Children's Home run by GRAVITY RED INSPIRES CIC in Lincolnshire

Inspection report for children’s home: 2741543 1 Registered provider: Gravity Red Inspires CIC

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned by a private provider and is registered to care for two children with social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of the inspection, two children were living at the home, and one child was spoken with. Since the last inspection, two children have moved out, and one child has moved in.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in 2023 and is dual registered.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2741543 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

30/07/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2741543 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff enjoy spending time with children, creating positive experiences. Recently, staff supported a child to go on an overseas holiday, which they thoroughly enjoyed. Staff encourage children to take part in a wide range of activities that reflect their interests, such as sports, cooking and other hobbies. Staff create memory books to celebrate children’s achievements. Staff promote children’s self-confidence and sense of accomplishment for the progress they are making.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help children to develop positive relationships with their family members and support them to see important people in their lives, including taking children to distant locations to spend time together. Feedback from family members is positive, with a parent saying, ‘Staff understand my child and support them with the things they need; they really help them with boundaries and independence skills.’

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff help children with their education, including supporting children to complete their exams and to attend college. Staff support children to develop independence skills, such as travelling safely, looking after their home, caring for their pets and applying for jobs. Staff help children to manage their health needs, including attending appointments. However, information related to health and medication is not kept up to date in children’s care plans.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

When children move out of the home, the manager and staff have supported them to return to live with family in line with their care plans. Key professionals for children report that the manager and staff have supported children well with their moves out of the home and give positive feedback about how staff care for children. Children have written letters to staff to thank them for the care they have received when they have moved out, showing how important staff relationships are to children.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff undertake regular key-work sessions with children, where they reflect on important topics together. Children’s meetings are not currently taking place. Staff do seek feedback from children and act on it; however, this is not consistently recorded. As a result, the voice of the child may not always be captured.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children can personalise their bedrooms to reflect their individuality. Communal living areas are decorated to a good standard, creating a comfortable space for children. However, some aspects of the physical environment require attention to ensure that all potential risks are effectively managed.

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

There have been no complaints or allegations made during this inspection period. Inspection report for children’s home: 2741543 4 Staff consistently promote positive behaviour and use effective techniques to care for children. As a result of this, physical intervention has not been used.

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

Staff support children with their mental health needs and self-injurious behaviours. Children can identify staff they trust and are able to talk to about any worries. Staff support children to take appropriate risks and encourage them to learn and reflect when things may not have gone to plan.

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

Staff talk to children about choices that put their health at risk, including substance use and the use of e-cigarettes. Staff use research to inform children of these risks and encourage them to change behaviours related to this. This continues to be a consistent talking point with children.

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

When children go missing from home, staff work closely with local external professionals. Staff attempt to find children by contacting known people and looking in local areas. On occasion, staff have been unable to search due to staffing levels in the home. However, to mitigate this risk, leaders have come to the home to support in searching for children.

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

Staff recording of safeguarding incidents has at times been inconsistent. The manager has revised the recording process to support staff practice. However, shortfalls remain. Staff debrief discussions are not always documented, and management oversight of incidents is not consistently recorded. Information from previous placements is sometimes included in plans without clear context, which can make it difficult for staff to understand current care needs.

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

The home is managed by an experienced manager and deputy, who split their time between two homes. The manager is committed to her role and wants the best for children and staff. The staff team is stable and experienced, and leaders place emphasis on the progression of staff. There is a good level of training in place for staff, and where gaps occur, the manager has plans related to this. Staff speak positively about working here and clearly care about children who they care for currently and in the past.

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

There are gaps in staff supervision, which are not consistently completed as set out in the statement of purpose. The manager is attempting to supervise a high number of staff, which has impacted on her ability to complete these consistently. Leaders are reflective about this and have plans to address these shortfalls. The members of the staff team work across both children’s homes, and there are regular team meetings which staff benefit from. The manager has invited professionals to team meetings to talk about key issues related to children, developing positive connections between the staff team and external professionals.

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

There are shortfalls in safer recruitment processes. This includes identifying and understanding gaps in employment history for staff, comprehensive reference checks and ensuring clear recordings of decisions made where staff are related to one another. Inspection report for children’s home: 2741543 5 The manager identified that staff reporting and recording could be improved and has implemented new procedures related to this. However, shortfalls remain and this needs to be further reviewed before change is affected. The manager has taken action to address staff practice when necessary. However, staff reflection is not recorded. Therefore, it is unclear what learning has occurred.

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

The manager seeks feedback from others. However, this is not always recorded, which means the quality of care report lacks a complete picture. As a result, opportunities to fully understand the strengths and areas for development may be missed. Inspection report for children’s home: 2741543 6

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person 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 must comply within the given timescales.

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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.

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

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Requirement Due date

that the home’s day-to-day care is arranged and delivered so as to keep each child safe and to protect each child effectively from harm

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that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed, furnished and maintained so as to protect each child from avoidable hazards to the child’s health. (Regulation 12 (1) (2)(b)(d))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that records of incidents are clear and detailed and ensure that risk assessments are kept updated. 12 January 2026

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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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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

lead and manage the home in a way that is consistent with the approach and ethos, and delivers the outcomes, set out in the home’s statement of purpose;

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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)(a)(h)) 12 January 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2741543 7 In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff receive regular supervision in line with the statement of purpose, that the registered person has consistent oversight of recording of incidents and that staff debrief discussions are recorded.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person must recruit staff using recruitment procedures that are designed to ensure children’s safety.

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Requirement Due date

The registered person may only— employ an individual to work at the children’s home; or

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Requirement Due date

if an individual is employed by a person other than the registered person to work at the home in a position in which the individual may have regular contact with children, allow that individual to work at the home, if the individual satisfies the requirements in paragraph (3).

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Requirement Due date

full and satisfactory information is available in relation to the individual in respect of each of the matters in Schedule 2.

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Requirement Due date

(Regulation 32 (1) (2)(a)(b) (3)(d)) 12 January 2026

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Recommendation

 The registered person should actively seek independent scrutiny of the home and make best use of the information from independent and internal monitoring (including under regulations 44 and 45) to ensure continuous improvement, including gaining feedback from children and important people. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 55, paragraph 10.24)

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Information about this inspection

The inspector has 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: 2741543 8

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Gravity Red Inspires CIC

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: 10 Africa Close, Grimsby DN34 5QP

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Inspector

Lorna Walker, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2741543 9 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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