Children's Home run by Hexagon Care Services Limited in Coventry

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged outstanding at the full inspection. At this interim inspection Ofsted judges 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 living in the home. A young person said: ‘They help you with everything.’ Since the last inspection, one young person has moved into the home and two young people have moved into independence. Staff make sure that young people are prepared to live independently. Staff remain in contact with young people who have left. Managers continue to advocate for young people to make sure that they continue to receive effective services from the relevant professionals. Consequently, young people feel valued and supported by staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people make progress in their education. All young people engage in education. Those who are in school attend regularly. Other young people are undertaking apprenticeships in areas that interest them. This helps young people to achieve qualifications and work in an environment with their peers. This in turn will increase young people’s self-efficacy and future job prospects.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff encourage and support young people in seeing their families and having good relationships with them. Young people spend quality time with their families, either in the home or at their family home. Staff recognise the importance of good relationships for young people and the impact of these on their emotional well- being. The manager has undertaken some mediation work with the young people and family members to help improve their relationships. This helps young people feel that they belong and that their relationships and identity are important for their emotional well-being.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff recognise difficult times and emotional triggers for young people. Staff implement strategies to safeguard young people throughout the difficult period. For example, weekly room searches are completed to check for scissors and other items, which young people can possibly use to self-harm. However, on one occasion the room searches were not undertake in accordance with the timescales. This has the potential to compromise young people’s safety.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

When young people go missing from care, staff implement missing from care protocols immediately. Staff work in close partnership with the police and other agencies to locate and protect young people. Managers challenge the police effectively to make sure that young people are categorised as missing immediately. Young people always receive a return home interview. This makes sure that young people are kept safe.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people’s meetings are regular and structured. Young people chair their own meetings and the manager always feeds back to young people after the meetings. Specialist services, such as substance misuse and child sexual exploitation teams, participate in monthly visits and are involved in young people’s meetings. This benefits young people in forming relationships with the professionals and having up-to-date information as to how to keep themselves safe.

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Information about this children’s home

The home is privately owned and may provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home is for single gender occupancy only.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 11/10/2016 Full Outstanding

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Recommendations

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

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Recommendations

 Staff should continually and actively assess the risks to each child and the arrangements in place to protect them. Where there are safeguarding concerns for a child, their placement plan, agreed between the home and their placing authority, must include details of the steps the home will take to manage any assessed risks on a day-to-day basis. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 42, paragraph 9.5)

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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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