Children's Home run by Keys ACE Limited in Bury

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 improved effectiveness .

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Following the last inspection in September 2015 significant progress has been made by young people living in the home. This is a settled home where young people interact well with each other and have excellent relationships with staff. Young people enjoy individual and group leisure activities inside and outside the home. Their attendance and engagement in school and college is excellent and this continues to improve their learning and will benefit them in the future.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people respect their home and take care of the environment and assist in daily household tasks. This provides them with responsibilities and comfortable surroundings as the home is furnished and decorated to a high standard. Contact arrangements between young people, their family and those significant in their lives are regularly reviewed. Young people know their arrangements for contact in line with their agreed plans. Family and friends are welcomed in the home, they share meals and celebrate festivities with young people and staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people actively engage in the daily operation of the home. Their views, wishes and feelings are sought regularly. They participate in group meetings, have key worker sessions and are consulted through questionnaires they complete. Young people feel listened to and are confident any issues they raise will be promptly responded to and dealt with by their staff or the manager. One young person says, ‘They’re like a family to me, I have changed so much for the better and I want to stay in this area when I become independent.’

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people have changed their ways, because of the positive impact and consistent messages staff have given them. Staff are good role models to young people they encourage them to discuss their feelings and use reflection sessions to change their attitudes and behaviours. As a result, incidents of young people being missing or absent from the home have significantly reduced. Restraint is rare and young people respond positively to their incentives set for them. Rewards feature far more than consequences in the records kept in the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people are safe and feel safe in the home and there are no concerns of them being engaged in risk taking behaviour. Staff maintain good working relationships with external professionals charged with protecting young people. The police community support officer is a regular visitor to the home, and has sound relationships with young people. There are no concerns of young people being criminalised, using drugs or drinking alcohol. Young people respond well to the positive messages staff give them. This enhances their social responsible behaviour.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Robust arrangements are in place for scrutinising referral paperwork, assessing risk and agreeing plans with placing social workers. The home had a vacancy for some considerable time as the manager would only accept a young person who she considered would benefit from the care the home provides and would have minimal impact on the current resident group. Where young people have moved on from the home, these have been well planned and facilitated by the manager and staff. Contact and support is maintained with young people after they leave the home and their feedback is positive about the impact the home had on them while they were living there.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A young person has moved into the home following the last inspection. This was planned well with the manager visiting the young person and providing them with information about the home. Introductory visits were made and this enabled the young person to meet other young people and staff in the home. These arrangements ensure that young people are compatible and reduces any likely impact on them or the young people living in the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Independent monitoring reports provide an accurate account of how the home is operating to safeguard and support young people. Internal monthly audits completed by the manager ensure care planning and administrative documents are up to date. This ensures young people’s case records reflect their everyday lives, show progress and the difference the home is making to young people living there.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Following the last inspection one requirement and two recommendations have been met. The home is fully staffed in order to meet the needs of the young people. Partnership working has secured agreement for placing authorities to conduct independent return home interviews should a young person be missing from the home. This further protects young people. Records of supervision for staff and the manager are accessible in the home. These show the support staff and the manager receive and includes areas of professional development.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

No requirements or recommendations are made at this inspection.

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Information about this children's home

 The home is registered to accommodate four young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties  The home is privately owned  The primary focus is to develop individual opportunities for young people within, education, personal development, family contact (if applicable and appropriate) through structured approach via the whole staff team. As written in the home's statement of purpose

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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 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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Information about this inspection

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Information about this inspection

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