
Be listened to, express their views and take part in decision making. Have things explained to them and have the right to complain Access an independent advocate and have information about Ofsted, Childline and the Children’s Commissioner if they wish to talk to someone independently or share an issue or concern Privacy and space, time, dignity, fun and enjoyment Have their religious, cultural and dietary requirements met and to celebrate their individuality
The homes policy and approach in relation to Anti-discriminatory practice in respect of children and their families. Staff receive training in anti-discriminatory practice as of their mandatory training. We support staff and young people to embrace the multicultural society they live in and celebrate diversity. We treat all young people as individuals. In line with the equality act, we take every reasonable step to ensure that young are not disadvantaged or excluded from any activity.
18-year-olds living the Children`s home.
Some children will continue to live in the children`s home aged 19 finishing their final year of school. Adult rights will be promoted and protected by the human rights act, however we set clear behaviour expectation to protect other children living in the home. Care planning will change to ensure young adults right to privacy are upheld. Parents may have less direct involvement in care planning when a child turns 18. Local authorities will be responsible for the process of Deprivation of liberty Orders submitted to the court of protection.
Our staff have a duty of care to ensure that:
Young people are safe and supported
They act as positive role models They promote communication and contact with their family and act as an advocate They ensure effective placement planning, monitoring and evaluation to ensure the young person’s progress They support the young person to participate in the education, helping them enjoy learning They respond quickly and are always flexible to the changing needs of young people and work proactively with all professionals in the best interests of the young person
Children’s Rights:
Respecting and upholding young people’s rights is very important to us. We promote the rights of young people to: Live in a home that is safe, happy, nurturing and stable, valuing and affectionate. Have full access to education, health care, a social life and community. Access facilities and the opportunity to live a fulfilling and meaningful life
EDUCATION Young People will be engaged within “The Bladon Way” curriculum and follow one of our two curriculum pathways. All young people will have the opportunity to follow an individualised timetable, which is created to meet their own specific needs and is produced in accordance with their Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP). 6 specialist subjects supplement the Bladon Way curriculum. These subjects are:
Computing
Food Technology
Physical Education
Adventurous Activities
Land Based Studies
Forest School
These specialist subjects:
Allow young people to re-engage in learning and, due to their strong practical basis, provide young people with alternative opportunities to be productive and experience success
Enrich, broaden, enhance, and widen the curriculum offer whilst integrating literacy, numeracy and other core subject learning
Provide opportunities to promote social skills, interaction, communication, and address individualised EHCP targets
The Bladon Way Curriculum
Lower School
For young people with severe learning difficulties
For young people with moderate learning difficulties KS1-Lower KS4 A bespoke formal curriculum offer
KS2-KS5 A bespoke life skills offer based on the EQUALS curriculum
Upper School
The Semi Formal Curriculum
The Informal Curriculum
For young people with moderate learning difficulties KS4-KS5 AIM Awards suite of skills for employment & further learning (QCF) qualifications
‘Learning to Do'
'Doing to Learn'
Shally Saleri-Palmer, Head Teacher
B Ed (Hons) NPQH
Shally qualified from Derby University in 1993 and taught as a mainstream primary teacher for seven years across Derby City. In 2000, she became Deputy Head Teacher of Allenton Primary School. In 2006, Shally took the role of Behaviour Consultant for Derby City Council. In this role, she worked in the Inclusion team and Behaviour Improvement Programme offering outreach support, training and consultation for students with behaviour difficulties. In 2008, she became Head Teacher of Derby City Councils Key stage 1 and 2 Pupil Referral Unit. In 2012, she became Deputy Head Teacher of Derby Councils outstanding secondary special school for 11-19 students with a range of special needs including autism, moderate to severe learning difficulties and emotional behavioural disorders. Shally was involved in developing training packages for schools, working with university students, newly qualified teachers and whole school staff training.
THERAPY
Therapists follow strict professional guidelines and continually update their knowledge and skills through ongoing professional supervision, audited through the HCPC process. Bladon House has a team of onsite therapists qualified and registered to practise with the HCPC (Health and Care Professionals council). All young people receive universal therapy services that include a therapeutic environment, access to resources equipment, and staff that will lead on programme implementation. Targeted and specialist services are provided in relation to the needs detailed within the young person’s EHCP. The ECHP is reviewed annually and may generate new needs and referrals.
