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GENERAL PRACTICE OF ALL STAFF |
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All members of the staff team will work in a pro-active and positive manner
to support, guide and encourage all Young People in the home to identify their
future potential and to work successfully to their individual aims and goals.
All employees of the company practice in accordance with the Policies and
Procedures produced by Headway which are in line with the Children’s Homes
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STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
The staff team come from a wide range of backgrounds and bring with them
differing levels of skill and experience to the provision of care.
Staff complete the Headway Induction and Foundation training, which is a
comprehensive training schedule including all essential childcare related
courses. Training is continued throughout the probationary period via in
house training and supervision.
After the staff have worked for the company for 6 months and completed a successful probationary period, they commence NVQ 3 in Caring
for Children and Young People. The home aims to have 80% of its staff trained
to NVQ 3 by year 2008. The Home Manager is qualified to NVQ Level 4 and is
currently studying towards her RMA.
Deputy Managers are qualified practitioners, who can demonstrate a sound
knowledge of childcare practice and procedures in residential settings over
a number of years and are able to demonstrate a working knowledge of working
with Young People and the supervision of staff.
Every staff member receives supervision on a one to one basis at least every
month. New staff receive supervision on a one to one basis every two weeks d
uring their six months probationary period.
Every staff member has a Training and Development plan which outlines their
individual training needs. Staff attend a minimum of six full training days
each year.
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EDUCATION
Each child is given full access to educational facilities according to their
needs, and provided with opportunities to study and do any homework with the
support and encouragement of staff. The Educational programme in place for
Young People staying at Headway homes provides support and encouragement.
Where appropriate, Young People will be encouraged to return to, or
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Some Young People may be excluded from school on arriving at Headway,
or may be unable to attend mainstream education at particular times of crisis
in their lives. During these times Headway’s in-house teaching staff may be
used or, through liaison with the Local Education Authority, pupil referral
units may be utilized. This will provide an individual education programme
for the Young Person with the intention of enabling Young People to return
to mainstream education. These individual programmes of education will meet
the needs of emotionally and behaviourally disordered pupils by providing:
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A meaningful and relevant curriculum taking account of:
The special needs of each pupil;
The National Curriculum;
The Curriculum of the School they may progress to; and
Effective links with mainstream education; and
Social skills training and the modification of behaviour; and
A caring supportive environment; and
An appreciation of how the emotional and behavioural difficulties of
Young People may effect the way in which they use educational resources.
All Young People resident at Headway will have an individual education
plan that integrates with the care plan. Care Workers will be fully involved
with the educational programmes provided for Young People and will act in the
role of classroom assistants during the school day where this is appropriate to
the needs of the Young Person.
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Enabling Young People to Achieve their Potential |
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