Children's home run by Broadwood Education Services in Rossendale

Inspector Tina Maddison

This monitoring visit . The purpose of this visit was to monitor whether the compliance notice issued on 22 December 2016 at the interim inspection was met and if significant improvement had been made at the home in order to meet the notice.

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Inspector Tina Maddison

The registered manager and staff have worked hard to take the necessary steps in order to address the issues raised and documented in the compliance notice. Since the interim inspection, one young person, whose behaviour staff were struggling to manage, has moved from the home. Young people report that since this young person left, the home is calmer and they no longer feel pressured by another young person to engage in high-risk-taking behaviour. Concerns identified at the interim inspection related to ineffective risk assessment processes in the home, ineffective staff practice in protecting young people, safely managing their behaviour and failing to take action to keep the young people safe.

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Inspector Tina Maddison

Leaders and managers have undertaken a review of risk assessment processes and risk assessments have been rewritten. These documents now give staff comprehensive information and guidance that identifies potential risks and now details control measures to guide staff to safely manage the high-risk behaviour displayed by young people. The manager has undertaken a detailed location risk assessment for the home that documents any possible local hazards, such as nearby canal bridges and narrow lanes, where young people were putting themselves at risk. These documents are now easily accessible to staff.

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Inspector Tina Maddison

The staff have undertaken training in managing challenging behaviour, understanding attachment theory and first aid. The manager commented that she has observed that this training has empowered the staff team to be more confident and informed when managing the behaviour of young people. They are no longer regularly calling the police to attend the home to manage the behaviour of the young people.

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Inspector Tina Maddison

Supervision records document that staff are now receiving good-quality, regular supervision from their line manager. This helps staff to understand any incidents and reflect on their practice and therefore improve their care of the young people.

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Inspector Tina Maddison

Young people report that the home is calmer and they now feel safe living in the home. The staff have implemented a reward system for the young people, where through positive behaviour they can earn things that they have identified. These incentives are having a positive effect and young people spoke enthusiastically about what they are hoping to buy as a result of earning it through positive behaviour, such as a spa day.

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Inspector Tina Maddison

The young people commented that they liked the way that the home has been decorated recently and that they have been consulted about the choice of colours and furnishings. One young person said, ‘I love the paint with sparkly bits in it. That is cool.’ The staff have decorated and refurnished the house. All damage which was apparent at the previous inspection has been repaired.

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Inspector Tina Maddison

Incidents of restraint have decreased since the previous inspection, as have incidents of young people going missing from the home. Young people are refocusing on their education and now attending school in accordance with their personal education plan and are making progress.

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Inspector Tina Maddison

The compliance notice issued at the previous inspection is judged to be fully met.

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Information about this children's home

This children’s home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. It is operated by a large national private provider of children’s homes.

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that 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 within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

6: The quality and purpose of care standard 30/01/2017 8: The education standard 30/01/2017 11: The positive relationships standard 30/01/2017 13: The leadership and management standard 30/01/2017

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further, the service should take account of the following recommendations:

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Recommendations

 Ensure that when a child returns to the home after being missing from care or away from the home without permission, the responsible local authority must provide an opportunity for the child to have an independent return to home interview. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 45, paragraph 9.30)  Ensure that the home provides a homely and domestic environment. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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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 children's home since its last Ofsted inspection. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. out in 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 this guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234 or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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