We will always support family contact wherever possible. We support young people to stay in touch via phone, skype, emails, letter and face to face. There is on campus family accommodation which can be booked in advance. We work with young people and their families to agree individualised contact plans. We value the insight and knowledge parents have about the needs of their child, and the best way to support them. We work closely with parents throughout their child’s time with us. Parents who sign up to a WEDUC application receive regular photos of their children’s achievements and their participation in activities. Parents also receive monthly summary reports emailed electronically, which include photographs of their children’s lives at Rowden. Our Leisure Barn has a ‘Stargaze Room’; a dark room equipped with sensory lighting, furnishings and ceiling light projection system. Our water room is an indoor wet room with water sensors and jets, coloured lighting and music, providing the ideal setting for indoor water play.
The homes are surrounded by large woodland areas where they can explore and learn about nature, as well as follow the Gruffalo trail, which makes the walk through the woods more enjoyable. There is also an allotment on site, which allows children to grow healthy foods and encourages them to participate in extra physical activity. This promotes healthier lifestyles. We have numerous vehicles to allow trips far and wide, and we also make use of public transport to ensure young people have all the learning possibilities open to them. There is also a specialist minivan with an electric wheelchair lift to suit those young people who have mobility issues. All our home and school vehicles are tracked by an electronic system which monitors staff driving styles, the speed vehicles travel at and locations. This monitoring is part of our safeguarding steps to ensure young people are safe when travelling. Young people travel in the rear of the vehicles which have the child locks switched on during use.
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