Children's Home run by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in Tameside

Inspection report children’s home: 1263766 1 Registered provider: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This local authority children’s home provides care and accommodation for up to three young people who may have emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home is run by an experienced registered manager who also manages another home.

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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 improved effectiveness.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the home’s first full inspection in October 2018, one young person has made a planned transition to another home managed by the registered manager. Two young people remain in placement and are happy and settled within the home. There has been one emergency admission.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people thrive in this home. The happy and relaxed atmosphere promotes young people’s sense of stability and this enables them to build trusting relationships with the staff who care for them.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Educational attendance and attainment are consistently promoted. Young people attend local mainstream high schools. Staff maintain close links with educational providers to Inspection report children’s home: 1263766 2 ensure that each young person is provided with additional support where necessary. Likewise, young people form positive friendships within school. Consequently, young people develop a sense of belonging within the local community.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff work extremely hard to build trusting relationships with young people’s family members. Consequently, all young people are now having regular contact with family members and spend time with their families during holidays and weekends. Contact plans are regularly revised and updated to ensure that young people receive the most appropriate support to aid successful and positive contact.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Behaviour management is consistent. Individual behaviour management plans highlight triggers for unacceptable behaviour and simple strategies to manage instances in a positive and productive way. Staff understand the young people, their individual personalities and their likes and dislikes. This, coupled with trusting relationships, enables staff and young people to work together to address problematic behaviours and to make positive and lasting change.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people’s safety is prioritised within the home. The registered manager and staff have excellent links with community safeguarding teams. Where a concern arises, staff work swiftly and consistently to minimise and reduce any identified or potential risk to young people.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager is keen to ensure a suitable match for new referrals to the home. Impact assessments are consistently completed which assess referrals against the needs of young people who are already resident.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The premises have recently undergone a redesign of the first floor creating an additional bedroom. An application for a variation to increase the number of young people accommodated in the home from three to four is currently in preparation.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager has worked hard to address the shortfalls identified at the last inspection. Internal and external monitoring of the home have improved. There are systems in place to ensure that monitoring visits take place and that reports are completed and forwarded to the regulatory body. This transparency ensures that the care practice within the home is regularly reviewed.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Information and records to identify the potential for bullying are further developed. Young people understand that any incident will be formally recorded and reviewed. Likewise, bullying is regularly discussed within the young people’s meetings and individual key-work sessions. This enables young people to understand the impact of bullying and to raise any concerns in a safe and supportive environment.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

Records of consultation with young people are improved. Records provide excellent evidence of the commitment of staff in ensuring that young people’s views are sought, heard and responded to. Young people make this house their home and are central to the ongoing and future developments. Inspection report children’s home: 1263766 3 Records of supervision are now consistently maintained and accessible.

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and young people since the most recent full inspection

The registered manager and staff have worked hard to develop the practice within the home. There are no requirements or recommendations made at this inspection.

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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: 1263766 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Town Hall, Market Street, Hyde, Tameside SK14 1AL

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Inspector

Maria McGranaghan, social care inspector Inspection report children’s home: 1263766 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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