In addition, the home has an internal referral process where carers can complete referrals through the TAC (Team Around the Child) meeting.
Therapist will provide advice and guidance through attendance at TAC, EHCP and LAC review meetings. The team are trained in TOMS (Therapy Outcome Measure System). This tool is used to evaluate outcomes. The Therapy team support the assessment and evaluation of the Bladon House Life Skills programme. The assessment informs care target setting in line with the EHCP aim and objectives.
The team consists of:
Head of Therapy, qualified Occupational Therapist and sensory integration practitioner Occupational therapist A Physiotherapist additionally qualified as an advanced sensory integration practitioner Two Speech and language Therapists Three therapy assistants
Eleanor Hart, Head of Therapy BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy PGC in Sensory Integration
Elie graduated in Occupational Therapy in 2016, further qualifying as a Sensory Integration Practitioner in 2021. Elie is HCPC registered and a member of RCOT and the SI Education network. Elie has worked with young people in various settings for 25 years; for education business charities in Leicestershire, and in Birmingham, managing the Enterprise Education, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths teams in Leicestershire, for Connexions and the National Citizen Service programme. She has also worked in retail and hospitality, for Children’s and Adult services - NWLeics, for the NHS in a hospital setting and for the RNIB college in Loughborough. Elie joined Bladon House in 2022 moving from a consultancy role completing OT and sensory assessments and interventions at home and in school. Elie manages a multi- disciplinary team and is part of the Senior Leadership Team.
HEALTH Children are registered with local universal health services. Specialist health services may be kept centralised in the child’s local authority e.g. psychiatric and epilepsy management. This is usually the case for children who are 38-week boarders. Looked after children will have their health needs transferred to Derbyshire NHS.
The home has experience supporting young people with complex health conditions such as epilepsy and diabetes. The home does not support children with Nursing needs.
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
The arrangements for promoting contact between children and their families and friends
We agree contact arrangements with families. This can look and feel very different for each young person due to each circumstance being unique. Young people’s wishes and feelings are taken into account, as well as the wishes of parents/carers/placing authorities and these are recorded in the young person’s care plan and a written record is kept. Young people can use various forms of communication including phone calls, letters, emails, VoIP such as Skype, support with family trips or home visits. This is fully discussed as part of admission process and is regularly reviewed.
We know how important it is for young people’s wellbeing to stay in contact with parents, family, friends, their community and their culture.
The young person’s Key Worker leads on ensuring contact is maintained. Contact arrangements are recorded in the young person’s care plan. If there are legal restrictions on contact this will be recorded in the young person care plan and the Registered Manager will ensure all staff are made aware of these.
OUR PROTECTION & SAFEGUARDING STAFF
We have a comprehensive safeguarding policy that follows the Derbyshire and Derby Safeguarding Children Partnerships. The home benefits from a Safeguarding and Wellbeing Manager, Emma Deloughery who leads the ‘safe’ culture at Bladon House School.
Emma Deloughery, Strategic Behaviour Lead & Designated Safeguarding Lead
BSc (Hons) Psychology Attachment Lead in Schools Functional Assessment NVQ L3 Caring for Children and Young people and L1 Thera play
Emma read Psychology at the University of Liverpool, graduated in May 2013 and then quickly joined Bladon House School in June of that year. Emma has a real passion for positive behaviour support and embeds this within everything she does. She supports teams to develop programmes and restraint reduction plans to improve the young people’s quality of life. Where possible she encourages young people to be involved in their positive behaviour support plan and promotes co-production across the school and homes. Young people are invited to attend regular workshops to learn about NAPPI, positive behaviour and safeguarding. Emma has been a NAPPI trainer since May 2016 and has since continued to coordinate all NAPPI training onsite. She introduced PODs not only to SENAD, but also to NAPPI who now use these in other organisations across the country. Emma has been part of the safeguarding team and in September 2024 took on the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead. She hosts weekly DSL meetings, attends CINs and other relevant meetings/reviews. Emma endeavours to ensure all young people’s voices are heard and that they feel safe whilst at Bladon House.
OUR BEHAVIOURAL APPROACHES
The homes approach to monitoring and surveillance of children
We do not use forms of electronic surveillance to monitor young people with the exception of monitors specifically agreed by the young person multidisciplinary team for safe monitoring of medical conditions such as epilepsy. These measures will be treated as a deprivation of liberty and subject to regular review and restraint reduction.
