Newlands

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Good at the full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has sustained effectiveness . Children and young people make good progress from their starting points. Staff ensure that even where children and young people have complex needs, they enhance their life chances. Staff develop positive relationships with them. Highly individualised and detailed risk assessments and behaviour management plans enable children and young people to receive the right care. Children and young people make progress in being able to talk about difficult feelings. Staff support them to have contact with family and friends where that is safe and in their best interests; this includes those who live considerable distances from their homes. This promotes children and young people’s identities and helps them to sustain attachments. Staff support children and young people to engage in education. They liaise

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

effectively with placing authorities, the virtual school head, and schools and colleges, to ensure that the appropriate education is provided. Where there are delays in children and young people accessing education, they support their learning with the use of home tutors. This enables them to gain confidence before joining the classroom environment. Staff provide nurturing care in line with the home’s statement of purpose. Children and young people receive therapeutic support, directly and indirectly, from the home’s therapist. This informs their assessments and plans and results in staff providing care which is tailored to their specific needs. Children and young people enjoy living in the home and describe it as ‘great’. They take part in varied activities such as attending the skate park, visiting museums, going to the beach and using the home’s trampoline. Staff receive training which supports the therapeutic care they provide, for

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

example, in attachments and self-harm. Staff are skilled in de-escalation techniques and incidents of restraint reduce over time; any patterns and changes are carefully monitored and inform practice. A social worker described how: ‘staff understand my child’s needs more, he can trust the staff and open up to them and apologise which is good progress. There is more dialogue and he is listening to staff.’ Staff ensure that children and young people live in a safe environment and provide help and support so they become increasingly safe. Children and young people go missing from home only infrequently. Staff have developed positive relationships with the police. Consequently there is a co-ordinated response when children and young people do go missing. This ensures that they are at risk of harm for a minimum amount of time. Staff promote positive behaviour and safely de-escalate most challenging behaviours. They work effectively with stakeholders and

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

professional partners so that children and young people are not unnecessarily criminalised. Staff work in partnership with families and stakeholders to improve children and young people’s progress. Staff are proactive in challenging the child and adolescent mental health service when there are delays in their assessments or placing authorities when there are shortfalls. This promotes children and young people’s health and welfare. The registered manager continues to provide good formal and informal support to his staff team which recognises the emotional impact of the work. He undertakes detailed monitoring of the quality of care provided and has ensured that the tools he uses are more effective and useful in providing focus for key work sessions and reviewing behaviour management plans. He has identified that there is a shortfall of one staff member in the team. This post remains vacant and, consequently,

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

children and young people have experienced inconsistent care with a number of different staff covering the staffing shortage. Those relief staff are suitably inducted to the home on each occasion and all appropriate checks are made to ensure only suitable people work in the home. The registered manager has ensured that previous requirements and recommendations have been met. He maintains the home to a good standard and ensures that any damage is quickly repaired so that children and young people continue to benefit from living in a homely environment.

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Information about this children's home

The home is registered to provide care for up to three children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home forms part of a larger social care company.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

10/02/2015 CH - Interim Improved effectiveness

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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 (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. The registered person(s) must comply with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

13: The leadership and management standard

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the leadership and management standard the registered provider must ensure the: -

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Requirement Due date

2. (e) home's workforce provides continuity of care to each child. 27/11/2015

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection 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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children's home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition the inspectors have tried to understand what the children's home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people who it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This 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 Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Guide to the children's homes regulations including the quality standards. the guidance raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted, which is available from Ofsted's website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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