Oasis Restore Trust

Inspection report for secure children’s home – monitoring visit: 2801375 1 Oasis Restore Trust Oasis Restore

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Sir Evelyn Road, Rochester, Kent ME1 3YB

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Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this secure children’s home

Oasis Restore Trust is dual registered as a secure children’s home and a secure 16 to 19 academy. It is operated by a charity, Oasis Secure School Trust, and is approved by the Secretary of State to restrict children’s liberty.

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Information about this secure children’s home

The home can provide care for up to 22 children aged between 12 and 18 years. All places available at the home are commissioned on a contractual basis by the Youth Custody Service. There were no children living in the home at the time of the inspection.

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Information about this secure children’s home

The commissioning of health services in this home is the statutory responsibility of NHS England under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

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Information about this secure children’s home

The manager has been registered with Ofsted since 6 January 2026.

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This monitoring visit

Inspectors visited the home with a specialist architect. This visit forms part of the information that Ofsted provides to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) so that the Secretary of State can consider the continuing suitability of the home to restrict children’s liberty.

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This monitoring visit

The security and safety concerns that were identified at the monitoring visit in July 2025 have been addressed. The environment is appropriate to meet the needs of children.

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This monitoring visit

After the visit had been completed, managers informed Ofsted that a temporary admissions area would be created in one of the flats. However, there are currently some risks associated with the way children can access this area and some parts of it are not suitable for children to use. There is a risk of a fall from height due to an exposed railing at the top of the stairs, one door in the area has not been upgraded Inspection report for secure children’s home – monitoring visit: 2801375 2 and the toilet has not been adapted for use by children. Managers are aware that the area cannot be used until the specialist architect has agreed that the planned adaptations have been carried out and are suitable. The temporary admissions area would only need to be used once 3 of the flats have been occupied. Leaders have a suitable staged admissions plan in place that allows time for remedial works to be completed before the temporary admissions area is used.

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This monitoring visit

The requirements and recommendations raised at the last inspection will be reviewed at the next full inspection.

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

17/06/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good 11/02/2025 Full Requires improvement to be good Inspection report for secure children’s home – monitoring visit: 2801375 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 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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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 (1) (2)(b))

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In particular, the registered person, alongside other senior leaders, should ensure that all safeguarding concerns are recognised as such and are appropriately managed, including prompt liaison with the local authority designated officer (LADO) service.

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The registered person, alongside other senior leaders, should ensure that any required response from the healthcare team following the use of restrictive measures is reliably communicated.

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This requirement was made at the last inspection and is restated. 1 August 2025

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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 promotes their welfare.

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

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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; 1 August 2025 Inspection report for secure children’s home – monitoring visit: 2801375 4 ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate; ensure that the home’s workforce provides continuity of care to each child;

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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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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)(b)(e)(f)(h))

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In particular, the registered person, alongside other senior leaders, should ensure that communication from leaders is clear and supports staff to provide consistent messages and care to children.

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The registered person, alongside other senior leaders, should ensure that management monitoring and oversight of children’s records are sufficiently robust to ensure that they are clear and accurate and that they fully describe the actions taken in response to concerns about children’s safety and wellbeing.

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The registered person, alongside other senior leaders, should ensure that all restrictive measures and practice concerns are scrutinised through a curious lens so that appropriate actions can be taken.

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The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose; ensure that staff—

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understand and apply the home’s statement of purpose; 1 October 2025 Inspection report for secure children’s home – monitoring visit: 2801375 5 protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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provide to children living in the home the physical necessities they need in order to live there comfortably;

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provide to children personal items that are appropriate for their age and understanding; and

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make decisions about the day-to-day arrangements for each child, in accordance with the child’s relevant plans, which give the child an appropriate degree of freedom and choice;

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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enable each child to participate in the daily life of the home. (Requirement 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iv)(vii)(viii)(ix)(c)(i)(ii))

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In particular, the registered person, alongside other senior leaders, should ensure that continued improvements are made to the home environment and that children have appropriate incentives and consequences in place to promote positive behaviours.

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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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details of the child’s behaviour leading to the use of the measure;

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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; 1 August 2025 Inspection report for secure children’s home – monitoring visit: 2801375 6 details of any methods used or steps taken to avoid the need to use the measure;

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the name of the person who used the measure ("the user"), and of any other person present when the measure was used;

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the effectiveness and any consequences of the use of the measure; and

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a description of any injury to the child or any other person, and any medical treatment administered, as a result of the measure;

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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; and

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within 5 days of the use of the measure, the registered person or the authorised person adds to the record confirmation that they have spoken to the child about the measure. (Regulation 35 (3)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(b)(i)(ii)(c)(iv))

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In particular, the registered person, alongside other senior leaders, should ensure that records demonstrate that single separation is used and reviewed according to the legal criteria.

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Child and staff debriefs should be completed and recorded in a timely manner for any restrictive measure used.

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The registered person must ensure that all employees—

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receive practice-related supervision by a person with appropriate experience; and

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have their performance and fitness to perform their roles appraised at least once every year. (Regulation 33 (4)(b)(c)) 1 October 2025 Inspection report for secure children’s home – monitoring visit: 2801375 7 The education standard is that children make measurable progress towards achieving their educational potential and are helped to do so.

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

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help each child who is above compulsory school age to participate in further education, training or employment and to prepare for future care, education or employment;

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help each child to attend education or training in accordance with the expectations in the child’s relevant plans. (Regulation 8 (1) (2)(a)(ix)(x)) 1 October 2025

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Recommendations

 The registered person should ensure that children benefit from high-quality and impartial careers education and guidance that supports them to prepare for their next steps. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 28, paragraph 5.13)  The registered person should ensure that staff conduct comprehensive health assessments for children on arrival that are in keeping with the required standards and provide a springboard for personalised care and support planning. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 36, paragraph 7.22)  The registered person should ensure that all staff are familiar with the home’s policies on record-keeping and understand the importance of careful, objective and clear recording. Staff should record information on individual children in a non-stigmatising way that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third-party

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Recommendations

information. In particular, 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

This monitoring visit was carried out in line with the memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and the Ministry of Justice.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000. Inspection report for secure children’s home – monitoring visit: 2801375 8

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Inspectors

Tash Williams, Regulatory Inspection Manager Helen Simmons, Regulatory Inspection Manager Inspection report for secure children’s home – monitoring visit: 2801375 9 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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Inspectors

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