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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 . Since the last inspection, all three young people have remained in placement. Young people have all continued to make excellent progress, despite a recent unsettled time, due to the Christmas period and one young person preparing to move on. All young people continue to attend bespoke educational placements and have excellent attendance. One young person is expected to sit his exams early. The manager works in partnership with the educational providers to support and maintain educational placements. The manager is not scared to challenge others if their practice is not of the expected standard. Due to this complex multi-agency work and challenge, all young people have maintained educational placements that suit their individual needs. This helps to give them the best academic chance

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

possible. There have been some incidents of missing from care. During these times, the staff have implemented safeguarding procedures. Young people are quickly found. Return to care interviews have taken place and have influenced staff practice. Staff look for young people and establish new ways of helping them to communicate during times of distress. Staff have an excellent understanding of the behaviours that young people demonstrate and help them to put in place coping mechanisms to minimise the likelihood of this reoccurrence. The manager and staff advocate on behalf of the young people and work in strong partnership with named advocates. One advocate visiting the home at the time of the inspection commented, ’This is the best home I have been to.’ Joined-up working and staff skills help young people to feel that they are listened to. Young people recognise that staff care for them and want the best for them. This helps

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

them to build their self-esteem and confidence. Although the young people have experienced a recent unsettled time, there have been low incidents and restraints. This is due to the staff team’s excellent understanding of the young people’s needs and their strong and trusting relationships with them. Staff continue to have carefully tailored training, which looks to help staff address each young person’s vulnerabilities. Research-based practice continues to support this training. Young people experience a range of activities, which are fully supported by the staff team. Young people have friends to the home, and they go horse riding and attend music studios. Staff have been committed to help one young person to pursue his interest in football media. He is transported around the county to enable him to follow his passion. The young person has progressed and is now the press officer for a football club. He reports on the matches and is doing some work with

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

the radio. Staff use their trusting relationships and communication skills to prepare young people for the next steps in their lives. Young people are able to talk to staff about historic difficulties. This has enabled staff to facilitate additional support to help meet the young people’s needs. The manager is aware of the strengths and areas for development in the home. She has a clear plan of development and is always looking for new ways to develop practice and opportunities in the home.

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Information about this children’s home

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

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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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 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 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. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the

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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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