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Welcome to Shenley Lodge

An Introduction to Shenley Lodge

Shenley Lodge is a 6 bedroom home and is set up for 4 children to live here.

There will always be at least 2 adults available, this will allow you to receive lots of support and care and become the best possible you.

There are pictures of the home in your welcome pack as well as an introduction to the people who will look after you.

Explore Shenley Lodge

Routines

  • We will work with you to identify a routine that means you are able to have fun, relax and be able to do all the things you enjoy. This will be balanced with education time, meal times and any time you have planned with friends and family.
  • We will all work together to keep the home clean, your room tidy and any home work is completed. We will teach you all the skills you need and if your struggling with anything we will always help you.
  • There will be a home meeting once a week, where you will be able to plan the week ahead, select your meals, pick your activities and plan any trips you may want to do.
  • But most of all we want you feel at home, able to express yourself and feel free to be the best possible version of yourself.

Our aim as a Home

  • At Shenley Lodge we understand it can be strange and scary coming into a new home. We are all here to help you with anything you may need
  • Our aim is to support you with a warm and homely place to live. We will support you to build positive relationships, develop a sense of belonging and know that you are safe and cared for while preparing for your future.
  • We want you be able to enjoy being who you are, have fun, excel and achieve in all aspects of your life.
  • We are all excited to get to know you, support you and watch you grow and
Residential Keyworker

Children’s Residential Keyworker

Your Keyworker will help you set goals to achieve whilst at Shenley Lodge. They will also take the lead with your weekly incentive chart.

They will support you in any relevant meetings to make sure you are fully involved in any plans that are made for you.

Your Keyworker will also help you to plan your weekly activities and support any hobbies you would like to try.

Meet the team!

Shenley Lodge has one Manager, One deputy manager and a team of senior and residential Support Workers. There will also be two Support Workers who will you support you through the night.

You will meet everyone during your first week living here as people are here on different days

They will all take time to get to know you, but also understand it’ssometimes hard meeting new people. We are all here to support you and will take everything at your pace.

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When you move to Shenley Lodge there will be a planning meeting to make sure we have everything in place to make sure we can support you.
Your Keyworker will be at the meeting as well as the Registered Man ager and your Social Worker. During the meeting your education plans, time with your family and time alone in the community will be discussed.
Your voice isimportant, and these meetings are your chance to have yoursay.
There will then be regular meetingsto discuss how you are getting on and to see if there is anything more we can do to support you. Remember…

House rules and boundaries

  • Be respectful
  • Clean up after yourself
  • Be considerate
  • Be kind to one another
  • No discrimination or bullying
  • No deliberate damage
  • Keep your room clean
  • No smoking in the home
  • Remember:
  • To always ask for help if you need it
  • Keep yourself safe
  • Always speak to someone if you have concerns around the home or with someone else.
  • Always tell someone if your going out
The team at Shenley Lodge are always here to ensure you feel safe whilst you live here. Remember, if you need to speak to someone we are always here to listen and support you with anything you need,

Education What is expected of me?

  • At Shenley Lodge it is important that you have access to education to ensure you have the opportunity to develop yourself. As a home we expect full attendance and 100% effort. We will give the same to support you.
  • If it is not possible for you to stay at your current school, we will support you in finding a school in the local area. We will also support you to complete Online Education, which mean completing this through the computer with a tutor.
  • If you are not able to attend mainstream school, we will support you by sourcing a school that can support your needs.
  • Once you have been introduced to your new school or education arrangements, we will create a timetable, so you know what days and times you need to attend.

Education What is expected of me?

  • At Shenley Lodge it is important that you have access to education to ensure you have the opportunity to develop yourself. As a home we expect full attendance and 100% effort. We will give the same to support you.
  • If it is not possible for you to stay at your current school, we will support you in finding a school in the local area. We will also support you to complete Online Education, which mean completing this through the computer with a tutor.
  • If you are not able to attend mainstream school, we will support you by sourcing a school that can support your needs.
  • Once you have been introduced to your new school or education arrangements, we will create a timetable, so you know what days and times you need to attend.

Positive Rewards and consequences

  • We love to be able to reward you, this could be a sweet treat, a trip out or a item of your choice. We like to help you to work towards earning nice things through incentives. This will help us to help you make changes to behaviour, learn new skills or show a positive change
  • At times we may need to use a consequence if we think you need some help to encourage positive behaviour. We must ensure the consequence is relevant and fair for you and any consequence given will be reviewed by the Manager. Consequences will be a last resort and we will work with you to avoid having to use these

Recording and sharing information

  • Whilst staying at Shenley Lodge we will record all sorts of information about your time here.
  • We do this so you have an accurate record everything you have done and achieved. You are able to ask to see this, both whilst you live at Shenley Lodge and after you have left us.
  • We will share information about your time at Shenley Lodge with your Social Worker and you will be given the opportunity to add your comments when we do this

Behaviour

At Shenley Lodge as with all homes we expect you to try and be respectful towards those that are supporting you, that includes any school or education staff as well as those in the home.

