Children's Home run by Lioncare Ltd Operating as The Lioncare Group in Brighton and Hove

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 .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The Registered Manager has effectively addressed the one requirement and recommendation made at the previous inspection.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The introduction of an online safety policy improves safeguarding within the home. The policy provides staff with clear guidance to address online safety concerns. Links with specialist advice services provide additional safeguarding support and advice for staff and young people. A new young persons’ contract of online use ensures that all young people receive advice from staff in how to stay safe online; this forms the basis of ongoing monitoring and discussion to promote young people’s safety. Staff demonstrate a good working knowledge of internet safety, which they practice to keep young people safe. A member of staff said ‘we talk to young people about internet safety and discuss issues such as cyberbullying, trolling and pornography. We give young people the tools to keep safe online’. There is no organisational staff online safety training, it is therefore difficult to identify whether staff knowledge is up to date or to required standards.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Improved advice to young people about smoking ensures that all young people are aware of the risks of smoking and the support that is available should they wish to cut down or stop. All young people now receive a health guide about smoking and individualised support from staff to encourage smoking cessation.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people’s progress and outcomes since the previous inspection are consistently good. New young people receive good quality transition planning allowing them to visit the home and meet other residents prior to moving in; this promotes the stability of new and existing placements.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff tenaciously seek out services to meet young people’s individual needs; this means that young people receive the specialist services that they require. The home places emphasis on listening to young people’s views and encouraging their involvement in care planning. One young person said ‘I’ve been involved in my leaving care planning; I’ve worked as a team with staff and have been supported in planning for my future’. The home has a strong focus on developing young people’s independence skills, with individualised training that addresses their needs. New systems to record young people’s monthly progress improve monitoring within the home. Monthly progress reports are accessible to young people; this empowers young people to take ownership of their progress and promotes self-esteem.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

All young people are engaged in school, college or employment. The home provides staff support to young people in school to maximise their engagement in education. Links with further education services enable young people to access college courses that develop their interests and future employment aspirations.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff demonstrate commitment in the support of young people’s contact. The home provides transport to and supervision of contact, even at considerable distance. Alongside practical support, emotional support enables young people to make sense of their family and contact arrangements. Visits of friends and family to the home are commonplace; young people feel at home and invite their friends to visit.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Feedback from all sources describes the high quality of relationships between staff and young people. One member of staff said ‘I’ve known some young people for many years, relationships are built over time, nothing is rushed here, we allow relationships to build naturally. There is trust developed between young people and staff’. The inspector observed caring and open communication between staff and young people, which enabled even difficult issues to be constructively discussed and addressed.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people say they feel safe; inspection indicates that they are safe in this home. There have been no safeguarding concerns, allegations, young people missing or involved in offending behaviour since the previous inspection. The one complaint, made by a young person, received thorough management investigation and timely response to the complainant.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home promotes positive behaviour; the use of physical intervention is rare. Where used it is to regulation and includes young people’s comment and effective management oversight. Sanctions imposed are appropriate and demonstrate a commitment to restorative justice, allowing young people to reflect on and modify their behaviour. Sanction recording does not include young people’s comments; this limits the effectiveness of management oversight and monitoring.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been no concerns in respect of child sexual exploitation or radicalisation. Team meeting discussion has addressed these concerns and staff demonstrate an awareness of the risks that these issues pose to young people. There are no organisational policies or staff training in respect of child sexual exploitation or radicalisation; this leaves the protection of young people unstructured and without clear organisational safeguarding procedures to guide staff response to any concerns that may arise.

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Information about this children's home

The home is privately owned and is registered to provide accommodation for five children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home provides therapeutic residential childcare.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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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

In order to meet the protection of children standard, the registered person must ensure- (2)(a)(iii) that staff have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm, in particular that staff training includes safeguarding children from child sexual exploitation, radicalisation and online safety.

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Requirement Due date

(e) that the effectiveness of the home's child protection policy is monitored regularly, and is updated to include child sexual exploitation and radicalisation. 31/03/2016

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s): Ensure that all incidents of control, discipline and restraint are subject to systems of regular scrutiny to ensure that their use is fair; in particular, that sanction recording includes young people's comments. (The Guide to the Quality Standards page 46, paragraph 9.36)

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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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