Children's Home run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Worcestershire

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 home continues to be well managed by an experienced registered manager. He monitors and reviews the quality of care young people receive and has a good understanding of the strengths and development needs of the home. Young people are experiencing consistency and continuity of care. This is because the staff team are nurturing and work well together as a team. Young people continue to have good experiences and outcomes. They are happy in the home and feel safe and well cared for. There have been no complaints about the home or staff since the last inspection. Episodes of risk taking behaviour have declined. This is because staff listen to young people to promote positive behaviour. The manager and staff work well in partnership with parents and other professionals, such as, placing social workers, teachers and the local police. They work with young people and others to minimise risk and manage young people’s

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

behaviour well. This has been particularly effective with regard to one young person’s behaviour. As a result, there have been no young people going missing since last inspection. The majority of young people engage well with health professionals. They lead healthy lifestyles and enjoy activities such, walking, running and boxing. Although young people have education plans in place not all are engaging well in formal education. As a result, young people not meeting their education plans. Staff are proactive and work with schools and colleges to encourage young people to engage in education. This has had some success, for example, staff work with them to complete independence work set by school. They also challenge when appropriate to try to meet young people’s educational needs. For example, the manager has recently contacted the organisation’s school to provide one to one tutoring to support a young person living in the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff work well with young people to develop their independence skills, supporting them to apply for college courses and helping them with budgeting, cooking and shopping. This helps give young people the skills needed in the transition to adulthood. One recommendation was made at the last full inspection. This was regarding independent return home interviews. This has not been able to be tested as there have been no young people going missing since the last inspection. Although a procedure has been put in place for young people to speak with an independent person on their return from going missing, the role and responsibility of the placing authority is unclear. As a result this will be remade.

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Information about this children's home

The home accommodates up to three young people of either gender who have emotional and behavioural difficulties. It is run by a private company. The home’s Statement of Purpose indicates that the age range is between 11 and 18 years of age

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

12/03/2015 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

In order to meet the education standard, the registered person must ensure that staff -

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Requirement Due date

(2)(a) (x) help each child to attend education or training in accordance with the expectations in the child's relevant plans. 05/04/2016

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):

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Recommendations

 Ensure when a young person returns to the home after being missing from care or away from the home without permission, the responsible local authority must provide an opportunity for the child to have an independent return home interview. (The Guide to the Quality Standards, page 45, paragraph 9.30)

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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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