Our Purpose

We support and work with young people to enable them to learn life skills and prepare them to develop their skills required for leading an independent life.

GSiL operates a relationship-oriented model of support as the satisfaction, motivation, success and the general well-being of our young people are important to us. Our support is personalised to each young person and we do not therefore operate one-size fits all model.

Our Ethos

The ethos of GSiL incorporates the following beliefs:

  • That each young person should be viewed as an individual and that their views, attitudes and opinions are respected;

  • That young people are experts on themselves, therefore they should be actively involved in decision making about their lives; and

  • That young people make mistakes; but we believe that their experience with our structured help and guidance will empower and enable them to succeed; and move into independent accommodation for the first time.

All our practice and planning processes are focused towards the Ofsted key principles These key principles are:

  1. I feel safe and secure where I live and in my wider environment.  

  2. My voice is respected, heard and advocated for, so I can influence the support I receive. 

  3. I have confidence that the adults who support me understand me, are skilled  and work effectively together to best meet my needs. 

  4. I have my own space that I feel proud of and live in a comfortable, well maintained, and stable accommodation. 

  5. I receive high-quality, tailored support that sustains my health and wellbeing.  

  6. I have strong, trusting, and meaningful relationships within my support system and can rely on the adults around me.  

  7. I feel supported to learn and apply skills for independent adult living. 

  8. I feel positive about my future and opportunities as a result of the support I receive.

The underlying philosophy of GSiL is about helping and supporting young people to feel safe and confident enough to take control of their own feelings, actions and lives.

Our Objectives are to:

Develop person centred pathway support packages for the young people in the service;

  • Promote positive lifestyles for young people to stay healthy, safe and protected from harm and possible abuse;

  • Enable young people to meet their health and emotional needs;

  • Promote and maintain positive relationships that benefit young people and enable them to develop their identity, self-respect and caring for their own well-being;

  • Promote the right culture that is conducive to learning, education, training and employment; and ensuring resources are available to support and encourage young people to gain and maintain education, training and employment;

  • Enable young people to develop skills to communicate and interact with others and to integrate and contribute to the community in a positive manner;

  • Enable young people to be become active and responsible citizens, emotionally and economically resilient for their future;

  • Work in partnership with local authorities, relevant social work and health professionals, parents, relevant adults, education providers and employers to ensure the young people we support are enabled to maximise their potential;

  • Ensure high quality yet cost effective services are delivered around the needs of the young people;

  • Promote an anti-discriminatory culture and an atmosphere of trust and respect;

  • Enable young people to be empowered to make choices and decisions in all areas of their lives; and

  • Encourage young people to participate and be involved in the delivery and development of the service.