Tundra House

Inspector Louise Whittle

Inspection date 11/01/2017 Previous inspection judgement Sustained effectiveness Enforcement action since last inspection None

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last 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 is comfortable and well maintained. The kitchen forms a focal point for the home and feels very welcoming at teatime, with music playing and staff and young people cooking together. The lounges provide space for young people to spend time together or alone, watching television or playing computer games. The garden has a patio and provides sitting space in the summer. Each young person has personalised his or her own room. They have warm relationships with the staff and have fun with staff exchanging banter and competing with them in chess and other board games.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people make significant progress in their development. One young person, who is now preparing for independence, attends college where she recently gained distinctions and merits for some of her work. The young person also has a part- time job and is developing in maturity and confidence. The progress she had made in this placement has been beyond expectations and she expresses warmth and appreciation towards the staff. She said, 'They can’t do enough for me; it has got even better here.' She commented that she loves coming into the home, as it is warm and ‘there is always a smile’.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Another young person receives strong emotional support from the highly skilled and sensitive staff to help him with complex contact issues. The most recent young person to be admitted struggled with accepting boundaries when he arrived. He has now settled and worked successfully with staff to have unsupervised free time. All three young people attend education, which assists staff to provide clear routines and boundaries. This helps young people to feel secure and focus on their own needs.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people feel safe here. Staff keep them safe and work with them to learn to keep themselves safe. The young person who is shortly to leave for independence has demonstrated her ability to recognise situations, which could place her at risk. She intends to keep in touch with staff and visit the home after she leaves, in the knowledge that they will continue to support her and that she needs a strong support system. The registered manager regularly reviews the robust risk assessments and behaviour management plans to ensure that staff are prepared to respond to all safeguarding issues, including young people going missing and risks of child sexual exploitation.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager provides staff with regular positive and thorough supervision, and their training is up to date and relevant to the young people in the home. She challenges professionals who are not meeting the needs of young people and advocates on their behalf. Staff feel supported and well-trained and able to contribute positively to the team development. One new staff member said, ‘I love it here. The team is really supportive.’ She is very happy with the registered manager and says that the seniors are ‘fantastic’.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager and staff work closely with the wider system. This includes health, education, the police, the local authority, family members and employers to support the progress and experiences of young people. Staff meet with CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) and their in-house therapists to consult about the care needs of young people. Since the last inspection, the registered manager has worked very effectively with the local authority to establish a child-focused plan for the young person who is leaving for independence. The registered manager has requested that the young person remain at the home for a short time after her 18th birthday. This will enable her to take on her own tenancy, which she is not able to do before she is 18.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager has responded positively to the requirements and recommendations of the last inspection. There is now a full staff team, providing consistent care for young people. Staff have focused on diversity and have undertaken some very skilled identity work with one young person, including a life storybook, which he has created with a staff member. The registered manager has also worked with staff to improve the quality of the home’s record keeping.

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Information about this children's home

This privately owned children’s home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to three young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 23/08/2016 Full Good 27/01/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness 06/10/2015 Full Good 23/03/2015 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 whom 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 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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