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

Inspection report children’s home: SC020193 1 SC020193 Registered provider: The SENAD Group Limited Interim inspection 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 and/or autism spectrum disorder, and display associated challenging behaviour.

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Information about this children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: Requires improvement to be good

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Enforcement action since last inspection:

None. Inspection report children’s home: SC020193 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

09/04/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 23/10/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 13/06/2018 Full Inadequate 18/04/2018 Full Inadequate Inspection report children’s home: SC020193 3

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

This home was judged requires improvement to be good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspection, Ofsted judges that it has improved effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

An interim registered manager is currently overseeing the home. She is very experienced and appropriately qualified. She has good plans for the service and is ably supported by three assistant managers. Together, they are improving the quality of care provided for children.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The children appear happy and settled. They enjoy a range of activities, including going to the cinema, going out for meals, attending youth club and relaxing in their home with a puzzle or a game. Children and their families enjoyed a Christmas ball. Staff are currently planning activities for the Chinese New Year.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff enjoy spending time with the children. This is evident in the quality of their interactions. Staff form warm and nurturing relationships with children. They know the children well and follow their care plans.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Care planning is now much clearer. It provides better information for staff. For example, a head-injury protocol is now individual to the child and is very clear about what staff need to be aware of. Furthermore, information about children’s allergies is set out in a way that is more helpful to staff. This ensures that practice is more consistent.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Most children make good progress, particularly in learning to manage their own behaviours. For one child who had found it difficult to maintain school attendance, this means that he is now going to school much more regularly. Staff follow good behaviour management strategies and have a good understanding of the issues that might trigger challenging behaviour for each child. This has helped to reduce the number of incidents for most children.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Some parts of the home have been refurbished and are now homelier. However, this work needs to continue to ensure that the environment becomes more child focused. The language staff use could also be more child friendly. Work has begun on this issue, with staff training focused on helping staff to think about different, less institutional, terminology.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The management of some records is poor. For example, an audit of a child’s file had not identified that a member of staff’s personal information was stored in the file. In addition: some body maps and staff debriefs are missing; staff do not clearly record the actions they take after a child has been hitting their head; and daily logs are not dated each day. Inspection report children’s home: SC020193 4 Staff feel increasingly valued and listened to. Sickness levels and the number of vacancies have reduced significantly. This has helped to ensure consistency and continuity of care. Staff feel very well supported by each other and by their managers. Regular meetings and training help to support staff. New staff feel welcomed into the team and receive a good induction. This prepares them well to support children. New staff said that they feel able to contribute ideas and that their ideas are listened to.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

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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. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)  All children’s case records (regulation 36) must be kept up to date and stored securely whilst they remain in the home. Case records must be kept up to date and must be signed and dated by the author of each entry. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.3)  Staff should be familiar with the home’s policies on record keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4) Inspection report children’s home: SC020193 6

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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

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, 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: SC020193 7

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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: Helen Frewer, Kelly Watson

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Inspector

Joanne Vyas, Social Care Inspector Simon Hunter, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC020193 8 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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Inspector

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