Children's home run by Your Chapter Limited

Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1240884 1 Registered provider: Your Chapter Holdings Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This children’s home provides care for up to two children who may experience social and emotional difficulties. The home is run by a private organisation.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in April 2022.

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Inspection date: 26 March 2024

Judgement at last inspection: requires improvement to be good

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Inspection date: 26 March 2024

Enforcement action since last inspection: none

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Information about this inspection

At this inspection, the inspector evaluated:

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Information about this inspection

 the care of children  the safety of children  the effectiveness of leaders and managers. The inspector has 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: 1240884 2

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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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Findings from the inspection

There is one child living in the home. Three children have moved out. Children experience positive moves in and out of the home. They are supported to meet staff and familiarise themselves with the home before moving in.

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Findings from the inspection

Staff know children well. Children have positive relationships with those caring for them. One child said, ‘There is nothing I would change here, they are all sound.’

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Findings from the inspection

Children make variable progress in education. One child moved on from the home after gaining qualifications. However, not all children have attended formal learning or made progress in line with their relevant plans. Leaders and managers have provided challenge and escalated concerns when children are not enabled to access meaningful education. However, informal learning arrangements in the home are not robust.

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Findings from the inspection

Children are encouraged to enjoy activities that develop their individual interests. For example, one child enjoys fishing as a hobby and another child completed the Three Peaks Challenge to fundraise for charity.

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Findings from the inspection

The home benefits from a recent extension. There is appropriate sleeping accommodation allocated to staff. This means children have access to all relevant areas of the home. The environment is welcoming and homely. Children have personalised their bedrooms.

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Findings from the inspection

Leaders, managers and staff understand children’s individual risks and take action to minimise the risk of harm. However, risk management plans are not consistently updated following incidents.

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Findings from the inspection

Missing-from-home protocols are understood and followed by staff. Records are detailed and describe the action staff take to support children to return home safely. Children can access independent return home interviews.

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Findings from the inspection

Positive behaviour is promoted in the home. However, children are not consistently helped to understand behaviours that is not acceptable. For example, consequences are not appropriately implemented or evaluated.

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Findings from the inspection

The registered manager is child-centred. There is a consistent staff team in place whose members are appropriately trained to meet the needs of children in their care. Staff have received mandatory and needs-led training.

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Findings from the inspection

Leaders and managers take appropriate action in response to complaints. Information is shared with relevant individuals and agencies. This means children are appropriately safeguarded. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1240884 3 The manager has taken steps to meet the requirements identified at the last inspection. However, one requirement is restated. Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1240884 4

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

25/04/2023 Full Requires improvement to be good 21/06/2022 Full Good 27/01/2022 Full Requires improvement to be good 31/07/2019 Full Good Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1240884 5

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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 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

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

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Requirement Due date

and 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)(x)(b)) 23 May 2024 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1240884 6 This requirement is restated.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must prepare and implement a policy (“the behaviour management policy”) which sets out—

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Requirement Due date

how appropriate behaviour is to be promoted in the children’s home; and

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Requirement Due date

the measures of control, discipline and restraint which may be used in relation to children in the home.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must keep the behaviour management policy under review and, where appropriate, revise it. (Regulation 35 (1)(a)(b) (2))

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Requirement Due date

The registered manager must ensure that sanctions are evaluated as to their effectiveness and that positive behaviour is consistently promoted in the home. 23 May 2024 Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1240884 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Your Chapter Holdings Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Hobart House, Oakwater Avenue, Cheadle Royal Business Park, Cheadle SK8 3SR

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Inspector

Nichola Croft, Social Care Inspector Assurance inspection report for children’s home: 1240884 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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