Children's home run by Headway Adolescent Resources Limited in Monmouthshire

Inspection report children’s home: SC470290 1 SC470290 Registered provider: Headway Adolescent Resources Limited Interim inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is operated by a private provider. The home provides care for up to three children who may have social, emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager joined the home in October 2021 and has applied to register with Ofsted.

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Inspection date: 29 March 2022

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 29 March 2022

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: SC470290 2

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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 this interim inspection, Ofsted judged that it has sustained effectiveness.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Since the previous inspection, a new manager has been appointed. Staff report feeling positive about the change and the support they now receive. Staff receive regular, reflective, supervision sessions. These now include relevant discussions about children in the home and their needs. Team meetings show discussions about the use of language at the home. This is reflected in improved records that refer appropriately to children and risk. The manager has made progress in some areas of the home, meeting four out of six of the previous requirements. However, there continues to be work necessary to embed these into practice.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

There have been a number of significant incidents since the last inspection, where children have been at risk of harm. Staff take appropriate action in response to keep children safe. Leaders and managers recognise where they cannot continue to meet children’s needs. Staff’s awareness of child exploitation has increased through training offered. Identification of risks for one child shows that this learning is increasingly understood. The manager tracks incidents and makes appropriate notifications to the regulator.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Children’s plans do not consistently contain up-to-date information to support staff to care for children. It is not clear when plans are updated or due for review. Risk assessments are not always updated following every incident. In addition, they do not always contain the action needed to mitigate risks or link with other plans. For example, health needs contained in the child’s plan are not reflected in the risk assessment. This means staff do not have clarity about how to support children.

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children and young people since the most recent full inspection

Staff spend time with children, helping them to pursue their interests. However, not all children are accessing their education offer. One child’s mental health needs have led to a reduced timetable. Despite this, they continue to struggle to attend the adapted offer. Another child is not regularly accessing the online tuition provided by their school. This results in children lacking structure to their day and not achieving their educational potential. Inspection report children’s home: SC470290 3

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

18/08/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 27/08/2019 Full Good 11/09/2018 Full Good 03/10/2017 Full Good Inspection report children’s home: SC470290 4

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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 education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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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

help each child to achieve the child’s education and training targets, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans;

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Requirement Due date

support each child’s learning and development, including helping the child to develop independent study skills and, where appropriate, helping the child to complete independent study;

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Requirement Due date

understand the barriers to learning that each child may face and take appropriate action to help the child to overcome any such barriers;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand the importance and value of education, learning, training and employment;

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Requirement Due date

promote opportunities for each child to learn informally;

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Requirement Due date

maintain regular contact with each child’s education and training provider, including engaging with the provider and the placing authority to support the child’s education and training and to maximise the child’s achievement;

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Requirement Due date

raise any need for further assessment or specialist provision in relation to a child with the child’s education or training provider and the child’s placing authority;

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Requirement Due date

help a child who is excluded from school, or who is of compulsory school age but not attending school, to access educational and training support throughout the period of 27 May 2022 Inspection report children’s home: SC470290 5 exclusion or non-attendance and to return to school as soon as possible;

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Requirement Due date

help each child who is above compulsory school age to participate in further education, training or employment and to prepare for future care, education or employment;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to attend education or training in accordance with the expectations in the child’s relevant plans; and

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that each child has access to appropriate equipment, facilities and resources to support the child’s learning. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)(b))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the manager should ensure that children living in the home have access to suitable education for their needs, with clear plans to support them to attend.

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Requirement Due date

The care planning standard is that children—

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Requirement Due date

receive effectively planned care in or through the children’s home; and

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have a positive experience of arriving at or moving on from the home.

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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

manage and review the placement of each child in the home; and

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Requirement Due date

that each child’s relevant plans are followed. (Regulation 14 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(ii)(c)

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that care plans, behaviour management plans and risk assessments are reviewed in order to provide new and temporary staff with clear, concise and current information about how to manage and mitigate risks and meet the children’s current needs. 29 April 2022 Inspection report children’s home: SC470290 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: SC470290 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Headway Adolescent Resources Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Malvern View, Hanbury Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove B60 4AD

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Inspector

Clare Nixson, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: SC470290 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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