Shared Sharing Practice
Key strengths
The main evaluation takes place through the LCN annual review, which identifies the key strengths of Hut 9 as follows.
- It provides a way of retaining the most vulnerable and challenging pupils in school.
- It is a local provision for local needs, with a particular focus on individual needs.
- It provides multi-agency discipline with a community focus – rather than an agency focus.
- Its approach is holistic.
- It provides a 'safe place' and a flexible, positive environment – where equal value is given to all participants.
- It enables individual needs to be met through social skills and emotional learning – alongside mainstream teaching.
- It provides a place where relevant accredited certificates may be awarded.
- It encourages shared vision – leading to development of staff.
Parental comments
- 'My daughter would have been skiving school without Hut 9. She is still getting an education.'
- 'My daughter helped with younger people in the school holidays, giving her responsibility by being relied upon (punctuality and role model). Supporting one young person in a bullying situation helped her to understand others' feelings and needs. She is learning to think for herself all the time.'
