SPRING 2023
OUR GOLDEN RULES
CLOTHING
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You need a dressing gown and slippers which must be worn over your nightwear whenever you are out of your bedroom
Remember to check the weather in the morning so you wear the right clothes and are comfortable for your day in school.
STAYING SAFE ONLINE & YOUR DEVICES
If your parents/carers agree, you can bring your own devices with you. They will be kept in your own bedroom.
The Wifi is on between 4pm and 10pm Monday to Friday and longer at the weekends
The WiFi is monitoried by the school IT team and has filters that will stop you accessing prohibited sites. This is done to protect and keep you safe.
WE UNDERSTAND PLAYING GAMES IS IMPORTANT TO YOU We keep to the PEGI guidelines set around age approprate materials and you will not be able to play a game or watch films, videos or programmes which are not age appropriate.
YOUR RESIDENTIAL HOUSE
There are 4 houses........
Farm View
Griffin
Qilin
Phoenix
Keeping the house clean and tidy is EVERYONE's Job.
The TV gets turned off at 9.30pm
Each home has a washing machine & tumble dryer.
All of the home are in the school grounds which means getting to and from school is really easy.
You will have homecooked meals and the menu is agreed by you and your housemates, with guidance from the staff. You will need to purchase any snacks you want. We encourage you to cook for yourself and your housemates.
If you are one of our older students you may have some lessons at the Upper Site, which means you will travel in the school mini bus each morning. The mini bus leaves Lower Site at 8.45am and will bring you back from Upper Site to Lower Site when the school day finishes.
Each home has a team of people called the care team. Karen Tatham is the Head of Care Samantha White is the Care Manager
Each house has a House Manager, a Senior Residential Support Worker and a Residential Support Worker. They are all there to help and support you. One of these people will be your 'Key Worker'. Your 'Key Worker' is dedicated to making sure you are happy and healthy whilst you are with us. They will spend time with you to discuss anything that is worrying you and also organise activities you enjoy.
You will have the opportunity to earn pocket money:this might be linked to targets in your care plan. We also have a young person bank account at the home, or you can use your own personal bank account with a bank card
Achieving Independence Supporting you to become independent is really important to us.
Going out and about
Keeping safe online
To do this we have a course that you can work through to get certificates and even a cash prize when you complete each level.
There are 3 booklets for you to work through.....
My Independence Booklet 1
if the fire alarm goes off you see a stranger on the school grounds you feel you are being bullied Get to know: Your home & school address and telephone numbers Who is on the school safeguarding team what a good/ bad stranger is and what is a safe place How to make a complaint What to do:
Level 1
Level 2
Road safety What is ABC What is the Gren cross code Noticing signs in the community Get to know how to be safe while out in the community:
Catching a bus Catching a train How to use timetables Planning a journey Get to know about travelling:
Level 3
Managing Personal Hygiene Booklet 2
Get to know about the importance of personal hygiene and knowledge about puberty and growing up.
Level 4
Stage 1
Daily washing Showering bathing Hand washing Looking after your teeth What happens during puberty
Stage 2
Laundry Knowing what differnet lables mean How to use a washing machine and tumble dryer
In this booklet you will learn:
Plan to Eat Booklet 3
Plan a healthy meal What makes a meal healthy How to budget How to shop for groceries How to cook a meal
Level 5
My Devices & Keeping Safe Online Booklet 4 Level 6
This booklet with give you top tips on keeping safe online.
Gaming Facebook Snapchat Cyberbullying Sexting Online safety plan
When you completed all four booklets, which includes all 6 levels, you will have earn't £60.
The skills you will have learnt will help you towards living a more independent life.
BEHAVIOUR COACHING
Following the rules and keeping yourself and others safe means that you'll be able to enjoy lots of great opportunities.
Examples of behaviours that are not acceptable:
Physical or verbal aggression Unsafe behaviour Bullying Verbal abuse towards peers, staff or others Damaging property
RELATIONSHIPS
We promote being active listeners, to support your feeling and wishes, but also keeping you happy and safe in any form of relationship. Within the home and school we have a team of staff who are able to help and support you, we also have a Well-Being Officer on the Lower and Upper Site that are available during the day to talk too.
We also have an advocate that visits all 4 homes once a month.
An advocate can provide information to help you make decisions Help you contact the relevant people, or contact them for you Listen to your views or concerns What an advocate will do What an advocate won't do Give you their personal opinion Solve problems and make decisions for you Make judgements about you
Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding means:
Protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
Preventing harm to children's health and development
Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffereing or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to repsond to CONCERNS ABOUT A CHILD
Ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
Taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes
We are all responsible for safeguarding
USEFUL ORGANISATIONS
Ofsted
We are inspected by Ofsted, you may be visited by an inspector while at Alderwasley. They will want to listen to your views on how you get on here at Alderwasley.
Email:CIE@ofsted.gov.uk Contact Ofsted about concerns, 0300 123 4666
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