Children's home run by North East Lincolnshire Council

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

The home has a caring and nurturing staff team that works well with other agencies to provide a strong and effective ‘team around the child’. Consequently, the young person living at the home experiences high levels of stability and security.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

To combat the potential isolation of a solo placement, staff ensure that the young person mixes with other children. She has regular contact with her sister and staff provide good support for contact with parents and grandparents. More recently, the young person has been developing her relationships with her peers further and socialising with her friends from school, which has included going to sleepovers and birthday parties. This is a step in the right direction for the young person, as she is starting to develop a suitable social network that will help her later in the year during the transition to secondary school.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person consistently succeeds at school and her attendance is excellent. There is additional targeted support to help raise her achievement levels. For example, the young person participates in an after-school maths club. Communication between home staff and the school is very good and helps facilitate strong consistency in promoting expected norms of behaviour. As a result, any incidents that may be a cause for concern are resolved quickly and take full account of her needs and age-appropriate development.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person enjoys gymnastics and a dance club. Along with regular swimming sessions, these activities help keep her fit and healthy. Staff encourage a healthy diet and there are good links with the local child and adolescent mental health services. Good use is being made of some interactive video work completed by the young person and an external support agency that has helped assess her needs and contribute to care planning. There is a strong focus on promoting the young person’s emotional well-being. This is very evident in her personal and social progress and in the secure attachments she is making with staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The local authority is developing a plan for the future that includes the young person’s wishes and feelings. Leaders are giving this plan considerable thought in order to make it a success; this includes getting advice and input from a care leaver who has had similar experiences to those of the young person. The detailed level of planning shows the commitment and investment that the home is making with regard to ensuring that the young person’s next placement is a permanent and long-lasting one.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The young person feels happy and safe at the home. There have been no missing- from-home incidents and levels of challenging behaviour are low. The manager and staff are effective in encouraging good behaviour. The young person invests in an incentive and reward system that she helped to set up. Her thoughts and feelings about the home and the staff are very positive.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There were no required areas of improvement to action from the last inspection. The manager has a very good oversight of the home and the young person’s care, experiences and progress. The staff team makes effective use of an evidence- based model of social work that provides a good child-centred focus.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There are two independent visitors who alternate on a six-monthly basis. Monthly external scrutiny from one of the independent visitors lacks depth in its analysis and evaluation. For example, references made to limited progress and the need for additional staff to manage behaviour were not followed up or explained further in subsequent reports. The latest report received by the regulator prior to this inspection is of a better quality. To support a process of continuous improvement, all the monthly visits and reports need to be sufficiently challenging.

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Information about this children’s home

The local authority runs this home. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for one young person who has emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 11/07/2016 Full Outstanding 30/03/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness 27/10/2015 Full Outstanding 20/03/2015 Interim Improved effectiveness

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions which must be taken so that the registered person(s) meet(s) 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

13: The leadership and management standard

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Requirement Due date

In order to meet the leadership and management standard, with particular reference to using the reports prepared under Regulation 44 to identify areas for improvement, the registered person is required to:

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Requirement Due date

(2)(h) use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. 31/03/2017

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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 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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