Children's Home run by North Lincolnshire Council in North Lincolnshire

Unique reference number SC472449 Inspector Nicola McEvinney Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person North Lincolnshire Council Registered person address North Lincolnshire Council, Pittwood House Ashby Road SCUNTHORPE South Humberside DN16 1AB Responsible individual Tracy Eaden Registered manager Fiona Elizabeth Cowan Date of last inspection 26/02/2014 2 of 5 Inspection date 24/09/2014

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Previous inspection outstanding Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

This home was judged outstanding at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness .

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This inspection

The purpose of this interim inspection was to assess the progress made since the last full inspection conducted in February 2014 when the home was judged to be outstanding. Since that inspection the home has sustained its effectiveness.

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This inspection

The majority of young people continue to do exceptionally well in all areas of their lives. Most are in school, college or employment and are doing well. The staff work tirelessly to secure appropriate college courses that young people will engage with.

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This inspection

Young people’s life experiences are enhanced by the activities provided. In particular, holidays that they have participated in. For example, over the summer months some young people have holidayed in Italy. Other young people are planning to go to Spain to watch their favourite football player in the autumn. The home is adjacent to a nature reserve and some individuals enjoy fishing in the ponds there.

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This inspection

Young people enjoy living in this new purpose built home which provides an exceptionally high standard of accommodation. Young people are secure in the knowledge that they are able to move into the attached leaving care provision once they attain the age of 18. The older young people are learning skills that will ensure a successful transition to adulthood. The home will also provide support to ex-care leavers who require accommodation during university holidays and a number of ex- residents return to the home for Christmas dinner. This demonstrates that the staff have built lasting relationships with the young people they care for.

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This inspection

On rare occasions, young people are involved in criminal behaviour and have had a period of going missing from the home. Staff work effectively with other agencies, for example, the police and the youth offending service, to ensure young people’s safe return and that their behaviours are addressed. Also, despite staff’s best efforts 3 of 5 an educational placement had not been provided for young people for a protracted period. This has now been resolved and a 52 week educational placement is being identified. However, these behaviours and a lack of education impact negatively on young people’s life opportunities.

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This inspection

Young people feel well looked after and consider that they are safe. They say that all staff are approachable and they can talk to them about ‘anything’.

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This inspection

The home only opened in December 2013 and all staff and young people have been settling into their new environment. The young people are integral in how the home operates and a new child friendly Regulation 33 report has been devised. This ensures that they have their say and have an understanding of how the home is monitored. The local authority has a clear commitment to their responsibility as corporate parents and to this end young people are invited to a creative questioning forum. All young people are involved in the young people in care council. They are also involved in staff recruitment.

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This inspection

Young people are protected by staff who have a good understanding of safeguarding; staff are prompt to address any issues that compromise young people’s safety. For example, the home is situated on a busy road between a town and village. The Registered Manager has approached the relevant authority and has been successful in changing the speed limit from 50 miles per hour down to 40. This promotes the safety of young people, staff and visitors to the home. There are regular meetings with the local police to share intelligence and all staff have child exploitation on-line protection training.

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This inspection

There were no requirements or recommendations raised at this inspection. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This children's home, run by a local authority, provides care for five young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

26/02/2014 Full outstanding Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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What inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspections we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the Inspection of children’s homes: framework for inspection.

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Information 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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Information about this inspection

The report details the main strengths, any areas for improvement, including any breaches of regulation, and any failure to meet national minimum standards. The judgements included in the report are made against the framework of inspection for children's homes.

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