Children's home run by Broadwood Education Services in Rossendale

Inspection report children's home: SC363391 1 SC363391 Registered provider: Broadwood Education Services Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to four young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. It is owned by a national provider of education and care services.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: sustained effectiveness

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 19 January 2017

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

A notice restricting the provider from accommodating young people came into force on 6 July 2017. The notice was issued as a result of serious concerns about the ability of the staff team to safeguard young people effectively.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement at the last full inspection.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

At this interim inspection, the home was ‘not judged’.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, three young people have lived in this home. The staff team were unable to meet their complex needs and failed to keep them safe. Incidents of the young people going missing from the home were widespread, and staff were unable to manage these behaviours effectively.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

At times, only one young person has lived in the home. Despite this, and a change in the statement of purpose to accommodate female young people only, staff remained unable to protect them. Inspection report children's home: SC363391 2 Leaders and managers failed to manage this home effectively. Failures to protect the young people and provide strong leadership to staff are repeated weaknesses. The home was judged inadequate at one of the two full inspections in 2016. Insufficient action has been taken by the provider to make and sustain the necessary improvements, and to comply with the regulatory framework.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

No young people have lived in the home since 22 June 2017. At that time, the provider advised Ofsted of its intention to close the home for three to four weeks to review practices and staff training. Ofsted was not satisfied that this allowed sufficient time for the provider to make the necessary improvements. In addition, Ofsted did not have confidence that the staff team and allocated manager had the required capacity to improve the quality of care. A decision was made to issue a notice to restrict accommodation in the home from 6 July 2017.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

New senior leaders are now in charge. They are reviewing the statement of purpose and functioning of this home, alongside a wider review of the organisation. These reviews are not yet complete. As a result, the provider has advised Ofsted that they do not intend to open this home currently, and that the manager and the staff team have been redeployed.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

During this inspection, the inspector found that some young people’s records remain in the home. These records are not stored securely.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home continues to remain restricted. Ofsted will undertake monitoring visits to review the progress made by the provider to meet the requirements and actions described in the restriction notice.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

19/01/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 22/06/2016 Full Requires improvement 18/05/2016 Full Inadequate 15/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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What does the children’s home need to do to improve?

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet 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

13: The leadership and management standard

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that:  helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and promotes their welfare.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to:  lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;  ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;  understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;  demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and  us  e monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a-b)(2)(a,c,f)(g)(i,ii)(h)

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Requirement Due date

In particular:  Undertake a functional analysis of the statement of purpose, including the skills knowledge and experience of the staff team.  Develop an action plan, following the functional analysis, which sets out how you will meet the statement of purpose.  Ensure that a suitable manager and staff team are in place. 31/08/2017

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Requirement Due date

36: Children’s case records 18/09/2017 Inspection report children's home: SC363391 4 The registered person must maintain records ("case records") for each child. Case records must be kept:  securely in the children's home during the period when the child to whom the case records relate is accommodated there; and  in a secure place after the child has ceased to be accommodated in the home. (Regulation 36 (1)(2)(c)(d)

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the differences made to the lives of children and young people. They watched how professional staff work with children and young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care provided. Wherever possible, they talked to children and 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.

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Information about this inspection

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

Using the ‘Social care common inspection framework’, this inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, 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’. Inspection report children's home: SC363391 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Broadwood Education Services

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: New Hall Hey Road, Rossendale BB4 6HR

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Inspector(s)

Paula Lahey, social care inspector Inspection report children's home: SC363391 6 achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children's services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector(s)

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