Children's home run by Sheffield City Council in Sheffield

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035998 1 SC035998

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Sheffield City Council

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home provides care and support to young people who have been placed in the care of the local authority. Placements are available for up to five young people, irrespective of gender, up to 17 years of age at the point of admission. The primary focus of placements is to promote independent living skills in preparation for life after leaving care.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at the full inspection on 18 April 2018. Consequently, a restriction notice on placements was issued along with three compliance notices. The compliance notices relate to the protection of young people and the education of young people. This visit was to check that the notices issued had been adhered to and that there was progress in addressing the deficits in the safeguarding and the education of the young people in residency. The restriction of new placements to the home has been followed. Two of the compliance notices were met in full. One compliance notice was almost met. As a result of the progress made in relation to the steps on that notice, no further action will be taken. Suitable action has been taken to ensure that each young person’s needs can be met individually and as a group living together. This has resulted in some of the young people moving placement.

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This monitoring visit

The home’s staffing arrangements have been reviewed and changes have been made so that there is a sufficient number of staff, including a full management team. All the staff working in the home are trained to understand and implement all safeguarding policies and procedures which keep each young person safe and protect them from harm. This includes missing from care protocols, behaviour Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035998 2 management and the safe use of physical intervention. Appropriate action has been taken to eliminate bullying, harassing and intimidating behaviour presented by the young people. The implementation of consistent routines and boundaries supports and improves the young people’s care. Currently, one young person does not have an education placement. This continues to negatively impact on the young person’s ability to learn and prevents their ability to achieve academically. However, the placing authority has made plans to address

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This monitoring visit

the shortfall identified. All the requirements and recommendations made at the last full inspection will continue to be monitored to make sure that good care and progress is made by the young people living there. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035998 3

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 18/04/2018 Full Inadequate 15/01/2018 Interim Sustained effectiveness 20/06/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 12/12/2016 Interim Not judged Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035998 4

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Statutory Requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered persons must take to meet 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 persons must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans; and

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Requirement Due date

understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers. (Regulation 8 (1) (2) (i) (iii))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, that all the children have education placements and attendance improves to assist the learning for all. 28/06/2018 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035998 5

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children’s home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Sheffield City Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield S1 2HH

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Inspector

Debbie Foster, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC035998 6 to 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

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Inspector

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