We understand that at times it is difficult to manage your emotions but we are here to support you with that.

If you do struggle to keep yourself regulated and begin to physically harm yourself or others, we may need to carry out a physical intervention. This is where staff will hold you, this will then keep you and others safe.

We will do this safely and with dignity, and we will only do this if we feel it is absolutely necessary, we are all trained to know how to do this, and will only do it for as long as its needed to keep everyone safe.

We have lots of techniques we will use to avoid this, and we will work with you to find out what works best for you. This could be encouraging you to go for a walk or engage in a something to keep you distracted and focused on something else.

After any time we need to use physical intervention you will be given the chance to talk about what happened and how this made you feel. We will also use this time to explore alternatives to help you to manage yourself.

Being listened to...

  • If you are unhappy, you have to right to make a complaint. A complaint can be dealt with by discussing your concerns with someone in the team or the Manager, you can fill out a complaints form or just speak to somebody. Both will be taken seriously and passed onto the Manager who will deal with it accordingly.
  • You will receive a response, to inform you of the actions taken.
    If you do not feel it has been resolved or you would rather speak to someone outside of the home then you can speak to your Social Worker or IRO
  • If you, your Social Worker, or your parent or significant other is not satisfied with the outcome of the complaint made at any time during the process of the complaint, you or they can take it to Ofsted. A member of staff or the independent visitor will be able to assist you in contacting Ofsted either in writing or by telephone in accordance with the details below: Address: Ofsted, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester M1 2WD Telephone:0300 123 1231 The Children’s Commissioner for England is called Dame Rachel de Souza, And it is her duty to protect the rights of all children, with particular. Regard to children living away from home. It is important to remember that making a complaint will not be held against You by any of the staff within your home. Everyone at Shenley Lodge wants you to be happy and anything you are unhappy about is important to us.

Allowances

  • You will receive your pocket money and allowances every Friday, the amount you receive will be dependent on your age.

You will receive allowancesfor clothes, toiletries, activities and savings. Money will be available for you to go on activities and you will be given the chance to pick what you would like to do. You will be able to go and buy new clothes, shoes , get your hair done and lots more...

The home will keep your money safe for you. This will then be handed to you upon request if you are able to handle money yourself. Otherwise we willsupport you when you are making any purchases. This will make sure you remember any boundaries that may be in place around money.

Security and Safety

  • To keep you safe, all the doors that lead outside will be locked at night.
  • The back gate will remain closed during the day and at night, to keep you safe.
  • If you want to bring a friend to the house there must be permission from the home manager or deputy manager. It is important we know who is coming in the house at all times.
  • If we have maintenance workers or support services in the home then they will be accompanied by a member of staff.
  • This is to ensure you feel safe when there are people in the home you may not know.
  • We hold fire drills once a month, we will evacuate everyone to practice. This is so everyone remembers how to safely leave the building in case of a fire. We also check the fire alarm system once a week, to ensure everything is working correctly

Your Space

  • Room searches
  • Sometimes we may need to search your room this will only be done if we suspect or your say you have something that you shouldn't. If something is found, this will be removed or you will be asked to hand this over. Two members of staff will do this depending on what we are looking for the police may be involved. yourself and your social worker will be informed of the search, we will never not tell
  • You will be given a key to your room It is your responsibility to keep this safe. The team will also have a key to your room, but will only use this if we have cause for concern for you or something that may happen in your room.

In the event of the fire alarm sounding, You must:

  • Leave the building immediately via the nearest
    exit, listen out for instructions from the staf
  • Do NOT stop to collect personal belongings
  • Make your way to the assembly point and stay
    there until your told to move
  • Do NOT re-enter the home until
    you are told it is safe to do so

Missing from home

We do not want you to go missing from home, especially when you are new to the area and not too sure of your surroundings.

If you do go missing we will do everything we can to try and find you and keep you safe. When you move in a plan called a Missing From Care Protocol will be made. This is the plan the home will follow if you do go missing, to keep you safe.

If you are feeling upset, always let someone know if you need some space and to go for a walk, they will support you. If you do not want to talk, that is fine.

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