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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good 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

Since the last inspection, the registered manager has taken effective action to meet the requirements from the last inspection. Behaviour management plans and risk assessments now include all relevant details, including strategies for staff to follow to meet the needs of young people. Monitoring systems have been improved and managers regularly review practices and documentation in the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people have continued to make progress in key areas of their lives, including education, health and contact with people who are important to them. Staff work hard to ensure young people have the same opportunities as their peers including pursuing their own individual interests and hobbies. One young person had recently started climbing lessons and had excelled in this. The young people were also looking forward to their Easter holiday. They have been involved in the planning of the holiday and were excited about staying in yurts and trying new outward bound activities. This has increased young people‟s confidence and self-esteem.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

A key strength of this home is the existence of positive relationships between young people and staff. Young people clearly enjoy the time they spend with individual staff and they talked positively about the care, support, advice and guidance they receive. One young person said, „I feel safe here and I know the staff do care. They “peck my head” [annoy me] daily to make sure I do what I need to do, like go to school. They do it because they really do care about us and want us to do well. It is annoying, but I understand why staff do this.‟ Another young person said, „This is my home. I have staff I can talk to and they listen and I feel safe here.‟

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has access to its own clinical team. Not only do the members of this team provide the young people with direct therapeutic input, they also provide therapeutic supervision and support to the staff team. This includes attending both team meetings and through direct one-to-one discussions. This has enabled staff to look at the approaches they are using, and to adapt and change them to meet the needs of the young people. All staff spoken with felt this was „extremely beneficial‟ and „valuable‟ in promoting the progress and experiences of young people. The recording of medication is not sufficiently robust. On two occasions, staff had failed to administer medication to young people. Records indicated that the young person was out of the home, so staff were unable to provide these dosages. However, the daily logbook showed the young person was in the home. Furthermore, the amount left in stock had been incorrectly recorded when staff had

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

collected a new prescription. This does not ensure that the actual amount in stock is correct. In addition, when young people had refused or declined medication, the home‟s own policies stated that this would be recorded in red. However, staff had failed to complete this. During discussions with the registered manager, she acknowledged that the home had not demonstrated that safe systems are in place for administering, recording and monitoring young people‟s medication, and undertook to remedy this.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

All young people living in the home are supported to engage in full-time education or training. Not only do they have good attendance, they are also making impressive progress. One young person is on target to complete his national qualifications a year early; this is a significant achievement for the young person. In addition, when difficulties arise in school, managers are proactive and arrange meetings with all education professionals, including the headteacher of the local authority‟s virtual school This has ensured that sufficient support strategies are in place to enable all young people to reach their full potential.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff are dedicated to their role of preparing young people for independent living. As well as the practical tasks, such as shopping, cleaning and cooking, staff also support young people to learn new tasks, like painting walls and doing household repairs. One young person said „It‟s the first time I have painted, but now I often help around the home, fixing the bell on the front door and other things.‟ These skills are valuable for young people as they progress into adulthood.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Risk assessments and young people‟s daily records have significantly improved and there are clear strategies in place for staff to follow if issues arise. These are discussed in team meetings and any changes are highlighted in the handover process. This ensures that everyone is fully aware of the content of records that clearly show the progress and experiences of young people. In addition, the registered manager has maintained good links with the police, safeguarding agencies, schools, and health services. This ensures all relevant partners are working together to promote and protect young people‟s welfare.

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Information about this children’s home

This is a privately owned children‟s home for three young people who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 22/11/2016 Full Good 30/03/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness 27/01/2016 Full Outstanding 05/02/2015 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, 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

The registered person must ensure that they make arrangements for the handling, recording, safekeeping, safe administration and disposal of medicines received into the children‟s home. (Regulation 23(1)(2)(c)(3)(b)) 22/05/2017

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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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