Children's Home run by Resilience North East Limited in Durham

Inspection report children's home: 1248773 1 Registered provider: Resilience North East Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a private organisation and is registered for the care and accommodation of up to five children who have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties or learning disabilities

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Information about this children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has improved effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home has been open for almost a year and it now feels homely and settled. The staff team have settled into the work well and the registered manager has provided strong leadership and is continuing to develop the service.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The children and young people who have lived at the home since the previous inspection or who have arrived more recently are all settled and are all making good progress. Staffing levels are high and the children and young people are closely supervised at all times. Staff have taken time to ensure that there are full assessments of each child and young person before they move in. they carry out a further full assessment of need within the first six weeks of placement. This ensures that each child or young person has their needs identified. The staff work hard to ensure every child or young person has a Inspection report children's home: 1248773 2 personalised plan with goals and targets in place. The staff has a good understanding of disabilities and of challenging behaviour. They provide clear boundaries and expectations as well as a nurturing and attentive approach. One young person has made excellent

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

progress with their significant health issues and another child has made extensive changes to their challenging behaviour. The progress with both of these children and young people is a result of consistent staff care practices. Staff have a good knowledge of a range of communication techniques and the inspector saw these being used and being effective.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home is a very safe place for the children and young people and there have been no safeguarding issues at all in the period since the previous inspection. The staff do use physical interventions at times but these are appropriate and progress is being made to decrease both the length of time and the frequency of these.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The staff are working hard to ensure that the children and young people receive an appropriate education. They have worked closely with the staff at the school of one child. They have supported them to maintain excellent attendance and to maintain progress through a difficult period in their lives. A young person who is a school leaver is being provided with opportunities to learn independence skills and these are being built up to include a more educational content. This after a very long period of not having any formal education prior to this placement.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

All of the children and young people are supported to have as much family contact as is appropriate and several of them have made progress with these relationships because of this support.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager has provided strong and effective leadership and management. She provides good levels of training for the staff and supports them well formally and informally. She is continuing to put considerable effort into developing the service and to developing the network of support from other agencies and other professionals. She has organised for a number of the children and young people to go out to specialist youth clubs and other specialist resources. She has good links with specialist health and psychological professions and uses these well when necessary.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

There were no requirements or recommendations made at the previous inspection and none have been made at this one.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

15/08/2017 Full Good Inspection report children's home: 1248773 3

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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’.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Resilience North East Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Fellingate Care Centre, Fox Street, Felling, Gateshead NE10 0BD

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Inspector

Colin Imrie, social care inspector Inspection report children's home: 1248773 4 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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