Children's home run by Prestige Adolescent Care and Education Limited in Stoke-on-Trent

children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement at the full inspection. At this interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has improved effectiveness . Since the last inspection, there has been an improvement in the management oversight and monitoring of staff practice. The registered manager has introduced new systems for reviewing physical interventions, which includes a staff debrief. This allows staff to reflect on their practice and the effectiveness of behaviour management strategies. Since the last inspection, there is more of a focus on de- escalation. The registered manager has met the requirements raised at the last inspection. Since the last inspection, one child has been admitted to the home. This was a planned admission and detailed assessments were completed prior to admission. However, the registered manager has not ensured that staff are equipped with the training and skills required to manage all known risk-taking behaviours.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people’s progress has improved. Their educational achievement continues to be good. Since the last inspection, some young people have started to engage more in lessons. While young people say that they do not enjoy going to school, their attendance is good. One young person is attending college and is completing a hair and beauty course, and has recently won second prize in a beauty competition. Young people’s plans are more personalised and offer staff guidance as to how to meet the individual young person’s needs. Key-working sessions are now focused on the specific needs of each young person. For example, during key-working sessions staff discuss family relationships, awareness about child sexual exploitation and online safety. Staff have used resources such as videos and online resources to develop young people’s knowledge around important subjects such as child sexual exploitation. The registered manager has introduced a key-working

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

planner that means staff are able to identify when there are gaps in planned work with young people. Some young people continue to take part in activities, such as football, athletics and cadets. Since the last inspection, young people’s risk-taking behaviours have reduced. Young people say that they feel safe. Incidents in the home have reduced. There has been an improvement in the peer relationships in the home, with staff encouraging positive and respectful peer relationships. After incidents, the registered manager has introduced ways to encourage staff to reflect more on their practice and behaviour management strategies. Staff focus more on using the least restrictive physical intervention when possible. There has been a decrease in the number of floor holds used. When floor holds are used, staff evidence the reasons for a floor hold being used and how they ensured the young person’s safety throughout. Young people’s debriefs after physical interventions are completed in a

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

timely manner. The registered manager ensures that young people have the opportunity to say how they felt about the physical intervention. The registered manager enables young people to be actively involved in their care planning. For example, one young person has a copy of care planning tasks which each professional involved with his care plan has to complete. For this particular young person, this has allowed him to have definitive answers to his questions regarding his future.

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned home registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four 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

18/03/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recent inspection history

18/02/2015 Interim Sustained 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, the 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

13: The leadership and management standard In order to meet the leadership and management standard, the registered person must ensure (2)(c) that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child. 17/04/2017

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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 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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