Children's home run by Reflexion Care Group Limited in Shropshire

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

Since the last inspection, there have been no new admissions of young people or leaving the home. The home remains settled. Young people continue to make progress. Some young people have moved to a mainstream school and they continue to make progress academically. One young person is currently looking for employment and staff are supporting him with this. They have worked in partnership with placing authorities to support and encourage young people to have aspirations for their futures. Young people continue to engage in clubs and they have hobbies, such as football and rugby. Staff continue to encourage young people to take part in activities such as bowling and walks. Staff are arranging a caravan holiday for the Easter holidays which young people say they are looking forward to. A young person said: ‘This is the best residential home I have lived in. I get on well with all the staff and can talk to any of them’.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff continue to provide excellent individualised care to young people. Behaviour management plans reflect the current needs of young people and they are regularly reviewed. A social worker said: ‘This is a brilliant placement and the staff are excellent at what they do. Their interventions and approach is excellent. I feel my young person is safe. He is making progress educationally, emotionally and behaviourally which is most significant’. However, young people are not involved within the homes records and they do not contribute to their plans.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people continue to be safe. The home remains settled with young people having very few incidents or physical interventions. Since the last inspection, young people have not gone missing. Staff follow young people’s risk management plans. However, risk management plans do not always contain enough information to ensure that there is robust risk management of young people’s needs; for example in relation to young people using the internet or mobile phones. When young people have been involved in risk taking incidents, staff do not always follow this up with key working sessions or by implementing consequences to enable young people to learn from their behaviours. The registered manager has not reviewed or amended risk management plans after young people have not adhered to the plans and have engaged in risk taking behaviour. Partnership working is a strength of the home. Staff are quick to relay any

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

concerns to placing authorities and staff work collaboratively and swiftly with placing authorities after incidents of risk taking behaviour come to light. New strategies of managing young people’s risk taking behaviours are quickly implemented. Since the last inspection, management oversight overall remains good. Staff say they feel well supported. The registered manager is committed to ensuring young people achieve their full potential. A social worker said: ’The registered manager is a strong leader and that is a good quality. I am really pleased with the way staff work together, they are respectful of the young people and don’t treat them as kids.’ One requirement and one recommendation has been made from this interim inspection.

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Information about this children's home

This is a privately owned home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three children with learning disabilities and emotional, behavioural difficulties.

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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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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

12: In order to meet the protection of children standard, the registered person must ensure (2) (a) that staff assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child's relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child. 29/04/2016

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):  Ensure that children are encouraged by staff to see the home's records as 'living documents' supporting them to view and contribute to the record in a way that reflects their voice on a regular basis (The Guide to the Quality Standards, Page 58, Paragraph 11.19)

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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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