Invictus House has been one of our first homes to be inspected for this year and we are delighted to announce that they have achieved an ‘Outstanding’ rating.
We are very pleased and well done to Lisa, Grace, Briony and the team!
‘Outstanding’ Fostering
‘Outstanding’ Fostering
Ofsted has recently inspected our Fostering Service and judged us as Outstanding overall. We are so proud all of the amazing children, foster carers and staff members that we work with at Channels & Choices.
“Children make Outstanding progress while living with C&C Foster Carers” (Ofsted 2018)
If you would like to read the full report please click here https://channelsandchoices.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Fostering-Outstanding-Ofsted-Report.pdf
The Sallygate School Ofsted Inspection
The Sallygate School had their Ofsted Inspection just before Christmas and we now have the final report.
We are pleased to announce that we have been judged ‘Outstanding’ for behaviour and well being with ‘Good’ judgments in all other areas.
Its been 4 years since the last inspection and we would like to thank all of the school team for their fantastic ongoing hard work and commitment throughout this period.
We would also like to thank Warren and David for their hard work so far and what a great start to their leadership
I am sure they are now striving to achieve ‘Outstanding’ in all areas!
Essex County Council Suppliers Recognition Award
We have won an award!
We are delighted to announce that our innovative Stepping Stones Programme won the 2017 Supplier Recognition Award from Essex County Council.
Ross and Nick attended Essex Council where they were presented with the award by the Mayor of Essex.
‘Essex County Council’s Supplier of the Year Award 2017 for our innovative ‘Stepping Stone’ (Shorter term therapeutic residential to therapeutic fostering) program’
Well done to everyone at Channels and Choices Therapeutic Community.
Firework Community Event – 3rd November 2017
In November, Channels and Choices organised a Firework Display for all of the young people and adults.
We had a brilliant turnout of 200 people and was a great start to our community events.
There was popcorn, hot dogs, burgers, chips and also a Hog Roast. This was held at Deal Town FC who said that it was one of the best events that they have held there.
The fireworks were provided by AJ Pyrotechnics which received outstanding feedback.
A massive thank you to all that attended and we look forward to next year!
You can keep updated with our community events by following our Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/channelsandchoices/
We have won an award!
In November, we were delighted to hear that our innovative Stepping Stones Programme won the 2017 Supplier Recognition Award from Essex County Council.
The winner for the Best Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) is Channels & Choices for their ‘Stepping Stone’ fostering program that deals with very complex fostering referrals.
Our Directors would like to thank the Fostering Team for all their hard work and dedication. They are thrilled with the award and cannot wait to see what the future holds.
Communities of Communities November 2017
On Friday 10th November 2017 we held our annual Communities of Communities Day where other providers visit us to complete a Peer Review of the therapeutic service we are providing.
‘The Community of Communities (C of C) is a quality improvement and accreditation programme for Therapeutic Communities (TCs) in the UK and overseas. Our work supports members to meet the highest standards of TC practice through a process of self- and peer-review.’
The whole community was involved in the preparation of the day as well as partaking.
We are pleased to announce that we received Outstanding feedback and we are proud to be a part of the programme.
A massive well done to everyone that was involved whether big or small!
Heart FM Go-Karting for Charity
On Thursday 31 August Ross joined Heart FM for a night of Go-Karting to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise!
Heart FM and the team raised £4,500 for local charities. Some of the charities they are supporting are:
- Action For Family Carers
- ADHD & Autism Support
- Children’s Liver Disease Foundation
- Reach,
- Sebastian’s Action Trust,
- Snaap,
- Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland
- The Lullaby Trust,
You can find out more about the charities they are supporting and the events they have upcoming by visiting http://www.makesomenoise.com/
Summer BBQ & Sports Day
After a very rainy weekend we were happy to see the sun was shining for our Summer BBQ and Sports Day at Deal and Betteshanger Rugby Club.
The young people and adults unleashed their competitive sides and took part in many games which included:
- Egg and Spoon Race
- Sack Race
- Throwing Bean Bags
- Relay Race
There was also a Coconut Shy and a Bouncy Castle which was enjoyed by both the adults and the young people.
We also had a Channels and Choices Bake Off with many entries, the winner overall was the ‘Seaside’ cake which was created by our foster carer Dawn.
A BBQ lunch was served which we give a massive thanks to Brian & Jack for cooking up a storm. After lunch, a game of rounders was played.
Overall an epic day and we would like to thank Sarah and Kerrie for organising this!
Launch of New Young People’s Guide and Treasure Boxes
The fostering team are really excited this week as they launched our new Young People’s Guide.
The new guide has been updated with fun new graphics, versions for older and younger children, information to help our young people as well as including the more recent additions to our team.
Alongside the guide all our children will receive one of our new treasure boxes. These are in a range of styles and are intended as a place for our young people to keep any personal items as well as “treasures” they collect along their journey. The team will be taking these out to the young people in the coming days.