Children's home run by Keys Educational Services Limited in Rossendale

Interim inspection report children’s home: SC363393 1 SC363393 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 operated by a large national private provider of care and education for children. It is registered to provide care and accommodation for three children who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties.

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Judgement at last inspection: good

Date of last inspection: 1 November 2017

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Judgement at last inspection: good

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 sustained effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The experiences and progress of children since the last inspection have been good. Two children moved out of the home; this move was planned and carried out well. During their time at this home, they benefited from the stability it provided for them and from good support from staff. Three new children have been supported to move into the home. Two have settled quickly into the routine of the home, while a third child is still very new to this environment.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager’s assessment of children moving into the home requires some improvement. Behaviour management plans and relevant risk assessments are not individualised to children’s needs. Despite this weakness, staff demonstrated that they know how to support the children and they do use individualised strategies to help them. Interim inspection report children’s home: SC363393 2 Children are well protected and kept safe. There have been no complaints or allegations made. A child protection concern was referred appropriately to the child’s social worker, and an agreed plan has been implemented to help keep the child safe. Children have not gone missing from this home since the previous inspection. Staff supervise children well, and there are appropriate arrangements in place for them to have unsupervised time away from the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

On one isolated occasion, staff failed to recognise that a child was anxious, and that this anxiety resulted in difficult behaviour. Staff issued an unreasonable sanction to the child and the manager authorised this as being suitable. During the inspection, the appropriateness of this sanction was discussed with the responsible individual, who recognised that it did not show a warm, welcoming or understanding response to a child who had just moved into a new home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children live in a well-kept and homely environment. Their bathrooms and the kitchen have recently been newly decorated. A child told the inspector that he was provided with a budget to buy items for his room when he first moved in. The children will soon have more communal space downstairs, as the home’s office is being relocated to a smaller room to create a large games room for the children. Children enjoy living at this home; one child described his experience here as ‘cushty’.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children are making expected progress educationally and are developing skills for adult life. Two children attend school and an older child attends a training scheme aimed at helping to prepare him for employment. One child also has a regular weekend job.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff receive good opportunities to hold professional discussions. Supervisions and team meetings are conducted regularly, and all staff are asked to attend group consultations with a therapist who supports the home.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Effective monitoring of the home takes place at the required timescales. The manager ensures that recommendations from the monthly independent visitor are addressed. His quarterly monitoring of the quality of care identifies positive themes and developmental areas. The manager makes timely notifications to Ofsted informing the inspector of significant events that occur.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

One requirement is carried forward from the full inspection as the end date has not yet expired. The staff member who has not gained the required residential childcare qualification within the necessary timeframe is now working towards completing the award and is confident that he will finish it soon.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

01/11/2017 Full Good 18/01/2017 Interim Declined in effectiveness Interim inspection report children’s home: SC363393 3 18/10/2016 Full Requires improvement 12/07/2016 Full Inadequate

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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

6: The quality and purpose of care standard

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Requirement Due date

The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who— (a) understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children; (b) use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential. (2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to— (a) understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose; (b) ensure that staff— (iv) provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background. 31/03/2018

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Requirement Due date

(1) The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on— (a) mutual respect and trust; (b) an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and (c) positive responses to other children and adults. (2) In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure— (a) that staff— (ix) understand how children’s previous experiences and present emotions can be communicated through behaviour and have the competence and skills to interpret these and develop positive 31/03/2018 Interim inspection report children’s home: SC363393 4 relationships with children.

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Requirement Due date

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), an individual who works in the home in a care role has the appropriate qualification if, by the relevant date, the individual has attained: (a) the level 3 diploma for residential childcare (England) (‘the level 3 diploma’) (b) a qualification which the registered person considers to be equivalent to the level 3 diploma. (5) The relevant date is: (a) in the case of an individual who starts working in a care role in a home after 1st April 2014, the date which falls two years after the date on which the individual started working in a care role in a home, or (b) in the case of an individual who was working in a care role in a home on 1st April 2014, 1st April 2016. 31/03/2018

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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

Unique reference number: SC363393 Interim inspection report children’s home: SC363393 5 Provision sub-type: Children’s home

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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

Guy Mammatt, social care inspector Interim inspection report children’s home: SC363393 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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