Children's home run by Salford City Council

Inspection report children’s home: SC040505 1 SC040505 Registered provider: Salford City Council 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 for up to six young people who may have emotional and behavioural and/or learning disabilities. The home is owned and managed by the local authority.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Information about this children’s home

Date of last inspection: 5 September 2017

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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 required improvement at the last full inspection. At this interim inspection, the home is ‘not judged’.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home closed on 23 February 2018 and is currently not providing care or accommodation for any young people. As a result, the home was not judged on this occasion. Inspection report children’s home: SC040505 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/09/2017 Full Requires improvement to be good 09/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness 07/09/2016 Full Good 02/02/2016 Interim Sustained effectiveness

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Recommendations

 The registered person should only accept placements for children where they are satisfied that the home can respond effectively to the child’s assessed needs as recorded in the child’s relevant plans and where they have fully considered the impact that the placement will have on the existing group of children. The Statement of Purpose is an important document in the process of care planning as it sets out the needs of children the home is set up and equipped to care for. (‘Guide to children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 56, paragraph 11.4)  Ensure children should be in full-time education whilst they are of compulsory school age, unless their personal education plan contained within the care plan or other relevant plan states otherwise. The home must aim to support full time attendance at school unless the child’s relevant plan indicates this is not in their best interests. (‘Guide to children’s homes regulations including the quality

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Recommendations

standards’, page 28, paragraph 5.14)  Ensure sufficient numbers of suitably trained staff (including someone in a management role) are on duty to meet the assessed needs of all children in the home and that those staff are able to respond to emergency placements, where accepted. The registered person should plan staffing levels to ensure that they meet the needs of children and can respond flexibly to unexpected events or opportunities. (‘Guide to children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 51, paragraph 10.1)  Ensure that relevant plans are in place for all young people. This relates specifically to a residential care plan. (‘Guide to the children homes regulations, including the quality standards’, page 14, paragraph 3.1)  Ensure children are consulted regularly on their views about the home’s care, to inform and support continued improvement in the quality of care provided.

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Recommendations

Children should be able to see the results of their views being listened to and acted upon. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality Inspection report children’s home: SC040505 3 standards’, page 22, paragraph 4.11)  Ensure that children are offered a wide range of activities both inside and outside of the home (where appropriate) and are encouraged to participate in those activities. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 31, paragraph 6.5)  Seek to establish a diverse staff team with a range of interests, skills and experiences to enrich the lives of young people. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 52, paragraph 10.6)  Whenever possible, staff in day to day contact with children should include staff from the different gender groups. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 54, paragraph 10.22)

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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: SC040505 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Salford City Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 5DA

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Inspector

Anthony Kyem, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC040505 5 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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