Residential Care
Our Homes
All of our homes are situated in the county of East Sussex, a beautiful part
of the country on the South Coast of England. The homes are of varying sizes
from one to three beds, 
urban
and rural and the circumstances surrounding each young person placed with
us is carefully considered before deciding on which home would best suit
them. Read our most recent inspection report and see why Ofsted think that
we are Outstanding.
Clinical Child Pschology
Anderida Care works closely with Dr Shoshanah Lyons, Child Clinical Psychologist (BA,MSc,DClinPsy,C.Psychol) Dr Lyons works directly with our young people offering a tailored package of psychological assessment and treatment. In addition, she provides regular staff supervision and consultation regarding the psychological understanding and management of our young people.
Education
Wherever possible we aim to include the young people that we work with in mainstream education and have seen many of them attend local secondary schools and colleges. Sometimes this is something to work towards therefore we have close links with a local school called Headstart www.headstartschool.co.uk
Based on a farm in the heart of rural East Sussex, Headstart provides a safe, caring and positive community where all the individual needs of our students are catered for.
The school offers a dynamic approach to education for 11-18 year olds who have found conventional schooling ineffective with respect to meeting their needs.
Provision is also available for students diagnosed on the autistic spectrum; those with ADHD and other associated learning difficulties. The school promotes educational and social progress for all, and this is achieved through their high ratio of staff to students, which is often on the basis of 1:1.
Within the organisation the Youth Workers themselves have instigated and interim educational facility. Should the young people be outside of regular education through expulsion, suspension or whether they are awaiting a placement at a school, staff provide education between 10am and 3pm for all young people utilising their own abilities and skills as well as working through relevant work books measured against the young person's abilities. The subjects that staff can provide education on are as follows
We offer the following Education Packages
- History: Modern World History
- Photography: Digital Photography; Composition; Post Production
- I.T: Basic Understanding of Computers & Word Processing
- New Media: Utilising the Internet; Useful Software; Video Production & Editing
- Music: Song Writing; Music Business; Music Technology; Vocal Work
- Maths: Adding, Subtracting, Multiplication & Division; Cash Flow Budgeting; Foreign Currency
- Horticulture: Gardening & Produce
- Drama: Life Skills; Exploring Social Issues; Dealing with Discrimination; Exploring Emotions; Work on Independence Skills
- Phys Ed: Racket Sports; Circuit Training; Swimming; Cycling; Football; Basketball; Nutrition; Basic Biology
- Citizenship Skills: Banking; Work Experience; Public Transport; Amenities; Jobs; Environmental Issues; Welfare Rights
- Dance: Dance & Fitness
- Cultural Identity: Family Roots; Cultural Backgrounds; Identity Work
- Outdoor Pursuits: Orienteering; Survival Training & Mountain Biking
- English Lit: Literature; Interpreting Plays; Poetry; Monologues
- Arts & Crafts: Textiles; Painting; Drawing; Design
- English: Grammar; Spelling; Punctuation & Writing
- And has staff numbers continue to grow, as does this list...
Training
Our staff enjoy a wealth of training and Anderida facilitate this on a very regular basis using in-house experience and outside knowledge. EVERYONE working for the company has an NVQ Level 3 or above.
Measurable Outcomes
With the work that we do transforming the lives of young individuals often the question is raised as to how we can prove that what we do is making a 
difference. Through acknowledging positive outcomes we have devised a progression tracking system that focuses on the Every Child Matters headings surrounding key issues including Social Development and Education. Through working on goals detailed within troubled teenagers Care Plans we are able to evidence vast improvements in key aspects of their lives and from averaging the scoring based on Enjoying & Achieving & Staying Safe etc we are able to see how the young person is progressing overall.
Here is a genuine case study showing the progress of the young people with whom we have worked with for two and a half years. His identity has been changed
Case Study
Toby is a young man whom had been placed on the sex offenders register due to a incident that took place with a peer at a earlier age. This resulted in exclusion from his School and him spending time on the streets with inappropriate adults. He became involved in petty crime and heavy use of recreational drugs and alcohol. This led on to more serious crime such as mugging and burglary andthe substances moved on to experimenting with class A drugs.
Toby had a complete break down with his family, in the family home his older and younger sibling were placed on the child protection register due to risk from him, and the Police had to be called to the home on more than one occasion due to volatile family rows. Toby's sister also began to have panic attacks and dropped out of college. Toby's relationship with his Father whom was separated from his Mother was poor and inconsistent. At the time of being placed with us Toby had just returned from a 2 week absconsion and was at imminent risk.
Results
When Toby joined us he scored zeros in all areas. Following 2 and a half years of hard work on Toby's behalf and with encouragement, endeavour and determination from staff, Toby's scores rose dramatically. He started to attend mainstream school again and went on to College where he continues to work hard and excell. On leaving Anderida Toby was scoring in the mid 90's out of 100 on his progression scoring: a score relective of his ambitions and ours.
