Craigmillar Campus:
Residential Accommodation

There are six residential areas for pupils attending the school at Craigmillar Park Campus. Four are accommodated in the main school building and the remaining two are situated within the school grounds. The aims of the residential provision are to:

• deliver a high quality service which meets the individual's needs identified through assessment and consultation with the young people and their parents or carers.
• provide a stable environment through which individual programmes of care can be delivered, including support of families where appropriate.
• make available opportunities for pupils to develop a range of social and living skills by participating in clubs and a range of other leisure activities.

At all times, high priority is given to maintaining the privacy and dignity of pupils.

Key Features

Care Planning: each residential pupil has an individualised care plan to enable care staff to provide specific programmes of care tailored to each individual child. Care plans are reviewed and amended on a regular basis and children together with their parents/carers are encouraged to take an active part in the development of the plan.

Keyworking: each child has a named keyworker who is responsible for providing individual support. One to one key-worker time is provided on a regular basis. The keyworker will liaise with the child's parents/carers and the child's social worker on a regular basis.

Close Links: care staff and other professionals maintain close links through multi-disciplinary meetings, teacher liaison, and pupil review/future needs meetings in order to ensure that all aspects of a pupil's individual targets are met and that care plans are regularly updated.

Annual Inspections: the school is registered with the Care Commission which is responsible for conducting inspections of residential provision. Inspections take place at least twice a year, one unannounced and one notified.

Qualified Staff: all care staff are expected to by trained to SVQ level 3 and have an HNC in care. Senior staff and the head of care are expected to hold a Diploma or Degree in Social Work or an equivalent qualification.