Jared has worked for SENAD Community for over 2 years and has recently completed his NVQ in Health and Social Care. Jared states he found completing the course challenging but is very proud of his achievement and is pleased he didn’t give up.
Jared has worked with many of our service users and was able to apply his experience to gain further knowledge of the principals of care. Well done Jared on gaining your qualification you should be proud of yourself and thank you for your continued hard work and commitment to SENAD and all those you support.
Jared is pictured with Amanda West one of the SENAD Community Operations Managers.
A huge well done to Simon Colledge, who is the first employee in the SENAD Group to successfully complete the Apprenticeship Children, Young People and Families Practitioner Level 4.
Simon received his certificate in December after completing the final End Point Assessment. The qualification was delivered by Derby College and Simon has worked very hard (particularly as he also works nights). I’d like to congratulate Simon on his fabulous achievement.
Simon said ‘I feel very proud to be the first SENAD employee to obtain an Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education Level 4 qualification which will help me to improve the service I provide to the young people in my care. However, this achievement is very much a collective effort and would not have been possible without the support and advice of members of the management team, my line manager (Rikki) and colleagues at Bladon House School.’
The photo shows Simon Colledge, Night Waking Assistant at Bladon House School, receiving his Young People and Families Practitioner Level 4 certificate from Team Leader, Rikki Smith.
Thank you to Kerry Jefferson, Headteacher Pegasus School for sharing her expertise on the teaching of PSHE to young people with autism and moderate to severe learning difficulties. You can read the full artice below or visit https://www.autismeye.com/
We were pleased to welcome Sarah Say, Clinical Nurse Specialist for the complications of excess weight service at Birmingham Childrens Hospital visited Bladon House School to discuss how the school and childrens home, work effectivity with young people with Prader Willi Syndrome. The hospital is setting up an early help and intervention service to support families managing children that have a Prader-Willi Syndrome diagnoses.
Emma Deloughery- Strategic Behaviour Support, Bladon House School
Sarah Say – Clinical Nurse Specialist, Birmingham Childrens Hospital
Heidi Crockford- Deputy Head of Care, Bladon House School
For several years, Gardening sessions and work experience opportunities for our young people at Aran Hall School have been a feature of timetables and weekly activity plans. Following the building of a purpose-built Gardening classroom, it has positively bloomed!
The new classroom provides an ideal space for young people and staff to pot plants, share ideas, store materials and learn interesting and useful facts about the natural world and local environment.
Our young people have always shown a keen interest in the nature on their door-step – and aren’t we lucky that it literally is right here on our door-step? Now they have the facilities to take their grand-scale ideas to the next level: chicken coops are planned and ready for building; fruit trees are planted; the poly-tunnel is bursting with plants and crops. It’s an exciting time for the young people and teacher Ewen Silcock, responsible for the Gardening projects.
Something that wasn’t quite so exciting was the inside of the Gardening classroom: although practical and ideal for purpose, it somehow seemed a bit dull compared with the promising plans being made. Cue Art teacher, Richard Morgan, who has been working with the young people on a variety of projects since 2019, and his equally grand imagination and creativity.
A transformation has taken place and when you step inside the classroom, it’s no longer like walking into any garden shed; it’s like being plunged into the middle of the rainforest! The walls boast an explosion of colourful plans and wildlife – it’s a truly magical vision. And what makes it even more special and inspirational is that it’s the work of our very own young people; everyone has contributed. Their mission – and, yes, they chose to accept it with the most impressive grace – has been a huge success and a wonderful way of blending the practicalities of gardening with the creativity of art: an impressive space where the imaginations of our youngsters can be cultivated with ease and flair.
Congratulations to our young people, Richard and Ewen, and thank you for sharing your talent with this transformation!
Congratulations to Patrick who works in a support role with SENAD Community Derby. Patrick has worked for SENAD for 2 years and has successfully completed his NVQ3 in Health and Social Care which he states has underpinned his understanding of the training he has already received. Patrick found the practical learning work related tasks developed his skills and knowledge to enable him to do his role effectively. Patrick works with 3 of service users who have autism and learning difficulties and supports them to live as independently as possible, exploring new and meaningful opportunities. Well done Patrick on your achievement and your continued commitment and hard work.
We are well underway with this half term book, ‘Happy- a children’s book of mindfulness’. We are exploring senses and feelings, constellations (including making our own!) as well as learning about new growth with some garlic bulbs! At Maple View we love a whole school text to explore a wider curriculum!
Thank you to the scary skeletons, wonderful witches & wizards, magnificent mummies & poisonous pirates. Thank you to everyone who took part in our Halloween Ball. Absolutely fabulous costumes and make up. Well done everyone
