Children's home run by Inspirations Leicestershire Limited

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 judges that it has improved effectiveness . Young people’s experiences and progress have improved since the last inspection. This is attributable to the excellent support and care provided to them by the manager and staff team. From their starting points, young people make significant and positive progress in all areas of their lives. A key strength relates to how well the staff team promotes the importance of education and learning. From the point of admission, young people clearly understand the requirement for them to engage in formal education or training. If formal provision is not in place when they move in, young people sign an agreement to participate in education-based work with staff, pending a provision being sourced. They respond well to such clear boundaries and expectations. All young people currently placed in this home have education provisions in place.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Attendance and engagement are excellent for all young people. They have aspirations for their futures and clear goals for what they want to achieve. The attendance in education of some young people, since moving to this home, has far exceeded any previously known. From not attending or engaging, one young person now has 100% attendance and has secured a place in further education for this year. This is testament of the staff team’s and manager’s excellent support and nurturing care, as well as of the personal motivation of young people. Staff have forged some very close and positive working relationships with family members of young people. This has led to an increase in the amount and quality of contact for some young people. It is very positive to see how well staff have built relationships with families, leading to increased levels of contact and, in some cases, unsupervised contact replacing supervised contact. The staff team places

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

great value and importance on working with family members and significant others, in order to promote young people’s sense of being valued and listened to. Young people know how to make a complaint and feel confident in being able to do so. Young people rarely make formal complaints in this home. When they do, the manager responds very promptly and thoroughly. He provides detailed information to young people of actions taken and outcomes. Recording of complaints is excellent, reflecting the manager’s commitment to ensuring that young people feel fully listened to and that their views matter. Missing from care incidents are infrequent at this home. Responses from staff are prompt and in line with multi-agency protocols. Staff ensure that independent return interviews are sought and take place, to inform their risk assessments and plans. Another key strength of the home relates to systems and structures implemented

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

by the new registered manager. He strives to ensure that staff provide high-quality and consistent care to young people at all times. In order to achieve this, he has undertaken daily audits and checks of all case files. He has then met with the staff team on a daily basis, to discuss his findings and the actions needed. This has led to a consistent approach by all staff to their recording and working methods. They have fully contributed to this process, and there is clear evidence of the positive impact of such consistent management oversight and scrutiny. The new manager has also made changes to the induction procedures for new staff. A new induction pack and workbook are now in place. This is overseen by the manager and provides new staff with a clear and detailed induction process. Staff who have been through this new process report high levels of satisfaction, as it enables them to learn about their roles and responsibilities in a clear and well-

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

planned manner. There has been one discharge and one new admission since the last inspection. Both were very well planned and managed by the staff team. Very careful consideration was given to the new admission of a young person. Staff met with the young people to discuss the potential new placement. They asked that they meet with the new young person and complete a consultation form. This provided the manager with feedback from those young people currently placed, about their views on the new young person. It also provided the young person who was moving in with a chance to meet his peers and to ask questions. Such full engagement and involvement of placed young people in the decision-making processes for new placements is commendable. Young people enjoy a wide range of social activities and opportunities. This has enabled them to form and maintain friendships in the local community. Some young people take part in local football clubs and have gym memberships. Such

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activities improve their physical and emotional well-being. One requirement was made as a result of the last inspection. Activity planners for young people now clearly reflect activities offered, taken part in or refused. This enables staff and managers to better consider the needs of young people in relation to their social activities and interests. The manager has also made changes to the way in which staff meetings are recorded. There is now a clear emphasis on ensuring that matters from previous meetings are considered and that clear action plans are in place as part of the minutes. No shortfalls have been identified as a result of this inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

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

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

08/02/2016 Interim Improved effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

25/02/2015 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 that 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 0300123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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