Children's Home, Residential special school run by Kedleston (High Peak School) Limited in Cheshire East

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC484134 1 SC484134

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Kedleston (High Peak School) Limited

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home provides care and accommodation for up to 24 children with learning disabilities and/or emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. A private company runs the home and offers education on site at a registered school.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in September 2019.

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This monitoring visit

This children’s home was judged declined in effectiveness at its interim inspection on 3 March 2020. Two compliance notices resulted from this interim inspection and Ofsted issued a notice restricting accommodation on 6 March 2020. On 16 April 2020, a decision was made to lift the restriction notice as the provider was judged to have met both compliance notices.

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This monitoring visit

Since the last inspection, the provider has reviewed previous safeguarding incidents, reflecting on what lessons can be learned from them. This has been an extremely positive exercise for the manager and staff team, who have used the opportunity to inform and enhance their professional development. There have been no further safeguarding incidents since the last inspection.

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This monitoring visit

Incidents of physical intervention are reducing and the quality of reporting of these has significantly improved. All incidents are being scrutinised effectively and monitored by the manager, to ensure safe, consistent and appropriate practice. Children have not sustained any further injuries when physical intervention has been used.

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This monitoring visit

Managers, in cooperation with the local authority designated officer (LADO), have reviewed those occasions when children have made allegations against staff. Consequently, some staff are no longer working at the home. Managers have also Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC484134 2 amended and improved their risk management procedures to ensure the safety of children when allegations are made. The LADO reports having good communication with the home’s manager. This promotes greater transparency of practice with the local authority.

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This monitoring visit

Managers acted promptly in response to the last inspection. Additional training and guidance have been provided to all staff to refresh and enhance their professional practice.

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This monitoring visit

The home has benefited from a recent deep clean, which has included carpets being professionally cleaned. New monitoring arrangements have been implemented to ensure that good standards of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained. These also include more proactive recording and reporting of any damage to ensure that this is rectified without delay.

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Children’s bedrooms and bathrooms are clean and tidy. Lockable cupboards have been installed in young people’s bedrooms. This means that they now have a secure place to store personal items.

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Advocacy arrangements have been increased to ensure that children have the means to have their voice heard. Children now have regular contact with a male and a female advocate, should they wish to raise concerns or make a complaint to an independent agency.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 03/03/2020 Interim Declined in effectiveness 04/06/2019 Full Good 05/09/2018 Full Requires improvement to be good 08/02/2018 Interim Improved effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC484134 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: Kedleston (High Peak School) Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Unit 8, Brook Business Centre, Cowley Mill Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 2FX

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Inspector

Gillian Walters, social care inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC484134 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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