Our approach to Social Pedagogy
29/11/2023
Part 1 of a 3-part blog series – parts 2 and 3 will be about how we’ve used language and relationships to build the culture in our home.
Part 1 of a 3-part blog series – parts 2 and 3 will be about how we’ve used language and relationships to build the culture in our home.
Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust opened its first children’s home in February 2022. Over the past year, we have had a lot of successes and challenges! We are keen to share our insights to support others learn about children’s homes, take away any useful tips and meet other people with similar interests.
The London to Brighton Cycle Ride is an unforgettable 55 mile adventure taking you on a beautiful journey through the South’s most spectacular landscapes.
We have recently opened our first children’s home in Sutton, south west London. The huge amount of care and thought that went into the design and build process is reflected in the look and feel of the home.
Through positive experiences at Lighthouse, we can try and achieve four key aims that help us to unlock potential in children and help them to shine.
Part 1 of a 3-part blog series – parts 2 and 3 will be about how we’ve used language and relationships to build the culture in our home.
Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust opened its first children’s home in February 2022. Over the past year, we have had a lot of successes and challenges! We are keen to share our insights to support others learn about children’s homes, take away any useful tips and meet other people with similar interests.
The London to Brighton Cycle Ride is an unforgettable 55 mile adventure taking you on a beautiful journey through the South’s most spectacular landscapes.
We have recently opened our first children’s home in Sutton, south west London. The huge amount of care and thought that went into the design and build process is reflected in the look and feel of the home.
Through positive experiences at Lighthouse, we can try and achieve four key aims that help us to unlock potential in children and help them to shine.
We have recently designed and carried out a four-stage recruitment process for our children’s home. We have been reflecting on some of the key learnings from this experience.
Over the past year, the word home has come to mean a lot more than it did before the pandemic. For children in children’s homes, the state of being and belonging that we all expect from being at home can be elusive. It’s not just the physical building that makes something institutional. It’s also the relationships between the people that are there.
At Lighthouse, we believe that it is time to change how we recruit, train and retain staff in children’s homes. Our approach will encourage stability and professionalism in staff and enable staff to build what all children in care need – secure, trusting relationships.
We have faced many challenges this year due to Covid-19, but we believe that sharing setbacks, learning from them and modelling resilience is critical to our values and aligns with the Human Learning Systems approach we have embraced.
At Lighthouse, we recognise that there are some key issues in the residential care sector. We are setting up our first children’s home to overcome these hurdles, and give children in our care the best shot possible. We believe there is a different way to run children’s homes, which will lead to better outcomes.
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