Children's Home, Residential special school run by Mayne Enterprises Limited in East Sussex

Unique reference number SC413992 Inspection date 26/11/2013 Inspector Diane Thackrah Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Residential special school (>295 days/year)

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Date of last inspection 10/07/2013 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Brief description of the service

This service is registered with Ofsted to provide education and care to a maximum of 11 young people. It is a small privately owned independent residential school and children's home for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties, often combined with moderate learning difficulties.

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The inspection judgements and what they mean

Good progress The children’s home has demonstrated continued improvement in quality of care and outcomes for children and young people and where appropriate has addressed all requirements and the large majority of recommendations that were raised at the previous inspection. Satisfactory progress The children’s home has maintained quality of care and outcomes for children and young people and where appropriate has addressed all requirements and the majority of recommendations that were raised at the previous inspection. Inadequate progress The children’s home has failed to address one or more requirements and/or has not met the majority of recommendations and/or the quality of care and outcomes for children and young people have declined since the last full inspection.

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Progress

Since their previous inspection the service is judged to be making good progress .

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Progress

The overall outcome judgement of the last inspection in July 2013 was outstanding. Young people continue to benefit from positive outcomes. Staff have an excellent understanding of young people's needs and address these well. This helps to ensure that young people benefit from suitable education and make progress in their personal development. The services of a therapist have been increased since the last inspection and this is allowing staff to gain a greater understanding of young people's needs. Young people are benefiting from the additional support of their emotional needs. Young people enjoy strong and positive relationships with staff members. Behaviour management is effective and consistently applied. Sanctions are used positively and to support young people to understand their behaviours. As a result young people learn to develop positive behaviour, sustain attachments and are successful in reducing their risky behaviours. The use of physical intervention is low.

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Progress

Staff are confident in the use of de-escalation and this supports young people to feel safe. Young people say they feel safe and know they are valued. They are positive about their experiences in the home and say they like the staff. Young people receive excellent opportunities to express their views and opinions. Young people say they are listened to and they have a number of opportunities to contribute to the running of the home.

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Progress

The home is run by a team of permanent staff and as a result young people benefit from consistency in their care from a team of people they know. Robust recruitment checks are carried out on new staff members which helps to ensure that only suitable people work in the home. Staff are well supported to carry out their work. They are confident, enthusiastic and have the individual skills required to improve the lives of young people. A staff member said 'There is good team work here that continues to improve.’ Staff feel well supported. The highly effective management and leadership in the home result in the effective running of the service in the best interests of young people. Regular and robust quality assurance results in the comprehensive review of care provided. This results in the continued improvement of the service. Young people continue to benefit from living in a safe environment that is comfortable and homely. There are ongoing efforts to ensure that young people

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Progress

live in a home that promotes their welfare. A new kitchen has been fitted since the last inspection. Fire safety arrangements continue to be effective and promote the safety of young people.

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About this inspection

The purpose of this inspection is to assure children and young people, parents, the public, local authorities and government of the quality and standard of the service provided. The inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the relevant regulations and meets the national minimum standards.

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About this inspection

The report details the progress made by the provider since the last full inspection, identifies any further strengths, any areas for improvement and makes judgements as outlined in the Inspection of children’s homes – framework for inspection.

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