Children's Home run by Sheffield City Council in Sheffield

Unique reference number SC356868 Inspector Debbie Foster Type of inspection Interim Provision subtype Children's home

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Registered person Sheffield City Council Registered person address Sheffield City Council, Town Hall Pinstone Street SHEFFIELD S1 2HH Responsible individual Jayne Louise Ludlam Registered manager Mackenzie Emmanuel Blake Date of last inspection 13/01/2015 2 of 5 Inspection date 26/03/2015

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Previous inspection good Enforcement action since last inspection none

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This inspection

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

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This inspection

Young people are happy and settled in this safe and caring environment. There is a stable and experienced core staff team. Staff vacancies are covered by the use of regular agency staff who know the young people. This assists in providing young people with consistent care, boundaries and routines.

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This inspection

At the last inspection visit one requirement and one recommendation were made. These have been successfully addressed. The restraint record now includes the effectiveness of the restraint. This allows the manager to evaluate any restraint used on a young person, to make sure this was necessary and only used to protect the young person or others from harm. The back garden fence is in the process of being replaced, the newly fitted front door has been varnished; repairs have been made to a wardrobe and the bathroom floor. This ensures the home is kept to a good standard throughout, is comfortable and a homely environment for young people to live in.

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This inspection

Staff demonstrate a good awareness of how they care for each young person. Strong trusting relationships exist between young people and staff. This provides a good starting point for young people to engage and, make positive and continued progress. Staff are clear about any safeguarding matters particular to each young person. Young people's risk taking behaviour has declined. Missing from care incidents are low and have reduced. There is currently no evidence of child sexual exploitation (CSE). The home has established links with missing from care and CSE workers to assist in addressing matters if required. A young person said, 'staff care here, they talk to us all the time about keeping safe, I used to go missing, I don’t anymore.' As a result, young people are supported well to keep safe.

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This inspection

The education of young people is given importance and all are attending school, college or an alternative provision. A young person said, 'I attend college, its going 3 of 5 ok.' Where difficulties arise, staff are proactive to meet with education providers to address the issues. This makes sure young people attend education, which in turn supports their learning and achieving.

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This inspection

Young people spoke about how they are preparing for independence and leaving care. A young person said, 'I can cook, I made a fish pie last night, I'm learning to budget my money and I'm doing ok with this.' Staff said all young people are of an age where they now do their own laundry and clean their rooms each week. This is supporting young people to learn life skills which will assist them immensely as young adults.

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This inspection

There is suitable monitoring of the service overall. However, one requirement is set to support further improvement to the monitoring process. The independent visitor’s reports do not fully detail whether young people are safe at the home. This may give a misleading picture as to young people’s safety. 4 of 5

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Information about this children’s home

This children's home, run by a local authority, provides up to 5 long-term placements for young people, aged from 12 up to 17 years of age on admission.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

13/01/2015 Full good 19/03/2014 Interim good progress 18/12/2013 Full good 07/03/2013 Interim satisfactory progress

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person/s meets the Care Standards Act 2000, Children's Homes Regulations 2001 and the National Minimum Standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Reg. Requirement Due date

(2001) ensure that the independent visitor forms an opinion as to whether children accommodated at the children's home are effectively safeguarded and the conduct of the children's home promotes the wellbeing of the children accommodated there ( Regulation 33 (8) (a) (i)) 28/06/2015 Website: www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Reg. Requirement Due date

This document may be reproduced in whole or in part for non-commercial educational purposes, provided that the information quoted is reproduced without adaptation and the source and date of publication are stated.

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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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