Adel Beck Secure Children's Home

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: SC033457 1 SC033457

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this secure children’s home

This secure children’s home is owned and managed by a local authority and is approved by the Secretary of State to restrict children’s liberty.

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Information about this secure children’s home

The home can accommodate up to 24 children aged between nine and 17 years. It provides care for up to 14 children placed by the Youth Custody Service and 10 children accommodated under section 25 of the Children Act 1989 who are placed by local authorities.

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Information about this secure children’s home

Admission of any child under section 25 of the Children Act 1989 who is under 13 years of age requires the approval of the Secretary of State.

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Information about this secure children’s home

The commissioning of health services in this home is the statutory responsibility of NHS England under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Education is provided on site in dedicated facilities.

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Information about this secure children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since 2007.

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Information about this secure children’s home

There were 19 children living in the home at the time of this inspection.

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Information about this secure children’s home

Date of last inspection: 27 September 2022

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Information about this secure children’s home

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Information about this secure children’s home

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspectors evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC033457 2  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children, using the social care common inspection framework. This assurance 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’. Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC033457 3

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Findings from the inspection

We did not identify any serious or widespread concerns in relation to the care or protection of children at this assurance inspection.

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The care of children

Since the last inspection, a number of children have left the home and new children have moved in. Careful and sensitive planning takes place to ensure that children understand what is happening and what to expect when they first arrive. Most children experience positive and well-planned endings as staff help to prepare and support children for their onward journey.

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The care of children

During this inspection, children were seen to be upbeat and positive, and there was a warm and relaxed atmosphere across the home. Children said that they felt listened to and that their views are considered and acted on. This helps children to feel safe, and to build good relationships with staff.

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The care of children

Children’s needs are clearly prioritised, and staff are responsive to those needs. There is a good understanding across the service of the complexities of children’s behaviour. The multi-agency integrated approach to the care of children is firmly embedded in day-to-day practice. Care staff are becoming more confident and attuned in their delivery of consistent and child-focused practice.

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The care of children

Regular multi-disciplinary meetings, involving staff from all grades, take place regarding the children. This ensures that care planning is kept up to date and that children’s progress is closely monitored and kept under review.

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The care of children

Children told inspectors that they are ‘okay and enjoy good times’ living in the home. Professional feedback from other agencies is positive, with the independent advocate stating that children ‘always appear content and happy’. Staff work hard to break down barriers and to help the children to begin to trust and confide in them. These developing relationships give children the stability and security that they need to start to reflect on their backgrounds and individual circumstances, and to move forward with their lives.

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The safety of children

Children’s risks, vulnerabilities and behaviours are well known at every level across the service. This informs decisions around admission planning and allows managers to consider the impact that new admissions may have on children already living in the home. Risk management is regularly reviewed and updated, and this helps to keep children safe.

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The safety of children

Since the last inspection, leaders and managers have reflected on and re-evaluated restraint practice. This has resulted in improvements across the service. Increased Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC033457 4 management oversight and scrutiny is helping staff to better understand and embed safer restraint practice principles and to improve their recordings of these incidents. Lessons are still being learned and practice is improving, alongside developing staff confidence and resilience in their approach to managing the complexities of children’s behaviour.

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The safety of children

Management oversight and monitoring of serious incidents have improved. Senior leaders have amended serious incident procedures and ensure that staff are aware of their responsibilities in these situations. The quality and timeliness of information- sharing with Ofsted in accordance with regulations have improved. This enables the regulator to assess actions taken in response to safeguarding concerns.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers continue to have ambition and drive to improve the service. They have considered and acted on the shortfalls identified in the last inspection. Managers are applying more vigorous quality assurance processes to improve the overall quality of care for children. Shortfalls are identified early and addressed quickly, and there is a shared understanding across the service to improve practice.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Leaders and managers are focusing on developing staff and investing in them. Additional training opportunities and the introduction of clinical supervision is giving staff the confidence to work with younger children and children with more complex needs. This helps children to build positive relationships with staff.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The quality and frequency of practice-based supervision is more consistent and reflective. This supports staff’s practice and personal development. Senior management oversight and the dip-sampling of supervision session records ensure that improvements to this area of practice continue. Staff said that they value the positive changes across the service.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

Although staffing levels have improved overall, there continue to be some occasions when children are locked in their bedrooms outside of their usual daily routine and against the principles of single separation. While these occasions are becoming less frequent as staffing levels increase, managers do not consistently consult with children about this, or explain the rationale for why this measure may be necessary to maintain their safety.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The manager has not sent the quality of care review to Ofsted. This does not enable the regulator to have oversight of the service or ensure that actions identified in the report have been addressed.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers

The recommendations from the previous inspection relating to education have not been reviewed at this visit and will be considered as part of the next full inspection. Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC033457 5

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

27/09/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 06/10/2021 Interim Sustained effectiveness 11/05/2021 Full Outstanding 07/01/2020 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC033457 6

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What does the children’s home need to do to improve?

 The registered person should ensure that the ethos of the home supports each child to learn. In particular, school leaders should provide training so that all teachers know how to plan and teach a rich curriculum, and use assessments well, to support children’s learning. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 29, paragraph 5.18)  The registered person should ensure that the ethos of the home supports each child to learn. In particular, school leaders should ensure that teachers and classroom-based assistants are clear about their roles. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 29, paragraph 5.18)  The registered person should ensure that children in secure children’s homes are only placed in single separation when necessary to prevent injury to any person (including, for example, the child who is being restrained), or to prevent serious

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What does the children’s home need to do to improve?

damage to the property of any person (including the child who is being restrained). A record should be made and kept of all uses of single separation in secure children’s homes (regulation 17 of The Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991). Children should be offered the opportunity to read and add a comment to the record of their separation. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 50, paragraph 9.65)  The registered person should undertake a review that focuses on the quality of the care provided by the home. The processes in place to enable such a review should allow for a report to be generated at least once every six months. The generated report should be sent to Ofsted and the placing local authority of all children in the home who are looked-after children. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 65, paragraph 15.3)

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What does the children’s home need to do to improve?

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Secure children’s home details

Registered provider address: Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 1UR

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Inspectors

Cath Sikakana, Social Care Inspector (lead) Paul Scott, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children's home: SC033457 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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