Children's home run by Salford City Council in Salford

Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065067 1 SC065067

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Salford City Council

Monitoring visit Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This is a local authority children’s home. The provider states in their statement of purpose that they provide care for four children with social and emotional difficulties and/or learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

There is currently no registered manager in post.

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This monitoring visit

Since the inspection on 6 July 2021, a number of steps have been taken to meet the compliance notices served. There are no children living in the home currently. The inspector visited the home and spoke to staff and managers about the plans in place going forward.

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This monitoring visit

Staff are in the process of being offered a range of training to ensure that they are ready and able to meet the needs of the children who move in. Clearer processes have been implemented to assess the potential impact on the dynamics and levels of risk every time there is a change. This means that children are more likely to be safe and make progress.

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This monitoring visit

Although children have moved out of the home, huge efforts have been made to improve the quality of their records. Managers acknowledge the importance of the plans being accessible for children in the future as part of their life story. Plans are now written in a sensitive and child-friendly way.

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This monitoring visit

Staff have made efforts to support the plans for each child as they moved on. One child who was moving far away was taken by staff. Efforts were made to ease the child’s anxieties around the move as much as possible.

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This monitoring visit

The City Council is in the process of recruiting to the post of Registered Manager. A range of training has been sourced that the new manager and deputy manager will Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065067 2 attend. This will give them the necessary skills to lead the team and monitor and evaluate the staff practice to ensure that children are kept safe.

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This monitoring visit

A new online system has been implemented whereby tasks will be allocated to specific roles within the staff team. If a manager is away or involved in an incident or restraint, these tasks will be reallocated to another suitable person. This ensures that children and staff are able to be debriefed and to report any concerns within set timescales.

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This monitoring visit

Reports completed by the independent person are more detailed and identify the strengths and weaknesses in the home. More effort has been made to seek feedback to inform their view of whether children are effectively safeguarded and their well- being promoted.

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This monitoring visit

The compliance notices have been met. As there are no children currently living in the home, some of the requirements made in the previous inspection will be reviewed at the next inspection.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement 06/07/2021 Full Inadequate 31/07/2019 Full Requires improvement to be good 25/10/2018 Full Good 05/12/2017 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065067 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, the 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 registered provider must appoint a person to manage the children’s home if—

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Requirement Due date

there is no registered manager in respect of the home; and

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Requirement Due date

is not, or does not intend to be, in day-to-day charge of the home. (Regulation 27 (1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii))

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to the manager submitting an application to register with Ofsted.

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Requirement Due date

This is a repeat requirement. 20 August 2021

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Requirement Due date

The positive relationships standard is that children are helped to develop, and to benefit from, relationships based on—

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Requirement Due date

an understanding about acceptable behaviour; and

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Requirement Due date

positive responses to other children and adults.

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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

de-escalate confrontations with or between children, or potentially violent behaviour by children; 20 August 2021 Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065067 4 and have the skills to recognise incidents or indications of bullying and how to deal with them; and

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Requirement Due date

that each child is encouraged to build and maintain positive relationships with others. (Regulation 11 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(xi)(xiii)(b))

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Requirement Due date

This relates specifically to staff protecting children from being bullied in the home and through social media. Also, to staff reviewing incentive plans if they are no longer effective and consulting with children to create new plans that help to develop and encourage positive choices.

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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

Registered provider: Salford City Council

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester M27 5DA

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Inspector

Sylvia Eboigbe, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home - monitoring visit: SC065067 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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