Children's Home, Residential special school run by Overley Hall Limited in Telford and Wrekin

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC020558 1 SC020558

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Overley Hall School Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned residential school is registered as a children’s home to accommodate up to 22 young people who have severe learning disabilities and/or sensory impairment, challenging behaviours or autism spectrum disorders. Young adults may stay beyond the age of 18 to complete their education. A separate residential home for young adults, registered with the Care Quality Commission, also operates in the school grounds. The manager was registered with Ofsted on 14 June 2018.

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This monitoring visit

Concerns were expressed to Ofsted about the leadership and management of the home, the safety of young people and the appropriateness of staffing levels relating to the care that young people receive. In order to explore these concerns, Ofsted conducted an unannounced monitoring visit on 15 January 2019.

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This monitoring visit

This visit found that the registered manager has continued to work hard to drive improvement through her close monitoring and review of the residential service.

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This monitoring visit

The registered manager has ensured that young people continue to have the right staffing levels that match their needs and vulnerabilities. The recent introduction of an additional team leader on each shift has helped to provide staff with additional support to meet the individual and complex needs of young people.

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This monitoring visit

Managers have coordinated their efforts to ensure that young people are offered support from advocate services. Consequently, young people can express their views with someone independent of the school.

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This monitoring visit

Stakeholders express confidence in the quality of care. When safeguarding concerns Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC020558 2 have been raised, the registered manager has taken the required prompt action to ensure that young people are safe.

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This monitoring visit

Inspectors found that staff morale is good. Staff are receiving regular supervision, have development plans in place and attend monthly team meetings.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/02/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC020558 3

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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

Provision sub-type: Residential special school

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Overley Hall School Limited

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Inspector

Lisa Walsh, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC020558 4 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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