Omega Life

Outstanding care,
built around the child.

Omega Life is a UK provider of children’s residential care, education, clinical and therapeutic services, training, transportation and digital - each a stand-alone entity, working together for children, young people and the professionals around them.

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EstablishedSince 2015
ReachUK-wide
RatedOutstanding
Services6 stand-alone
Omega Life
Care 01 Education 02 Clinical 03 Training 04 Digital 05 Transport 06
About Omega Life

Outstanding children’s residential care, with the services around it.

Our vision is simple: to improve the quality of care, to benefit everyone.

Omega Life is an outstanding rated children’s residential care provider, with a set of stand-alone services around it - education, clinical and therapeutic services, training, transportation and digital.

Each one runs as its own entity, with its own leadership and accountability. They choose to work together because that’s how children and young people get the best possible support.

Our model is designed to reduce gaps between services, strengthen safeguarding, improve communication and give teams the clarity they need to make better decisions. Each service has its own remit and leadership - and a shared standard of practice that connects them.

The result is clearer communication, stronger safeguarding and better decisions - around children, families and the teams who support them.

6
Ofsted Outstanding rated children’s homes in England
3
CIW Excellent rated services in Wales
16
Residential homes across the UK, with more to come
Since 2015
A decade of working with local authorities
UK-wide
Across England and Wales
6
Stand-alone services, working together
Child-centred
Practice that starts with the young person
In-house
Education, clinical, training and transport
How Omega Works

Joined-up services. Shared purpose. Better oversight.

Three principles run through everything we do. They are how the services stay connected without losing the focus, leadership and expertise each one needs.

- 01

Joined-up services

Care, education, clinical input, training, transportation and digital - each service is its own entity, but they choose to work together so information moves with the child, not around them.

- 02

Real-world experience

Our services are shaped by people who understand the realities of children's homes, schools, safeguarding and frontline practice - not generic processes adapted from elsewhere.

- 03

Better oversight

Connected services, stronger training and shared communication help leaders make better decisions, identify risk earlier and support safer practice across every team around the child.

Our services

Six services. Each its own.
Working together when it matters.

Each Omega service is its own stand-alone entity with its own leadership. The strength comes from how they choose to work together - around the child, the family and the professionals involved.

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Omega Care · Residential care
Omega Care

Children's residential care, shaped by real experience.

Omega Care provides safe, supportive and child-centred residential homes for young people who need stability, structure and trusted adults around them. Every home is led by people who have done the work, with safeguarding and relationships at the heart of daily practice.

  • Children's residential homes
  • Safeguarding-led practice
  • Trauma-informed support
  • Daily care, routines and relationships
  • Outcomes-focused recording
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Led by
Caron Lackenby · Director of Care
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Young person and carer
Home interior
Daily routine
Activity
Team moment
02
Classroom
Specialist provision
Foundations
for Life
Ages 7–19 SEMH focus →
Pupils learning
Approach
Education, care and emotional development understood together.
Small classes Therapeutic →
Omega Education · Specialist education
Omega Education

Education designed around the child, not the system.

Omega Education supports children and young people through personalised learning environments where education, care and emotional development are understood together. Small classes, real qualifications, and a day shaped around how each pupil actually learns.

  • Specialist education provision
  • Individual learning pathways
  • Therapeutic understanding
  • Small, supportive environments
  • Care and education working together
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Led by
Sandra Scott · Headteacher, Omega Education
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Omega Clinical · Therapeutic support
Omega Clinical

Specialist clinical support wrapped around the child.

Omega Clinical provides psychological insight, therapeutic guidance and formulation-led support to help teams better understand behaviour, trauma and emotional need - so the people around each child can respond with consistency and confidence.

  • Clinical psychology
  • Therapeutic formulation
  • Staff consultation
  • Reflective practice
  • Trauma-informed guidance
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Led by
Dr Carly Pointon · Director of Clinical
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Clinical team in a reflective practice circle
Practitioners running a therapeutic Lego session
Sorting bricks during a therapeutic session
Group session at the Omega Clinical practice room
Multi-disciplinary team In-house + consult
Clinical psychology
Assessment, formulation, individual and group support.
Therapeutic formulation
Shared understanding of behaviour, trauma and need.
Staff consultation
Practical advice for teams holding complex cases.
Reflective practice
Structured group reflection that builds team confidence.
04
Omega Life first aid training — CPR practice
Practical moving and handling demonstration
Omega Life head office
Classroom cohort during an Omega Life training session
Active cohort e-learning + classroom
Children's Workforce Foundations
CORE
Practice-led, written by working practitioners
Safeguarding pathway (L1–L3)
RECERT
Annual refresh, live virtual
Residential childcare practice
BESPOKE
Frontline scenarios, real homes
Trauma-informed practice
CLINICAL
Co-delivered with Omega Clinical
+ 20 more bespoke courses Practice-led content
Omega Training · Staff development
Omega Training

Training that improves practice, not just compliance.

