A clear entry threshold
A young person whose needs can be met by standard EBD provision is not admitted. Our places go to the young people who need them most.
Our approach. Clinically led, from referral onwards.
Care that is trauma-informed.
Most of the young people we care for have experienced trauma. Everything about the home, from how we recruit to how we measure progress, is built around helping them feel safe enough to heal.
Five things you can check at referral, and Ofsted can check on inspection.
A clinical lead for every young person
Funded through a clinical component in every placement fee, so it is never optional or stretched.
A therapeutic support plan
Agreed with the placing authority before admission.
A fully trained team
Trauma-informed, attachment-based and autism training before working unsupervised.
Measured wellbeing
Each young person's emotional wellbeing tracked from admission and reported every year.
The clinical lead
An HCPC-registered practitioner psychologist, part of daily life.
The clinical lead also leads joint working with CAMHS. Psychiatric assessment and treatment always come from CAMHS and NHS services.
- Every referral
Considered before any decision is made.
- Every young person
A formulation prepared before admission.
- Twice a week, at least
In the home, alongside the team.
- Every month
Reflective practice for all staff.
What we measure, and share every year.
Year one sets the baseline. From year two, targets are agreed with placing authorities.
- Emotional wellbeingChange in each young person's SDQ score since admission
- Placement stabilityHow long placements last, and planned versus unplanned endings
- EducationAttendance, and the share of young people in full-time education
- Moving onArrivals from Tier 4, and planned moves to family-based care
- Local placementsVacancies offered and taken up, and each young person's placing authority
We work inside the systems around each young person.
Placing authority and IRO
Placement plan before admission, statutory reviews, immediate notice of significant events.
Health
GP registration on admission, statutory health assessments, joint working with CAMHS.
Education
The Virtual School and each young person's school, through their Personal Education Plan.
Police
Local missing-from-care protocols, including the Philomena Protocol. No police involvement to manage behaviour.
Families
Family time and involvement in reviews, as set out in each care plan.
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Our admission criteria, pathways and the needs we can't safely meet, set out in full.