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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. The ultimate aim is to secure
paid employment.
•Community inclusion
The development of skills
for each individual to
successfully participate
within the local
community is a key focus.
To support the
individual's development,
the community is
accessed regularly in a
range of ways including
the use of local facilities
such as shops, banks,
places of worship, cafes;
the use of leisure facilities;
and vocational
opportunities in a variety
of off-site work
placements.
•Transition planning
Developing skills which will support each young adult for life beyond Prior's Court
is the overall aim of the learning done within the Young Adult Provision. In
addition to building core skills such as communication, self-care and daily living
skills, by the time each individual leaves at the age of 25, we will have supported
them in developing the skills they need to access and be part of a local
community. We work closely with parents and professionals from their future
adult placement to ensure that transition is as successful as possible.
Location and facilities
Charlotte House is a detached residential home in a small close at the centre of
the village of Hermitage. The
village has two pubs, a village
shop, a garden centre
and a bus service and is five
miles from the leisure and
retail facilities of the
nearby market towns of
Newbury and Thatcham as
well as having easy access to
larger towns and the
countryside of Berkshire and
Oxfordshire.