Policies
Behaviour policy
Our behaviour policy is based on principles of positively encouraging children wherever possible and promoting good self-management. At the end of the school day there are activity sessions which are linked into the school’s behaviour reward system and the pupil’s conduct that day.
In addition to these codes of conduct, we agree a personal Behaviour Management Plan with each pupil and share this plan with parents, carers and other groups with responsibility for the welfare of the pupil.
We reward good behaviour and encourage pupils who respect school codes of conduct to continue doing so. Wednesday morning assemblies are used to celebrate good work and achievements of the week.
Poor behaviour can be dealt with through various sanctions, e.g. removal of privileges, individual behaviour contracts established with young people to address specific issues, trips and outings curtailed. We always have something positive for young people to work towards.
Child protection
Spring Hill has a very clear Child Protection Policy in place and all staff attend an annual training event to keep their knowledge up-to-date. The Head of Care is responsible for Child Protection matters, but any senior member of staff on duty during evenings and weekends would initially deal with any issues that may arise outside school hours. All child protection issues are dealt with as a matter of urgency.
Special Educational Needs
All the pupils at Spring Hill have an individual Statement of Special Educational Needs drawn up by their Local Education Authority (LEA). The statement summarises each pupil’s main special educational needs and lists the other non-educational provisions that the school should provide. The school uses this statement to write a plan for every pupil, detailing how their individual needs will be met.
Each pupil has two separate plans: one for education and one for care. The school sets targets for then pupil which are reviewed every term and in the yearly review. Any targets relating to the National Curriculum or Life skills Curriculum are met by the teacher, while special needs identified within the ‘personal and social skills curriculum’ are met by residential support workers.
CSCI and OFSTED reports
Spring Hill is inspected regularly by two bodies, the CSCI and OFSTED.
The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) is an independent inspectorate which operates in England. It is responsible for registering and inspecting all social care services in England. Spring Hill’s last inspection was in October 2005.
The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) inspects all providers of childcare, education and youth services in England. It is a non-ministerial government department, accountable to parliament. Spring Hill was last inspected in June 2006.
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