Secure Children’s Homes
Specialist, tailored care for vulnerable young people in high quality, safe and therapeutic environments.
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A high performing national service
There are 14 individually managed Secure Children’s Homes throughout England and Wales encompassing a range of services within a secure environment that support the individual needs of the children in their care. They provide placements for boys and girls aged between 10 and 17 and provide full residential care, educational facilities and healthcare provision.
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Safe Residential Care
There are 14 individually managed Secure Children’s Homes throughout England and Wales encompassing a range of services within a secure environment that support the individual needs of the children in its care. They provide placements for boys and girls aged between 10 and 17 and include full residential care, educational facilities and healthcare provision.
Education
Each home supports its residents to engage in learning through formal on-site education. Initial assessments ensure young people make good progress from their starting points, they gain qualifications and experience that will support their training and employability prospects on exit. Education is inspected annually according to specific guidance within the SCCIFspects on exit. Education is inspected annually according to specific guidance within the SCCIF.
The Secure Accommodation Network (SAN) leads the strategic development of Secure Children’s Homes. SAN provides support, guidance and advice to allow Homes to grow and develop a range of trauma aware and psychologically informed integrated care, health and educational services and interventions that meet individual assessed needs of young people placed within their care.
Discover SANSecure Welfare Coordination Unit
The Secure Welfare Coordination Unit (SWCU) provides a transparent, dedicated single point of contact for local authorities in England and Wales, to arrange secure welfare placements and streamline the process of finding the most suitable placement matching the individual needs of each young person needing secure care. The SWCU is committed to ensuring the best outcomes for all children needing secure placements.
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