Children's home run by The Beeches UK limited

Inspection report for children's home: 2826274 1 Registered provider: The Beeches UK 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 privately run and provides care for up to two children who experience social and emotional difficulties and/or learning disabilities.

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Information about this children’s home

The previous manager left in September 2025. A new manager has applied to register with Ofsted.

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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 requires improvement to be 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: not previously inspected

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: not applicable Inspection report for children's home: 2826274 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

There was one child living at the home at the time of inspection. The child was spoken to. The child’s social worker and parent are both positive about the support being provided and the progress that the child is making.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff support the child’s education. The child attends an education provision daily. Managers are advocating for a new provision to be identified to support the child academically and socially. Staff at the child’s school are positive about communication with the staff.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The child takes part in activities they choose. The child draws up a weekly activity planner. They enjoy spending time at home, which is respected by staff. The child enjoys activities including baking, pamper nights and going for drives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is suitably decorated. The child is asked how they would like their bedrooms to be decorated. The living area has been decorated with the child’s artwork and items of their choice are displayed around the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Key-work sessions take place regularly. Staff speak to the child about a range of topics to support their development and understanding. Despite this, discussions following incidents are not always recorded. Following a child making a disclosure, no discussions were recorded about how the staff supported them with this. This means it is not clear what support was provided, and the child’s feelings about the matter.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

When children are given consequences, the manager does not evaluate whether these are proportionate. There is no review of whether the consequence was effective. Therefore, staff could be repeating ineffective actions due to lack of management oversight.

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

Incidents are infrequent and have reduced for the child since they moved into the home. Staff follow the home’s model of care when de-escalating incidents. This provides consistent support from staff. A psychotherapist reviews incidents and offers learning and advice to staff. This means that staff receive feedback to ensure they are working therapeutically to support individual children.

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

There has been only one use of restraint. There have been no missing-from-home incidents. The child is encouraged to have free time in the local area. This means the child is being supported to develop their independence and confidence.

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

Safer recruitment is followed for new members of staff. There is an induction process for new staff which helps them to learn their roles. The manager occasionally uses Inspection report for children's home: 2826274 3 temporary staff and attempts to use the same people each time when possible. This ensures that children are cared for by people they know and who understand them.

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

Management actions to explore concerns are not always recorded. The child raised a concern about a staff member. The managers were able to explain the actions taken to investigate this concern. However, there is nothing recorded in the child’s documents to show this concern was listened to and acted on. This could mean that the child may not feel their voice was heard.

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

Staff do not always receive relevant training. Training regarding children’s specific needs has not been completed by most of the staff team. The training matrix is also not accurate. This means there is no clear way for managers to ensure all staff’s training is up to date.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

he previous manager remains in the company and is applying to be the responsible individual. The manager is aware of some of the areas for development, although there has been limited action to address these.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Managers are not always aware of actions taken by other managers. A conversation with a staff member about failing to follow safeguarding procedures took place but neither manager working was aware of this. This discussion was delayed and took place a week after the incident occurred. This meant that the staff member continued working without exploration of whether they understood their safeguarding responsibilities.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Records of staff appraisals carried out by a senior manager are not available, so the manager does not know when these took place or if staff remain within timescale for their next appraisal.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Supervision sessions take place and are detailed. However, the monitoring of supervision sessions is not clear, to identify whether staff are receiving supervision in line with the home’s policy. This could mean that managers are not able to identify any shortfalls in staff receiving support. It is also not clear whether staff delivering supervision sessions have completed training to do so.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

The quality of care review does not identify any actions. This limits the effectiveness of identifying and driving improvements.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: requires improvement to be good

Staff members talk positively about the support that they receive. They feel that managers are approachable and supportive. Inspection report for children's home: 2826274 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, 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 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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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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Requirement Due date

ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of 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; 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)(c)(f)(h))

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Requirement Due date

ensure that managers are all aware of actions taken at the home and these are recorded;

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ensure that staff appraisals are recorded and available to the manager;

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ensure that staff have completed relevant training to meet children’s needs and fulfil their roles. 28 November 2025

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Requirement Due date

The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe. 28 November 2025 Inspection report for children's home: 2826274 5 In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to ensure—

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Requirement Due date

assess whether each child is at risk of harm, taking into account information in the child’s relevant plans, and, if necessary, make arrangements to reduce the risk of any harm to the child;

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Requirement Due date

help each child to understand how to keep safe;

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Requirement Due date

have the skills to identify and act upon signs that a child is at risk of harm;

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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person; and

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, ensure that staff understand and follow safeguarding procedures, report concerns and record outcomes of any investigations.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must complete a review of the quality of care provided for children ("a quality of care review") at least once every 6 months.

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Requirement Due date

In order to complete a quality of care review the registered person must establish and maintain a system for monitoring, reviewing and evaluating—

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any actions that the registered person considers necessary in order to improve or maintain the quality of care provided for children.

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Requirement Due date

The system referred to in paragraph (2) must provide for ascertaining and considering the opinions of children, their parents, placing authorities and staff. (Regulation 45 (1) (2)(c) (5)) 31 January 2026 Inspection report for children's home: 2826274 6

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that consequences used are evaluated to assess whether they were effective. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 46, paragraph 9.38)

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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: 2826274 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: The Beeches UK Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: SBCH House, 212 Ballards Lane, London N3 2LX

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Inspector

Leanne Lyon, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children's home: 2826274 8 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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