Omega Training delivers practical, care-focused learning for staff and organisations, helping teams build confidence, improve safeguarding awareness and strengthen professional standards - across classroom, virtual and on-site formats.

  • E-learning platform
  • Care-sector training
  • Safeguarding and compliance
  • Staff development
  • Practice-led content
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Led by
Chris Dyson · Director of Training, Omega Training
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Omega Digital · Marketing, content & web
Omega Digital

Marketing, content and web that speaks the language of care.

Omega Digital is our in-house team for marketing, content and web development. We help the services within Omega Life - and other care-sector organisations - show up clearly online, tell their story well, and reach the people they need to.

  • Marketing strategy
  • Content & copywriting
  • Web design & development
  • Brand and identity
  • Care-sector communications
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Led by
Phil Holt · Business Development Director
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Care One OS, the connected care platform
ORVISTA, the marketing and growth intelligence dashboard
Tuck, the food-scanning app for young people
The Omega Training e-learning platform
What we make For the sector
Websites
Clean, fast websites for care providers, schools and clinical services.
Content
Writing, video and social content tuned for sector audiences.
Brand
Identities that feel right for care - calm, credible, human.
Marketing
Strategy, campaigns and recruitment marketing across channels.
In-house · Care-sector specialism Working with sector partners
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Omega Transportation Mercedes saloon
Fleet at a glance
DBS
All drivers
Live
Scheduling
Step-free
Wheelchair access
Care-trained drivers
Omega Transportation accessible people carrier
Omega Transportation · Safe travel
Omega Transportation

Safe, reliable transportation that supports the wider care journey.

Omega Transportation provides dependable travel support for children and the services around them - with care-trained drivers and live coordination with care teams, so young people get where they need to be safely and on time.

  • Safe passenger transport
  • Education and appointment travel
  • Professional drivers
  • Reliable scheduling
  • Connected with care teams
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Led by
Lee Moran · Director of Transport
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Why we work together

When services work together, children are not passed between systems.

The home, school, therapist, trainer, software and transport team all have different roles - but they should never feel disconnected. Each Omega service is its own entity, but the people behind them share standards, training and purpose - so the team around each child can work with clarity and consistency.

Care
Residential
Education
Specialist
Clinical
Therapeutic
Training
Workforce
Digital
Marketing & web
Transportation
Safe travel
Leadership & teams

The people behind every service.

Omega Life is led by a small senior team and a wider group of service directors, special advisors and responsible individuals - every one of them named, accountable and known to the people they support.

Senior leadership
AA

Alex Aresti

Managing Director

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Caron Lackenby

Director of Care

LD

Liz Dears

Director of Finance

MC

Mick Carter

Director of IT

CB

Craig Birch

Director of Business Development

Special advisors Senior, strategic counsel to the leadership team
BD
Bill Doherty
Special Advisor
SG
Steve Gordon
Special Advisor
Service directors Each service is led by a named director
SS
Sandra Scott
Omega Education, Director
CP
Dr Carly Pointon
Omega Clinical, Director
CD
Chris Dyson
Omega Training, Director
LM
Lee Moran
Omega Transport, Director
PH
Phil Holt
Omega Digital, Director
Residential Care Responsible Individuals & Service Manager
CL
Chloe Lee
Responsible Individual
PS
Paul Seddon
Responsible Individual
AH
Aaron Hill
Responsible Individual
SL
Sue Lynn
Responsible Individual
CP
Chris Powell
Service Manager, Supported Accommodation
One conversation

Whether you need a placement, education support, clinical input, training, software or safe transport, start with one conversation.

We will help connect you with the right service. If you’re not sure which one that is, that’s exactly the point - talk to us first.

Call 0151 487 0055 Email hello@omegalife.uk Explore our services
Email
hello@omegalife.uk
Office
40–42 Kemble Street
Prescot, L34 5SQ