Children's Home run by Genesis CTE Limited in Gloucestershire

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1277861 1

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Genesis CTE Ltd

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home is registered to provide care and accommodation for up to five children and young people. The provider states in its statement of purpose that the home works with children and young people who have sexually harmful behaviours, in a unique therapeutic environment. There is a manager in post who has applied to register with Ofsted.

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This monitoring visit

This home was judged to be inadequate at the full inspection in November 2019 because of weaknesses in the recruitment of a new member of staff and in relation to keeping a child safe online. This monitoring visit was completed to review the actions taken by the provider to address these weaknesses. At this inspection, Ofsted found that suitable action has been taken to address the previous weaknesses and that the two requirements raised under the protection of children standard are met. Inspectors found that allegations made by children and concerns about staff practice are managed swiftly and correctly. Senior leaders sensitively and carefully investigate allegations and concerns about staff practice, ensuring an appropriate duty of care to staff as well as making sure that children are safeguarded. Leaders and managers work in partnership with safeguarding agencies, ensuring that required referrals

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This monitoring visit

provide comprehensive and accurate details about the concerns and are made promptly. Concerns about a child’s access to an online device have been appropriately scrutinised. Online access is currently supervised, and staff are helping the child to understand how to stay safe. Leaders and managers responded quickly following the last inspection to review the Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1277861 2 safer recruitment records of a new member of staff. Appropriate action has been taken to examine the previous information and ensure that the person is suitable to work in the home. A full inspection will be completed to further assess the performance of the home and the remaining requirement and recommendation raised at the previous inspection.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

21/11/2019 Full Inadequate 18/09/2018 Monitoring Good 31/07/2018 Full Inadequate Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1277861 3

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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

14: The care planning standard The care planning standard is that children receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home. In particular, that arrangements are in place to— manage and review the placement of each child in the home. (Regulation 14(1)(a)(2)(ii)) In particular, ensure that the therapeutic care plans for each young person are regularly reviewed, updated and clearly detail the progress that each child is making. 20/12/2019

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Recommendations

 For children’s homes to be nurturing and supportive environments that meet the needs of their children, they will, in most cases, be homely, domestic environments. Children’s homes must comply with relevant health and safely legislations (alarms, food hygiene etc.); however, in doing so, homes should seek as far as possible to maintain a domestic rather than ‘institutional’ impression. (‘Guide to the children’s home regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9) In particular, ensure that the large industrial refuse bin is removed from the front entrance to the home and that the health and safety signage in the home is kept to a minimum.

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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. Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1277861 4

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 2 & 3 The Hawthorths, Hawthorn Lane, Staunton, Gloucestershire GL19 3NY

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Inspectors

Paula Lahey, social care inspector Kerry Fell, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: 1277861 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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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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Inspectors

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