Children's home run by Reflexion Care Group Limited in Shropshire

Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC366112 1 SC366112 Registered provider: Reflexion Care Group Limited

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is part of a large private organisation. The home cares for one child who may have social and emotional difficulties and/or learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

No children have lived at the home since July 2023. The home was temporarily closed, with a condition imposed that required the provider to inform His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of their intention to admit children and young people three months before a child or young person commences living at the home. Notice of intention to reopen the home was given to Ofsted on 13 September 2024.

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Information about this children’s home

A registered manager is in post. He is also the registered manager of another home in the organisation.

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This monitoring visit

This monitoring visit was undertaken to assess the home’s readiness to open.

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This monitoring visit

The home environment has been maintained well and is ready for children to move in. The home has had a deep clean and been redecorated. The child’s bedroom has new furniture and is neutrally decorated for a child to personalise when they move in.

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This monitoring visit

New staff have been safely recruited and come from within the organisation. Despite coming together as a new team, the staff already know each other and have built a rapport from working together in other homes in the organisation. The staff are suitably experienced.

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This monitoring visit

Two of the four requirements raised at the previous inspection remain in place because it has not been possible to address these while the home has been closed. Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC366112 2 The home will provide care for one child, and staff will lone work when it reopens. The manager has considered the challenges of this. A risk assessment is in place and the arrangement will remain under review. The organisation does not rely on agency workers, and has sufficient staff members working at neighbouring homes in the organisation who can support if needed.

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This monitoring visit

The manager will divide his time accordingly between both homes and has good support from the responsible individual.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

20/09/2022 Full Good 14/03/2022 Interim Sustained effectiveness 14/12/2021 Full Requires improvement to be good 19/06/2019 Full Good Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC366112 3

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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 with the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The children’s views, wishes and feelings standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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Requirement Due date

develop positive relationships with them;

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Requirement Due date

take their views, wishes and feelings into account in relation to matters affecting the children’s care and welfare and their lives.

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

regularly consult children, and seek their feedback, about the quality of the home’s care. (Regulation 7 (1)(a)(b)(c) (2)(a)(iv))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered manager ensuring that children are consulted regularly on their views about their care. 31 January 2025

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Requirement Due date

The leadership and management standard is that the registered person enables, inspires and leads a culture in relation to the children’s home that—

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Requirement Due date

helps children aspire to fulfil their potential; and

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate; 31 January 2025 Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC366112 4 ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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Requirement Due date

understand the impact that the quality of care provided in the home is having on the progress and experiences of each child and use this understanding to inform the development of the quality of care provided in the home;

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Requirement Due date

demonstrate that practice in the home is informed and improved by taking into account and acting on—

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Requirement Due date

feedback on the experiences of children, including complaints received; and

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Requirement Due date

use monitoring and review systems to make continuous improvements in the quality of care provided in the home. (Regulation 13 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(e)(f)(g)(ii)(h))

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Requirement Due date

This specifically relates to the registered manager ensuring that monitoring systems are effective in identifying and responding to shortfalls and evaluating the care provided.

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Information about this inspection

The purpose of this visit was to monitor the action taken and the progress made by the children's home since its last Ofsted inspection.

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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: SC366112 5

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Children's home details

Registered provider: Reflexion Care Group Limited

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Children's home details

Registered provider address: Fitzroy Academy, Cruckton, Shrewsbury SY5 8PR

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Inspector

Joanne Hawkins, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home - monitoring visit: SC366112 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 looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

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Inspector

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