Children's home run by Achieving Together Ltd

Inspection report for children’s home: 2768158 1 Registered provider: Achieving Together Ltd

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

The home is privately owned. It provides care for one child at a time who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

Since the last inspection, 3 children have lived at the home. One child was living at the home at the time of inspection. Children were consulted where possible.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since 11 November 2025.

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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

Overall judgement at last inspection: outstanding

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report children’s home: 2768158 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

24/07/2024 Full Outstanding Inspection report children’s home: 2768158 3

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff build meaningful and trusting connections with children. Some staff remain as a support network for children who have moved from the home. Children go to staff to give them a hug, to say hello or to be comforted. One child refers to the care by staff as ‘amazing’.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Overall, children have made significant progress while living in the home. One child’s social worker stated that the child has ‘made years’ worth of progress in months’. Staff encourage children to learn independence skills. For one child, this led to them understanding their own health needs. This gave them the confidence to arrange appointments and advocate for themselves.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff adopt their practice to meet children’s differing communication needs. They utilise outside services to seek suitable communication aids. Staff use social stories to support children to understand and process their past experiences. Staff meaningfully explain children’s care plans to them. This supports children to share their views and have an active say in choices about their lives.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff advocate for children’s educational needs. This results in children attending appropriate educational settings. Staff help children explore future education options such as college. Staff assure that children’s views are at the heart of education decisions.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Thought and consideration is taken by staff into the planning of children moving to or from the home. This has resulted in several positive experiences for children. Where children have not experienced a settled or positive period at the home, staff reflect on this. Leaders put plans in place to develop learning to reduce the chance of other children having a similar experience.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The children’s guide is not clear on how a child can make a complaint or how to contact the Office of the Children’s Commissioner. The manager rectified this during inspection.

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

Children rarely leave the home without staff knowledge. If they do, staff respond quickly. Staff actively look for children. They work collaboratively with children’s families and key professionals to locate children. Staff educate children on the dangers of not being in communication with them.

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

Staff only physically hold children if it is a last resort. Staff help children understand that the measure has been used to keep them safe. On occasion, staff and children have not been spoken to following a physical hold. The written records of physical holds do not always meet the requirements of the regulation. Inspection report children’s home: 2768158 4 Staff appropriately support children if they display self-injurious behaviour or hurt themselves by mistake. Staff seek medical advice when necessary. Staff explore with children new coping strategies. Staff help children to understand their emotions. For one child, this includes finding alternate ways to communicate how they are feeling. Staff seek advice from external professionals as needed to help keep children safe.

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

On one occasion, staff failed to follow a risk management plan. This was in relation to preventing a staff member from caring, on their own, for the child. This left the child and staff member vulnerable. Leaders and managers responded appropriately to this when it was discovered on inspection.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is committed to her role and has an excellent knowledge of the child’s needs. Due to this, she can actively advocate for the child’s best interests. Strong working relationships with professionals further support this.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff speak highly of the manager and the support she offers. The manager uses her oversight to inform staff development. This is through regular team meetings and one- to-one discussion. Staff feel that, as a result, they are coming together as a new team and developing their practice further.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager assures that staff are safely recruited. She actively seeks training for staff that is specific to children’s needs. The manager assures that training is completed in a timely manner.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is aware of the staff’s strengths and areas for development. Staff do not include enough detail in written records. Staff do not always use language that cares. The manager has clear plans of how written records are to be improved. She has implemented monitoring to ensure this. Inspection report children’s home: 2768158 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 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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understand the roles and responsibilities in relation to protecting children that are assigned to them by the registered person;

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take effective action whenever there is a serious concern about a child’s welfare; and

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are familiar with, and act in accordance with, the home’s child protection policies;

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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. (Regulation 12 (2)(a)(v)(vi)(b))

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff risk assessments are adhered to, ensuring safety for children. 5 February 2026

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within 24 hours of the use of a measure of control, discipline or restraint in relation to a child in the home, a record is made which includes—

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the date, time and location of the use of the measure;

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a description of the measure and its duration;

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details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure; 12 March 2026 Inspection report children’s home: 2768158 6 the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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within 48 hours of the use of the measure, the registered person, or a person who is authorised by the registered person to do so (“the authorised person”)—

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has spoken to the user about the measure; and

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has signed the record to confirm it is accurate. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(iii)(iv)(v)(vii)(b)(i)(ii)

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In particular, the registered person must ensure that staff’s written records of physical holds include the necessary details. They must also ensure that staff involved are spoken to about the measure and its use.

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that the children’s guide helps children to understand how to make a complaint in line with the home’s complaints procedure and how to contact the Office of the Children’s Commissioner. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 24, paragraph 4.22)  The registered person should ensure that staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. Information about the child must always be recorded in a way that will be helpful to the child. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 62, paragraph 14.4)

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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 children’s home: 2768158 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Achieving Together Ltd

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: The Old Rectory Dbs Managed Offices, Main Street, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8DG

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Inspector

Ellen Monk, Social Care Inspector Inspection report children’s home: 2768158 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 children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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