To identify the needs of each individual in terms of their emotional, social and educational welfare.
To enable young people who can struggle with their behaviour and emotions to develop more positive emotional and behavioural strategies.
To enable young people to make positive relationships with adults and their peers.
To support all children’s development despite any deficits or damage caused in early life.
To provide an environment where young people can have positive experiences of childhood.
To provide an environment where young people can express themselves freely and openly.
To provide an environment that is conducive to the restorative process of healing.
To enable young people to ‘move on’; either to return to their families, to live in an alternative family setting, or to live independently in the community.
To provide education in house when necessary with support from a qualified professional teacher.