Children's Home run by Hexagon Care Services Limited in Coventry

children and young people since the most recent 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

The home was last inspected in July 2015 and was judged to be good. The home has accepted one new admission since the last inspection. Admission and transitional processes are robust, well planned and facilitated. This process ensures that young people are continually supported. One young person said, she felt ‘reassured about moving in, because she visited the home before moving in’. When young people have moved on, their transition has been well planned and coordinated.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people talk positively about staff and the support they receive. Young people value the care they have received and the difference this has made to their lives. One young person said ‘I have really been helped with everything in my life, staff have looked after me very well and have supported me to gain independence’. Young people are proud of their own achievements. One young person said ‘I get lots of praise for my progress and behaviour especially my increase in maturity, I received the star of the week award, this week’. This practice positively impacts on the development of self-esteem and confidence.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people continue to make improved educational progress. Through collaborative working most young people achieve excellent attendance, this supports improved attainment. For those young people who arrive at the home out of education, the staff work hard to reintegrate them into education. The home celebrates successful in reintegrating the most resistant of young people back into education. Staff continue to be innovative and creative in supporting young people’s involvement in many aspects of the running of the home. Recently young people contributed to the process of staff appraisals. This assisted staff to reflect on individual strengths as well as identify areas for future development regarding their own practice. The home makes a significant difference to young people’s lives through offering effective care planning, tailoring to individual needs. This support and nurturing enables young people to modify their behaviour. For example, one young person

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

arrived with a history of missing behaviours. Since commencing this placement the young person has not gone missing. The young person is being helped to become aware of risks and make to safer choices, consequently increasing her safety. Safeguarding practice is embedded into practice and this is routinely revisited during supervisions. The home works closely with other agencies to secure good outcomes for the young people. This helps ensure that young people make good progress educationally, socially and emotionally. Young people are safe. One young person comments, “I feel completely safe at the home, it’s the best place I’ve been’. Some young people have gone missing from the home since the last inspection. During these occasions risks are well assessed by staff. Staff proactively respond well to all missing incidents and continue to work very effectively with other agencies. There are no shortfalls emerging from this inspection.

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Information about this children's home

The home is privately owned and may provide care and accommodation for up to four young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties for single gender occupancy only.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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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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