Children's Home run by BREAK in Norfolk

Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC040191 1 SC040191 Registered provider: Break

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is run by a registered charity. The home provides long-term care for up to four children who have had traumatic backgrounds and may have experienced neglect and/or emotional abuse.

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Information about this children’s home

The registered manager left in August 2021.

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This monitoring visit

The home is currently subject to a condition that requires the provider to give Ofsted three months’ notice before admitting any children. The visit was undertaken following the provider’s request to Ofsted to lift the condition. The provider originally requested that the condition be imposed following Ofsted serving a notice of suspension of registration on 8 June 2021 because of safeguarding concerns.

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This monitoring visit

Since the three-month condition has been in place, the home has remained closed. The provider has appointed a new manager and deputy manager. The manager has submitted their application to register with Ofsted and the application is in progress.

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This monitoring visit

The provider has carried out a significant amount of work to investigate the circumstances that led to the home’s suspension of registration, to learn lessons from this. Senior managers have worked alongside the host local authority to complete this work. New systems have been implemented to ensure that there will be clearer oversight of the home in future by senior managers.

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This monitoring visit

A training programme has been developed for new staff to ensure that they are provided with the skills and knowledge needed to fulfil their roles.

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This monitoring visit

Following the temporary closure of the home, most of the previous staff have left. A significant number of new staff are in the process of being recruited. However, the Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC040191 2 provider is still carrying out recruitment checks for them, so they are not yet employed to work at the home. Due to these staff not yet taking up their roles, the provider has subsequently requested that the three-month condition remain as the home is not yet ready to operate. Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC040191 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

30/09/2019 Full Good 11/12/2018 Full Good 04/12/2017 Full Good 21/03/2017 Interim Sustained effectiveness Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC040191 4

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to review the provider’s readiness to operate the home following a period of closure.

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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: SC040191 5

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Schofield House, 1 Spar Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR6 6BX

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Inspector

Joe Cox, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home – monitoring visit: SC040191 6 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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Inspector

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