To build and foster partnership with parents, external agencies and the local community:

• regular contact with parents by phone, letters, meetings
• proactive working within external and internal multi-disciplinary agencies
• joint target setting
• annual statutory reviews
• active integration into varied and appropriate community resources

To develop and progress each child's knowledge, skills and understanding:

• to develop choice, decision-making and functional independence
• individual and holistic regular assessment,
• 24-hour curriculum
• individual education and care programmes enhancing our 24-hour curriculum

To value and support our Team:

• commitment to regular, high quality in-service training
• colleagues' development underpinned by appraisal and supervision systems
• professional memberships
• networking and interaction with other colleagues and establishments

To facilitate transition beyond Lambs House:

• development of self-advocacy skills
• development of independent living skills
• a transition plan for ongoing placement
• clear and detailed communication with appropriate multi-disciplinary agencies

To ensure equality of access and opportunity:

• :all resident children have a key worker
• each key worker contributes to planning for the child's holistic development
• the key worker acts as an advocate in the best interests of their key child
• each child has an individualised and differentiated 24 hour curriculum
• high staff/child ratio
• whole-centre communications systems and generic approaches

To develop the centre to continually improve the quality of the education and care offered:

• appraisal of the centre's team
• 3 year centre development plan in consultation with the team
• team development system
• maintain & exceed regulatory requirements set by the DfES and CSCI

To respect the rights of the children in our care:

• to abide by the Lambs Group's Charter of Children's Rights
• recognition that Lambs House is the children's home