Atkinson Secure Children’s Home
For the last 12 months, staff at the home have been in discussions with various design agencies with a view to refurbishing the home. After a competitive tendering exercise, a generous DFE grant and engagement with our young people so that some of their ideas could be incorporated, the contract was awarded to Devon Interiors […]
Following on from some successful Equality and Diversity work, our students took part in a Bullying Awareness course. Over two sessions, some excellent discussions took place around bullying and its impact on others. The work was followed up with a poster making activity to raise awareness about bullying. Students earned AQA awards for this work which […]
Jo Olsson, Chief Officer for Children’s Services, has received three pieces of artwork created by young people at the Atkinson Home. The artwork is based on the screen print portraits of pop artist Andy Warhol and the graphic design work of Central Station Design. Sometimes our students have very little confidence in their drawing skills […]
The Atkinson Home will soon have two Scotty Hot Boxes, made possible as a result of a generous grant provided by The Naturesave Trust (http://naturesave.co.uk/the-naturesave-trust/). Through the daily running of the Home, there is an amount of waste that can and will be composted. This waste comprises of compostable paper cups, compostable food waste generated […]
Throughout December, the Atkinson students have been to see the pantomime Jack and The Beanstalk at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter. This trip is an integral part of the English curriculum, incorporating a range of skills – listening, following storylines, understanding how traditional stories are retold and reviewing a live performance. It also offered an […]
The Atkinson School are pleased to now be offering the Duke of Edinburgh award. The DoE is the world’s leading youth achievement award, giving millions of 14-24 yrs olds the opportunity to be the very best they can be. The DoE is a youth awards programme founded in the UK in 1956 by Prince Philip, […]
Children in Need 2018 was a great day for both students and staff. The Atkinson School had a non-uniform day with students and staff dressing up in onesies and having their faces painted. Students produced some delicious cakes for a sale to staff and visitors. Two students completed a ten mile sponsored run/walk, a tremendous […]
2018 has been another very successful year for our students in the annual Koestler Awards. This year, the Atkinson Home has 59 pieces of visual art entered into the awards, produced by 24 different young people. This includes; Koestler Gold Award – 1 Under 18s Special Awards – 10 (one of these is the group […]
Over the course of the last three years, new windows have replaced many of the outdated windows in the communal areas of the home. A review of the remaining windows across the home was subsequently undertaken which identified a need to replace many windows in the young people’s bedrooms. As a result of this review, […]
2017-18 was a busy and productive year at the Atkinson School, for both students and staff. Staff have worked proactively to engage and, in many cases, re-engage the students with education. We are constantly looking for that learning opportunity to “hook” them into learning. The hard work of the students and staff has been rewarded […]