Children's home run by Rise Above Care Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2676421 1 Registered provider: Rise Above Care Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

A private provider runs this home. The home is registered to provide care for up to three children with social and/or emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

The home and manager registered with Ofsted in June 2022.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Date of last inspection: 29 November 2022

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2676421 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

29/11/2022 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2676421 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

All the children told the inspector that they like living at the home and feel comfortable as they have positive relationships with staff and the managers. Children personalise their bedrooms, and together they add to the communal areas of the home with their belongings and artwork. Children’s individuality is celebrated, and staff treat children with dignity and respect. The staff support children to stay connected with and visit their loved ones. This helps children to feel a keen sense of belonging.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children enjoy a range of activities, inside and outside of the home. These activities include martial arts, swimming, Army Cadets and singing. The children get along well with each other and have shared interests. These activities enable children to spend time with a range of other children in social settings. Some of these activities support children to learn important life skills that will benefit them as they grow older.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff are proactive in supporting children with their education. They support children to attend school in line with the children’s education timetables. Staff appropriately challenge decisions and work in partnership with schools and the virtual school to ensure that children’s education is suitable to meet their needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children enjoy good health. They attend medical appointments to make sure their health is reviewed, and staff are responsive to any emerging health needs, including mental health and substance misuse. Children also receive therapy that is organised by the home, which helps the children to express and manage their feelings and emotions positively.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Managers carefully plan for children moving into the home. They make sure that staff welcome children positively and sensitively. One child has moved out of the home since the last inspection. Staff supported the child to get to know their new home and staff well. The managers keep in contact with this child. As a result, children have positive experiences of coming to live and moving out of the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The staff team follows a recognised model of care. Newer staff have recently completed this training. The manager’s aim is for this model to be further embedded into children’s care as staff develop their confidence in using these skills.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Children told the inspector that they feel safe at the home. Children said that they can talk to the staff and the managers if they have any concerns or worries, and they think that the staff will help them. Staff follow clear risk assessments and risk management plans that are in place to help reduce the risks to children and others safely. Staff review and update risk assessments following incidents. This means Inspection report for children’s home: 2676421 4 that staff understand the risks to children, and they provide care that reduces the risks to them.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

The staff supervise the whereabouts of children and quickly recognise when children go missing from care. When children leave the home, staff follow and try to keep in contact with them to support them to return home safely. Staff report children as missing appropriately to the police and social workers. This has resulted in a reduction in missing-from-care episodes for one child.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

There are no incidents of restraint, and the home does not use consequences. Instead, managers and staff praise positive behaviour. Children have meaningful, individual goals and targets for making sustained positive changes to their behaviour. Children told the inspector that they think the goals are fair and that they enjoy the rewards they receive for their achievements. This approach gives children responsibility and accountability for making changes to their behaviour in a positive way.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff receive training in subjects that may affect the safety of children. This equips staff with the knowledge and skills needed to better protect children from risks. The staff have regular conversations with children about topics and subjects that are relevant to staying safe. Some of these discussions are planned because of recent incidents that have occurred, and external professionals are involved. This helps to provide children with the information and skills to help them understand and manage things that may affect their safety or the safety of others.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Managers make sure that staff are vetted and checked to help to ensure that they are suitable to work with children. When allegations are made, managers respond robustly by investigating the concerns raised and keeping clear records to show the action taken in response.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

An experienced and qualified management team leads the home. This consists of two home managers and a responsible individual. One of the home managers is the registered manager. The managers are visible in the home, and they know and understand the children. They role model how to care for the children in practice very well. There are sufficient staff employed to work at the home, and there is no use of agency staff. This means that children are cared for by staff who know them and their needs well.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Managers monitor the quality of care provided through regular reviews and audits. These enable managers to identify and make improvements. Managers maintain a plan that shows the journey of the home since it opened last year. However, the independent person does not consult with professionals and families regularly. This means that opportunities to gain the views of others about how well children are safeguarded and how children’s well-being is promoted could be missed. Inspection report for children’s home: 2676421 5 Managers ensure that staff receive training and regular, reflective supervision. If staff performance does not meet the standards expected by managers, managers provide support and challenge appropriately. This means that staff are well supported, and managers have clear oversight of the care provided to children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The physical environment shows a great deal of wear and tear. This means that improvements are needed to make sure that children live in a home that is clean and well maintained. However, the home feels welcoming and has suitable facilities to meet the needs of children.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Leaders and staff work proactively to grow and build relationships in the local community. There are positive relationships within the local neighbourhood, and children are active members of the community. Members of the community support the children to celebrate festivals during the year, including Easter and Christmas. The managers contribute to local initiatives, including fundraising for a defibrillator to be installed nearby. Managers organise professionals from key services, including the police and fire service, to visit the home and speak to children and staff. This helps children to develop their skills and knowledge and build support networks. Inspection report for children’s home: 2676421 6

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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 quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who —

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Requirement Due date

ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to —

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Requirement Due date

meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 6 (1) (2)(c)(i))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must make sure the home is clean and well maintained. 3 August 2023

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Recommendation

 The registered person should make sure that the individual that is appointed to carry out visits to the home as an independent person makes a rigorous and impartial assessment of the home’s arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in the home’s care. In particular, this should include consultation with professionals and families where appropriate. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 65, paragraph 15.5)

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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 for children’s home: 2676421 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Rise Above Care Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 206 White Lane, Sheffield S12 3GL

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Inspector

Honor Hamshaw, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2676421 8 regulates and inspects 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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