The homes approach to behavioural support and use of physical intervention
The young people at Bladon can display a variety of behaviours that challenge. It is recognised that behaviour is a form of communication linked to the child’s learning disability and complex sensory and communication profile. All young people at Bladon possess some form of cognitive impairment which limits their ability to understand the consequences of their behaviour, placing them are risk to their own behaviour. Behaviours that challenge are usually triggered by a stress factor(s) which are outlined in every young person’s amber behaviour scale. Staff have the duty to understand the young person’s stress factors and provide strategies in an attempt to either remove or reduce the impact the stress has on them. Its recognised that when young people join our home they may have experienced previous placement breakdowns and traumatic experiences. Or aim is to help children to coregulate with trusted adults before learning self- management behavioural strategies. Reducing stress factors (setting conditions) Supporting young people to manage triggers De-escalating behaviours that challenge Educating and then empowering the young people to make good choice Keeping everyone safe Implementing appropriate, reasonable and justifiable sanctions Reviewing incidents of behaviours that challenge and adapting our practices to reduce the risk of future incidents occurring Positive Behaviour Support is Focused On:
Children are expected to ‘follow the Bladon way’ - a set of behaviour principles and expectations with the Bladon community.
Positive behaviour support plans (PBSP) will be updated regularly to reflect the young person’s current presentation and required support.
Effective baseline assessment is essential to effective behaviour support and will underpin all programmes. Assessment is undertaken by a multidisciplinary team working in coproduction with the young person, families and social worker. Specialist assessment will be undertaken by appropriate clinicians, therapists and psychologist/psychiatrist and CAMHS.
PBSP FRAMEWORK
Bladon house school uses the NAPPI Framework.
NAPPI is an RRN accredited Non-Abusive Psychological and Physical Intervention model which is based on the principles of positive behaviour support
The aim of NAPPI is to focus on the assessment, prevention and management of complex behaviour. The core to this is the development of the Lalemand Behaviour scales, a Red, Amber, Green scale of behaviour management. Interventions and behaviours are risk assessed and subject to regular review. Bladon House school are committed to restraint reduction and use physical intervention as a last resort to ensure safety. All incidents of RPI are reviewed by a strategic behaviour team and senior leadership team.
BEHAVIOUR CONSEQUENCE & SANCTIONS Incident of challenging behaviour may have a natural consequence outcome (e.g. not being regulated to access a trip, activity or being safe around peers). Removal of personal items may be deemed appropriate if they are being used to cause harm or pose a health and safety risk. The home does not use sanctions or punishments and aims to education young people in readiness for life in the community, law and the impact of social consequences.
CARE PLANNING
We welcome referrals from: Local Authority Education & Social Care professionals, Medical professionals, Parents/Guardians
To make a referral please contact: 01332 378 840
Young people are admitted in line with our Criteria for Admission. This is: Specific Speech and Language Difficulties, Associated Behavioural Difficulties, Moderate and Severe Learning Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. We are not able to take emergency placements. Young people are referred to us by local authorities from across the UK and will have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which gives details of their specific needs. The young people will require specialist education, care and therapy. Parents/carers can make enquiries about placements and we refer them to their Local authority in order to move their request forward. We offer advice and support in this process. If we feel we may be able to meet the needs of a young person we arrange a free, no obligation assessment. Following the assessment process we will produce a clear written report. If we can meet the needs of the young person we will also send a fully costed proposal. Our Transitions Officer will carefully plan the young person’s admission to Bladon House School with parents/carers and professionals to ensure this is as smooth as possible.
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Head of Care/Registered Manager: Responsible Individual: Head Teacher:
Matt Cousins Mark Ryder Shally Saleri-Palmer
URN Number:
SC 372504
Burton-upon-Trent, Derbyshire, DE15 0TA
Bladon House School, Newton Road, Newton Solney,
Address:
A full outline of staff and line management is available from the office.
Provider: SC 372504 Responsible Individual: SENAD Group, 1 St George’s House, Vernon Gate
Mark Ryder - Director of Children's Care
Derby, DE1 1UQ Telephone: 01332 378840
POLICIES The following policies are available to view on our website: Accessibility Admissions Child Protection & Safeguarding Complaints Equal Opportunities Diversity CONTACT Please email referrals@senadgroup.com or call 01332 378840 Option 1 Ext 2
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