Children's Home run by Cumbria County Council in Westmorland and Furness

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged Outstanding 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

Young people continue to make excellent progress in all areas of their lives. In particular, young people consistently attend school and they make progress with their learning. In addition, young people attend all routine health appointments, and they maintain good health. They also access specialist services such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services ensuring they receive all assistance needed

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff show respect for the privacy of the young people. They do this by keeping their records confidential and secure. They support young people to see their bedrooms as their private space. These practices ensure young people are protected from unnecessary invasion of their privacy.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff take complaints seriously and respond to them promptly. The manager reflects on complaints to ensure staff learn from issues raised and listen to young people's day-to-day concerns. Staff respond speedily to concerns about bullying to stop it happening as quickly as possible. These practices ensure young people and their families are able to raise concerns and feel confident they will be addressed without delay.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff attend safeguarding training and have access to guidance on their roles and responsibilities in relation to keeping young people safe from harm and abuse. They use key working sessions with young people to help them to develop skills to protect themselves from harm. Staff use their excellent safeguarding plans to clearly assess concerns about individual young people, plan how they will be protected and monitor the effectiveness of the plans. These activities promote the welfare of young people and help to protect them from abuse and harm.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff face serious challenges in protecting young people from harm when they are absent from the home without permission. However, staff adhere to policies and procedures designed to reduce the risk of harm. They work with specialists in this area of practice to help young people to develop knowledge about the risks of absence and how they can take responsibility for protecting themselves. This good practice reduces the likelihood of young people coming to harm when absent in the wider community on their own.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff collaborate with young people to manage behaviours in a child-centered way, together staff and young people agree behaviour modification plans, reward programs and suitable sanctions for unacceptable behavior. As a result of this excellent practice, young people are able to develop socially acceptable behavior.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff take their duties in relation to fire and environmental risks seriously. They carry out routine checks to ensure young people are kept as safe as possible. Staff undertake very good risk assessments for each young person which identify the most effective ways to keep young people safe from their individual risks. Young people are kept safe from unnecessary hazards in the home because staff understand it is their responsibility to keep the home safe.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Comprehensive vetting procedures are managed centrally by the human resources section. They are robust and increase protection for young people from potential abusers.

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Information about this children's home

The home is local authority owned and is registered to provide accommodation for four children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The home operates as a short break service and is open at weekends and school holidays

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

20/03/2015 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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Information about this inspection

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