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•Health, wellbeing and safety
Regular and frequent exercise is a vital part of each day
and a core principle of our approach and is part of the
repertoire of strategies for reducing anxieties and
learning to self-calm. A wide range of facilities and
activities on-site enable young people to take part in a
programme of physical activity as well as accessing the
local community.
Prior's Court has a Safeguarding, Health & Wellbeing
Manager and three full-time registered nurses who
provide medical support for young people, support staff
training and liaise with GPs and other external medical
and dental services. Staff receive full and comprehensive training as well as a
competency-based assessment by a nurse before being able to administer
medication. To meet young people's specific health needs, staff may undertake
specific additional training and may also support young people in attending
consultants or accessing hospitals or other specialist services.
Nutrition and a healthy diet is a key focus with a range of strategies used to
motivate and encourage young people to eat a healthy balanced diet. Prior's
Court supports young people's cultural dietary needs as well as requirements
such as gluten and casein-free diets (with the written consent and agreement of
a medical consultant).
•Vocational skills and work placements
We focus on developing vocational skills in line
with individual needs, interests and aspirations
in areas such as horticulture; animal husbandry
(at the Prior's Court School Countryside Learning
Centre); administration & finance; retail &
business enterprise; catering & hospitality; trade
skills; and housekeeping. These areas form the
"vocational streams" which are taught within
Prior's Court.
The development of vocational skills is enhanced through opportunities to
participate in on-site work experience activities. We have a fully functional,
industry-standard bakery on-site where young people with these skills and
interests can develop their work-based skills. Where possible, we partner with offsite
work experience and placements to allow our young people to practice their
skills in other settings within the wider community.