Children's Home run by The Beeches UK limited in Peterborough

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Requires improvement at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judge that it has Improved effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection there is a new manager in post. She has a current application and awaits registration with Ofsted. The new manager holds appropriate qualifications and experience relevant to the role of home manager. Along with the current registered manager, she has met all of the previous requirements and recommendations.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Leadership in the home is stronger and the manager is more available to staff and young people. She quickly identifies areas for improvement in the home and devises appropriate responses to these. The manager leads a new team of permanent staff who combine experience and enthusiasm to provide an improved standard of care. She seeks regular feedback from parents, professionals and young people. She uses this to monitor the efficacy of the care the young people receive and to inform on-going improvements. The home now achieves its aims in line with its statement of purpose.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A complete review of risk assessments, policies, a revised training program and regular supervision ensures that staff understand their roles and responsibilities. Staff effectively safeguard young people. They achieve this using regular key work and creative conversations to increase young people’s understanding and awareness of personal safety and risk. Missing and child sexual exploitation are not current issues in this home. Despite this, staff recognise the potential for these to occur. They proactively introduce these issues into sessions with the young people to reduce the risk. The manager has established links with key local agencies and openly shares information with them. This increases the early identification of possible risk relative to the location of the home or the young people.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

In the preceding six months, young people in the home have made significant progress in their academic, social and emotional development. Staff now invest in young people and embrace and promote young people’s unique identities. As a result, the young people develop increasing self-confidence. They now choose their own clothing and staff no longer restrict young people’s individualism. By identifying community groups and activities for young people, the manager and staff encourage appropriate peer relationships. Friends of the young people also enjoy visits to the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people and staff create planners together. Staff use these to prompt and encourage young people to engage in purposeful activities, a number of which focus on independence skills. One young person cooks for a friend twice a week and the other young person plans, prepares and cooks her own meals.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff advocate on behalf of the young people and actively promote the young people’s wishes and feelings in respect of the care planning process. Young people engage in decision making and the manager and staff actively listen to them. Feedback is timely age appropriate and greater detail in records provide young people with the ability to reflect. Young people have an increasingly stable base and interaction between the staff and young people is characterised by openness and respect.

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Information about this children's home

The home is owned and operated by a private company. It is registered to accommodate up to three young people aged from 10 to 18 years with learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Education is available in the linked school provision.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

24/02/2015 Interim Sustained Effectiveness

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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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