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Education

Clare Lodge believes that education is a fundamental right for every young woman placed. Setting a good foundation through education is one of the most important contributions the Service can make to a young woman's future and is of major importance if they are to pursue their aspirations, escape poverty, and disaffection.

For many, Clare Lodge provides a first positive education experience. The ethos of the school is to build on this and give students a sense of being successful and valued, so they in turn can enjoy and value education. Most young women make substantial progress educationally at Clare Lodge and take these experiences forward into new school settings and continue to enjoy success and achievement.

Together the teaching team operate a full time six term academic year in a stable and consistent purpose built environment. Teaching groups comprise of up to four young women taught by a teacher, and supported by a teaching assistant. Specialist teachers are brought as necessary to take some lessons (e.g. aerobics and exercise, beauty therapy, music, etc) which maintains breadth and interest in the curriculum.

Clare Lodge emulates the best facets of mainstream education offering a balanced and broadly based curriculum giving access to the National Curriculum. Through the curriculum the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of the student is promoted. The education curriculum is an integral part of the whole care experience at Clare Lodge and provides young women with a varied range of exciting learning opportunities.  

All young women are fully evaluated soon after their arrival, their needs highlighted in individual education plans (IEP), and the required intervention planned and delivered. Thereafter progress is regularly checked using IEP reviews, personal education plans (PEPs), and individual learning programmes (ILPs). The teaching programme is well structured to meet the needs of the young women, lessons being clearly planned and based on purposeful programmes of study with individual expectations of lessons negotiated between teachers and students.

Attending Education is non optional though the programme may be varied for those young women over the age of 16 years. Subject areas currently available are:-

English, Maths, Humanities, Science, Technology, I.T, Art, Design, Physical Education, Personal Social Health Education, Drama, Modern Foreign Language, Music, Child Development, Food, Careers Guidance and Training, ASDAN Youth Award Scheme. National Curriculum programmes of study are taught through schemes of work at each key stage.

Young women at Clare Lodge may sit - GCSE's, Certificate of Achievement, NEAB, Unit Assessment Scheme, AEB Literacy and Numeracy Tests, ASDAN Life Skills. All young women work towards building their National Record of Achievement whilst resident.

Homework is given during term time and completed at times set aside for this purpose during the early evening. Young women may elect to spend additional time in their rooms for private study and / or reflection.

The Service provides a comprehensive extended learning programme which on a daily basis bridges the time between school and evening leisure time.  Sessions are planned in advance and may be designed to extend / develop learning undertaken during the school day, or bring added focus to issues such as drug misuse, domestic violence, relationships, etc.