Our Approach
‘Meeting the holistic needs of young people in the 21st Century’
Continued success is based on our ability to adapt our approach to meet the young people of today.
The Chartwell Group are residential special schools for boys, aged 10-14 years on entry who have a wide spectrum of needs which are difficult to address, without holistic educational, health and social environment that strongly reflects living and community involvement.
Each of our schools and residential homes are registered with Ofsted; the residential home accommodates young people between the ages of 10 -18 years. The school is registered for young people between the ages of 10 -16 years. Further education is undertaken via local colleges, work placements and alternative education packages.
We aim to provide a 24/7 curriculum (social, educational & therapeutic parenting) that meets their needs in a safe, stable environment with purposeful planned care focussing on each young person's full potential. The service we offer young people is measured via the five Every Child Matters Outcomes. The Chartwell Group of schools has a consistent approach within recognisable structure to provide a safe framework for individual expression and change. Staff co-work with the Psychologist on individual care plans allowing young people to gain social skills, confidence and self esteem. Cause and effect is reinforced to enable young people to recognise and take responsibility for their own actions. Individual direct Psychological assessements and interventions can be undertaken by the Clinical Psychologist, who also attends staff meetings for staff training.
Each young person will have Individual Education Plans, Personal Education Plans that are linked with their Statements of Special Education Needs that reflect their educational development and behaviour management plans.
We offer a year round, 7 days a week holistic quality childcare provision, individual care plans supported by a Clinical Psychologist and individual linkworkers. Also Leaving Care Services, Work Experience, Alternative Education Programmes that can be linked with Further Education Colleges, small class numbers (maximum of 6), high staffing ratio when required along with a wide range of other social and educational interventions.
Young people do not just learn between 9am - 5pm, so we consider their education in the widest sense and offer a variety of recreational activities encompassing a wide spectrum of physical and creative opportunities. At present this includes: Camping, Hiking, Swimming, Ball Games, Cycling, Arts & Crafts, Table Tennis, Pool/Snooker, Roller Skating, and Lazerquest just to name a few. We also offer a continental activity holiday in the South of France during the summer.
We offer a place where we enable young people to make sense of their early life experiences and build relationships and boundaries for safe behaviours to challenge their own individual futures.
