OUR APPROACH TO CARE
Every young person at Alderwasley Hall is seen as an individual, with their own strengths, needs and potential. We create personalised care and behaviour plans for each child, developed through close partnership between care, education and therapy teams.
At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to helping young people to:
Build confidence and a positive sense of self
Develop communication, social and life skills
Feel safe, listened to and respected
Support is woven naturally into everyday life — both within the home and throughout the school day — so young people feel secure, understood and encouraged at all times.
The development of the young person’s communication and social skills to foster positive self-image in the individual underpins everything we do. The skills involved in communicating ideas, emotions and needs to others and in receiving and understanding communication are taught across the living and learning environment. Staff nurture individual relationships with the young people based on respect and positive self-regard. Daily routines are made as flexible as possible to suit the needs and preferences of each young person.
Facilities in the Homes The School and homes are set in their own parkland in a semi-rural setting.
The residential houses accommodate young people in single bedrooms with individual wardrobes and cupboard space, and a desk or table. Young people are encouraged to personalise their own space with their own items. Some bedrooms have ensuites. Space is made available for young people to study privately either in the residential house, classroom or library, with the full use of computers and other educational material available. Other facilities in each residential house include a kitchen and communal lounge area with comfortable seating, a table and chairs, a TV, a computer and games. These areas are designed and decorated to be welcoming and friendly. There is access to communal phones. Each house has a staff office and sleeping area together with an appropriate area for the storage and administration of medication. There is a main school kitchen and dining room where young people eat their main meal during the school day. During non-school hours, all meals are prepared and cooked in each house. Staff encourage young people to join in with the cooking as part of their life skills learning. There is also an on-site laundry service, although in most houses independence is encouraged and young people are supported to do their own laundry. 4
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