Children's home run by The Governing Body of Woodlands School in Plymouth

This monitoring visit

This service has had two recent inspections with outcomes that were judged to be inadequate. This is the second monitoring visit undertaken by Ofsted since the last full inspection. The purpose of this visit was to ensure that the service was implementing its action plan in a timely and effective way and to review any progress made since the last monitoring visit. The registered individual remains in day-to-day control of the home. This has ensured consistency and a robust approach to rectifying the shortfalls identified during the previous two inspections. The registered individual continues to work tirelessly to ensure that the service improves and the experiences for children and young people are positive and safe. The registered individual has recruited a permanent manager for the home. The manager is due to start working at the home on 16 May 2016. Staff report that they are looking forward to this appointment. This manager came to temporarily

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This monitoring visit

support the staff on a temporary basis following their inadequate inspection. The staff already hold a level of respect for the new manager. The action plan prepared by the registered individual continues to ensure that all areas of poor and unacceptable practice are addressed. The action plan is thorough and goes beyond Ofsted findings. There is good evidence to support the improvements that have been made and how they impact on practice. For example, the changes made to the safekeeping and administration of medication have allowed for any errors or discrepancies to be identified and addressed immediately. Some poor and practice has been identified since the last monitoring visit. The registered individual responded effectively and swiftly to address these concerns. The local authority designated officer was alerted and a subsequent meeting took place. These areas of poor practice remain under investigation. Ofsted will be

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This monitoring visit

reviewing this at the forthcoming full inspection. Some complaints have been received from parents since the last monitoring visit. During this visit, the registered individual was not available to discuss these complaints. Ofsted will be looking into these complaints at the next full inspection.

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Information about this children's home

 The home recently became registered as a children’s home. However, primarily this service provides short breaks for children and young people.

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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: The protection of children standard 31/03/2016

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Requirement Due date

12: The protection of children standard 31/03/2016

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Requirement Due date

13: The leadership and management standard 31/03/2016

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Requirement Due date

14: The care planning standard 31/03/2016

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Requirement Due date

19: Behaviour management and discipline 31/03/2016

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the home since their last Ofsted inspection. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. 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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