Children's home run by The Senad Group Limited in Derby

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC020193 1 SC020193

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The SENAD Group Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The provision is an independent day and residential school for up to 25 children and young people, aged eight to 19 years, who have severe learning disabilities, autistic spectrum condition and associated challenging behaviour. The registered manager has recently resigned his post and a new manager has been appointed.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged inadequate at a full inspection on 13 June 2018. This was the second inadequate judgement, and similar concerns were identified. The two compliance notices issued at the inspection in April were not met. Subsequently, these compliance notices were re-issued, and a further compliance notice was issued. The compliance notices are about staffing levels, monitoring and review processes and the ability of staff and managers to keep children safe. A restriction notice was also issued on this occasion.

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This monitoring visit

This unannounced monitoring visit was undertaken to consider the progress made in relation to the compliance notices and restriction notice. The managers and staff have demonstrated that they are making good progress towards meeting the compliance notices and for the restriction notice to be lifted. One requirement was also set at the last full inspection. There was not enough evidence gathered at this monitoring visit to ascertain whether the requirement was met. Therefore, this requirement will be considered at the next full inspection.

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This monitoring visit

A qualified manager has been appointed and has recently commenced employment. She is well supported by senior leaders and will be mentored by registered managers from outstanding or good services within the group. Staff are positive about her style of management and said that they feel listened to. Staff have appreciated her spending time with them and the children, getting to know them. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC020193 2 Monitoring and review systems have much improved. New systems have been introduced that enable managers to easily track patterns and trends. This means that concerns are quickly identified, which helps to keep children safe. For example, managers regularly visit the houses and monitor staff allocation and practice. Staff are encouraged to reflect on their practice to help improve the children’s experience.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have received additional training to ensure that they can identify risk and act appropriately to reduce or eliminate the risk. Staff are now better able to identify and manage safeguarding concerns to keep children safe.

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This monitoring visit

Staffing levels appear to meet the assessed needs of children. Some children have now left the service, which has resulted in improved staffing levels. Extra staff are now deployed to give children opportunities to do activities in the local and wider community. An activity coordinator has been employed. This has improved the level and quality of activities offered to children.

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This monitoring visit

Risk assessments clearly state the staffing levels required to meet the assessed needs of the children. Placing authorities are being challenged about funding agreements where these are not currently appropriate.

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This monitoring visit

Staff are very positive about the changes and the future of the home. They feel well supported and listened to. They are pleased to see the new manager spending time with them in the houses. Staff said that staffing levels have improved and so staff have more time now. They said shifts are a lot calmer. Staff morale has improved.

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This monitoring visit

The service has started to develop a safeguarding ethos and culture to ensure that safeguarding children is everyone’s priority. Daily safeguarding meetings take place to ensure that emerging safeguarding concerns are captured and dealt with quickly. The designated safeguarding leads have additional weekly meetings to review incidents. This ensures that nothing is missed and any omissions are rectified quickly.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

13/06/2018 Full Inadequate 18/04/2018 Full Inadequate 26/09/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 14/08/2017 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC020193 3 r

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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

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

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b)(2)(b)(iv)) 17/09/2018

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Requirement Due date

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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Requirement Due date

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

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Children’s home details

Provision sub-type: Residential special school

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: The SENAD Group Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Senad Group Ltd, 1 St. Georges House, Vernon Gate, Derby DE1 1UQ

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Children’s home details

Registered manager: Post vacant Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC020193 4

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Inspectors

Joanne Vyas, social care regulatory inspector Phil Morris, social care regulatory inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC020193 5 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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