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Witherslack Care Launches new Website
WCEI are pleased to launch their new website. The website aims to outline all of our provision and news and events that the company is involved in. It also provides answers to some questions that young people may have. |
Official Opening of the Grange
North West Durham MP Hilary Armstrong officially opened the 10-acre site on 2nd April 2009, which has accommodate up to seven young people and has a specially equipped Learning Centre. Ms Armstrong said: “Caring and supporting children and young people can never be taken too seriously and for the small number of children who cannot live safely at home or who have emotional and behavioural difficulties a safe, caring environment is essential.” |
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Research Project
Witherslack Care & Education Initiatives has commissioned a piece of research among the staff and young people from two of its children's homes. Those taking part were asked to talk about their likes and dislikes of the provision, personal qualities that they thought were important in the staff, to numerically rate aspects of provisi. aspects of provision. Staff were similarly asked to rate the provision, aspects of personal characteristics in themselves and how they thought young people would rate these and their own work within the home. Mike Davey, Managing Director of Witherslack Care & Education Initiatives said "It is vital that we listen to the views of our young people and what they think about the service we provide. It was also important for this to be an independent piece of research and focus on gaining quantitative as well as qualitative data." |
Opening of the Woodlands
Since opening in May 2009, five young people have been placed at the Woodlands Home. |
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Walking Tall at Witherslack Group Children's Homes
Bradley Wilson, who is 16, walked seven and a half miles from Ormskirk to Southport to raise money for the NSPCC. He was joined on the journey by his family, Bradley trained for his sponsored walk with his Key Worker, Paul Mowatt, by walking from Freshfield to Southport, along Fisherman’s Path. Paul Mowatt said: "Bradley is always doing things for charity so we were not surprised when he told us that he planned to do a sponsored walk. We are all Bradley said: "Many people came to support us along the way which was great and we were able to raise a lot of money for a good cause." |
‘Orchard House’ is a new children’s home located in the Carnforth area and is due to open in Spring 2011. Orchard House has been established in response to requests from local authorities who comment that they value the high quality existing childrens homes provide and the outstanding education that young people can access at Witherslack Hall School and Cedar House School. The availability of specialised fully integrated, personalised post-16 packages is an additional feature of this provision. Mike Davey, Managing Director, Witherslack Group Children's Homes, says: “Local Authorities tell us that they value our high quality provision which leads to young people achieving some remarkable positive outcomes.” Tom Crook, currently Deputy Manager at The Woodlands Home, has been appointed as Manager of Orchard House and commented: “We are really looking forward to establishing a caring supportive home and achieving the outstanding reputation our existing homes have.” |
