Get in Touch
- Academy Type: Medical Academy
- Principal & Main Contact: Jonathan King
- Senior Administrator: Emma Tennant
- Careers Leader: Claire Poyner - cpoyner@waveedu.org
- Designated Safeguarding Lead: Judy Richardson jrichardson@waveedu.org
- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Jonathan King- jking@waveedu.org
- Address: Bodmin Community Hospital, Boundary Road, Bodmin, PL31 2QT
- Phone: 01208 834230
- Email: etennant@waveedu.org
- Opening Times: Mon-Fri 1000-530, 27.25 hours per week
About
Sowenna
In line with Sowenna’s shared values, Sowenna Education provides a safe and nurturing environment steeped in a culture of acceptance, curiosity, empathy and playfulness. Young people, families and staff can expect to feel listened to and have their needs validated and understood. Through trusting relationships the highest quality, evidence based care will aim to promote resilience, inclusion and confidence, to support young people to go on to live their best lives.
We provide a creative, innovative and high quality, fully personalised, bespoke educational package that meets the needs of the individual. Education is developed in partnership with the clinical team in the first instance and then with the young person and their School or College.
The Sowenna education offer has been developed in coordination with the National Association for Hospital Education. The aims of which are: To secure outstanding standards of education for children and young people. To actively promote children and young people’s entitlement to high quality educational opportunities. To raise the standards of education for children and young people who are temporarily or permanently disadvantaged by illness or other medical or mental health condition.
The Education Suite
The Education Suite housed in Sowenna contains a number of rooms from which the education offer will be delivered.
Main education room with direct access to the central courtyard area which will ensure students have access to a secure outside space and opportunity for outside education activities.
Activities of Daily Living area (kitchen) and wet area will support cooking and wet activities
Music Room offering access to both classical and digital music through traditional instruments and computer based production.
Activity Room and Resource Room are generic rooms that can be set up based on activity/need.
Sensory/quiet/calm room with systems for viewing of electronic media or low sensory images and music
Gym with a range of fitness equipment
Outdoor activity barn offering semi-open covered outdoor space with astro turf floor
Staff
Lucy Stocker
Principal
Lucy has been a teacher since 1995 and has worked in Primary Schools and at Cornwall College Camborne before joining CHES in 2008. Lucy started out as an English teacher with CHES and moved on to being the SENCO in 2012, then Vice Principal in 2016 before becoming the Head of School at CHES in 2019. She completed the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination in 2014 to help her support SEN pupils within CHES. Lucy is married and enjoys spending time with her family.
Jonathan King
Acting Head of Education
Jonathan has been teaching personalised education packages to young people with a range of challenging behaviour and complex needs since 2010. He began his working life as a civil engineer but made the switch to working in education which lead to him becoming qualified as a mathematics teacher through Nottingham University in 2011. Jonathan has experience teaching mathematics in mainstream secondary school and alternative education provision settings throughout Nottinghamshire. He spent three years as a mathematics subject lead at R.E.A.L Independent Schools and more recently became part of the senior leadership team as a learning manager for R.E.A.L Alternative Provision School. Jonathan moved to Cornwall in 2019 -coinciding with the opening of Sowenna – and is committed to making a positive impact in the lives of young people as part of the education team.
Judy Richardson
Pastoral Lead
Judy originally trained and worked as a Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer in Pathology and then moved on to work in the pharmaceutical industry supporting medical professionals to set up asthma clinics. Judy was then a full time mum bringing up her three children. Judy has worked in education for the past 10 years and has worked in both primary and secondary education. She has a keen interest in supporting families and understanding their needs. Judy has extensive experience in working with other agencies to ensure families and young people can access the services they need. Judy is a Thrive practitioner, this ethos and training is at the heart of her working practice. She has a keen interest in supporting young people to become more emotionally resilient. When Judy is not at work she loves spending time with her family. She is a keen kayaker, coast walker and runner. She is very proud that she has completed 2 marathons. Judy also loves cookery, crafts of all sorts and reading.
Julie Williams
HLTA
Julie is originally from Devon, she moved to Cornwall in 2007 where she worked as a TA at Doubletrees SEN school for ten years. Prior to working in Education she worked with adolescents in care for around five years as a residential carer / professional parent. Julie has been part of the behaviour team and her interest has been in functions of behaviour. Recently Julie became a TIS practitioner.
Claire Poyner
SENCo
Claire has worked as a teacher both within the alternative and special education sector for over ten years. Specialised and alternative education has always been Claire’s passion. Previous roles of Claire’s have included Assistant Head and the Post 16 Lead of a special school. Claire is very proud to be part of Sowenna and a member of the WAVE Education Team at Sowenna . In her role as SENCo Claire is motivated and inspired to provide meaningful, inclusive learning opportunities, outcomes and transitions that will support the young people at Sowenna to succeed.
Martyn Hedges
HLTA
Martyn Has been working as an HLTA at Sowenna for just over a year. Martyn attended university in Southampton, where he set up and ran his own music video production company. He eventually met his wife and settled down in Cornwall. He now lives in Bodmin with his wife and their Rabbit Rex
Latest News
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Young people from Cornwall's Sowenna mental health unit launch an album!
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Coronavirus Advice
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Wave Trust’s Medical Education Services
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Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy
Sowenna recognises that the safety and welfare of children is paramount and that we have a responsibility to protect children in all of our academy activities. We take all reasonable steps to ensure, through appropriate procedures and training, that all children, irrespective of sex, age, disability, race, religion or belief, sexual identity or social status, are protected from abuse.
We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow procedures to ensure that children and young people receive effective support, protection and justice.
We listen to our pupils and take seriously whet they tell us, children are aware of the adults they can talk to if they have a concern. When there are concerns for a child's welfare, we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies. We will ensure concerns are discussed with parents/.carers first unless we have reason to believe that by doing so would be contrary to the child's welfare.
Our Child Protection and Safeguarding policy underpins and guides our safeguarding procedures and protocols.
