Trauma and attachment informed family placements for children and young people with complex needs
Education
Our business & development manager is also an experienced EBD teacher. He provides guidance and support to all placements with regard to education, and specialist training to the schools where our children are placed in order to help education professionals and promote social inclusion, positive relationships and improved educational outcomes.
To date, he has worked with over a dozen schools within our placement region, and there is no doubt that this collaboration has enabled young people to sustain school places which would otherwise have broken down.
All of our children and young people are currently in education placements, from mainstream to specialist, and several of our older young people have gained qualifications and moved on to further educational and vocational settings.
Testimonials
'Education is a high priority. The vast majority of children have good rates of attendance and show marked progress.'
- Ofsted 2018
'The agency invests substantially in securing the right school for each child and supporting children to engage effectively in their learning.'
- Ofsted 2018
'Staff engage and collaborate well with other agencies in the interest of individual children.'
- Ofsted 2018
'My foster son was unable to hear the word 'school' without throwing items and running away [because] his anxiety was so high. By being aware of what he feels and by working closely with an excellent school, he is now attending full time and applying himself to his work'.
- Anonymous, Foster Carer
The agency's staff go into schools to train the teachers to better understand children's needs and behaviour. This gives children the best possible chance to succeed. Schools appreciate this exceptional practice. One headteacher said, 'It is only with the support of the agency that we are able to say we are making good progress'.
- Ofsted 2018
'Staff engage and collaborate well with other agencies in the interest of individual children.'
- Ofsted 2018
'Education is a high priority. The vast majority of children have good rates of attendance and show marked progress.'
- Ofsted 2018
'One young person was on the verge of permanent exclusion and later achieved 10 GCSE passes and two school awards'
- Ofsted 2018
'Exceptional and innovative support is provided directly to schools, which helps to sustain important educational placements by training teachers about the impact of trauma on children. One such example was described by a headteacher as the best of its type he had ever seen.'
- Ofsted 2014
"It was felt the support from the behavioural specialist was both practical and useful ...we were able to set up systems to support our pupil as a direct result of the advice given."
- Garway School