Children's home run by Future In Mind Limited in Bolton

Inspection report children’s home: SC431315 1 SC431315 Registered provider: Future in Mind Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private company. It is registered for two young people. The home provides care for young people aged between six and 17 who have had adverse childhood experiences that have led to associated trauma and presenting complex behaviours.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has the level 5 diploma in leadership and management of residential childcare. She registered with Ofsted to manage this home on 15 January 2020.

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Inspection date: 24 February 2020

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC431315 2

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children 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 declined in effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Managers have addressed the two recommendations raised at the full inspection. At this inspection, new recommendations and requirements have been raised.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There are currently two young people living at the home.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the last inspection, two young people have left the home. Staff supported one young person in a planned move into semi-independent accommodation that was nearer her family. This was a positive experience for the young person. However, on one occasion, managers decided to move in a new young person before having enough information. Managers had not fully assessed the suitability and compatibility of the new young person to the home against the young person already placed. The young person had to move out of the home earlier than expected because staff could not safely meet his needs. Managers have taken learning from this experience and brought in additional checks at the referral stage to help them to reach a more informed decision on suitability and compatibility.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has now ensured that all staff receive regular supervision. However, the manager has failed to ensure that all staff receive reflective supervision. This represents a missed opportunity to help staff to reflect on their practice and the needs of the young people assigned to their care.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff use key-work sessions effectively. However, staff do not always ensure that young people’s risk assessments are kept under review. For example, one young person’s risk assessment does not contain up-to-date information about changes in the young person’s challenging behaviour. Consequently, staff do not have up-to- date information to ensure that they are consistent in their responses.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Although staff try hard to ensure that the home is generally clean, tidy and welcoming, staff have started to bring in a practice of occasionally locking internal doors. This practice imposes unnecessary restrictions on young people’s movements and detracts away from sustaining a homely environment.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people rarely go missing from the home. When this does occur, staff take prompt action to locate the young person and to ensure that the young person is returned home safely.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager has not sent her quality of care review into Ofsted within the required period. This leaves the regulator without the opportunity to review the manager’s own assessment of the quality of care. Inspection report children’s home: SC431315 3 Young people are encouraged and supported to develop their essential life skills. As a result, young people develop the necessary skills towards their independence.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The home’s statement of purpose has not been updated to reflect changes in the staff.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Young people participate in a range of activities. This can include attending St John Ambulance and going ice skating. These varied opportunities help to promote young people’s self-worth, life experiences and social skills.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

The manager and staff have developed good partnership working with other agencies. This partnership helps to keep young people safe and for young people to have the right opportunities to thrive physically, emotionally and educationally. Inspection report children’s home: SC431315 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

12/06/2019 Full Good 04/12/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 20/02/2018 Full Good 24/02/2017 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report children’s home: SC431315 5

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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

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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Requirement Due date

understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; and

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Requirement Due date

are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 12 (1)(2)(a)(i)(iii)(v)(vii)) 25/03/2020

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must ensure that any limitation placed on a child’s privacy or access to any area of the home’s premises is necessary and proportionate, is kept under review and, if necessary, revised.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 21 (a)(b)(c)(i)(ii)) 25/03/2020

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children (“a quality of care review”) at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

After completing a quality of care review, the registered person must produce a written report about the quality of care review and the actions which the registered person intends to take as a result of the quality of care review (“the quality of care review report”). 25/03/2020 Inspection report children’s home: SC431315 6 The registered person must—

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Requirement Due date

supply to HMCI a copy of the quality of care review report within 28 days of the date on which the quality of care review is completed; and

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Requirement Due date

make a copy of the quality of care review report available on request to a placing authority, if the placing authority is not the parent of a child accommodated in the home.

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Recommendations

 The statement of purpose is of particular importance to this standard (Regulation 6 (2)(a) and (b)(i)). Homes are required to develop and keep under review a ‘statement of purpose’ (Regulation 16 and schedule 1). The home’s statement of purpose should be child-focused, indicating how the home provides individualised care to meet the quality standards for the children in their care. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, pages 14–15, paragraph 3.5)  The registered person must have systems in place so that all staff, including the manager, receive supervision of their practice from an appropriately qualified and experienced professional, which allows them to reflect on their practice and the needs of the children assigned to their care. Professionally qualified staff employed by the home, e.g. teachers or social workers, should be provided with relevant professional or clinical supervision by an appropriately qualified and

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Recommendations

experienced professional. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 13.2)

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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: SC431315 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Future in Mind, 65 Market Street, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 1AD

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Inspector

Patrick McIntosh, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC431315 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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