Children's Home run by Inspire Scotland Limited in Cumberland

Inspection report for children’s home: 2782903 1 Registered provider: Inspire Scotland Limited Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home registered with Ofsted on 23 May 2024 and is privately run. It provides care for up to 3 children who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

At the time of this inspection, 2 children were living in the home. The inspector spoke with both children.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted on 10 March 2026.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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inadequate

How well children and young people are helped and protected inadequate

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inadequate

The effectiveness of leaders and managers inadequate

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inadequate

There are serious and/or widespread failures that mean children and young people are not protected or their welfare is not promoted or safeguarded.

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inadequate

Date of last inspection: 5 February 2026

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inadequate

Overall judgement at last inspection: good

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inadequate

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2782903 2

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Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

05/02/2026 Full Good 05/12/2024 Full Good Inspection report for children’s home: 2782903 3

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Summary of findings

All the children who have lived in the home have experienced harm and disruption. Risks to children have increased significantly because of poor matching, particularly when other children have moved into the home.

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Summary of findings

Children have been moved on from the home to ensure their own safety and that of other children. These moves occurred during crisis and emergency situations and have contributed to further instability for those children. Poor risk assessments and a lack of understanding of risks have meant that children’s safety and wellbeing have not been consistently promoted. An unstable staff team, together with frequent use of other staff from the same provider, has caused additional instability for the children.

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Summary of findings

Management oversight and the consistency of staff practice have been limited. Staff have not been able to access key information about children, preventing them from being able to provide adequate care.

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Summary of findings

Overall, the children are not receiving care that ensures their safety and wellbeing.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Children’s safety and wellbeing are not consistently promoted in the home, with all children experiencing harm. In addition, the children are making extremely limited progress, as they have been so significantly affected by increasing risk factors when other children have moved into the home.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

The challenges experienced in the home have adversely affected children’s behaviour and their feelings of safety and stability. Children who have left the home have not always benefited from planned and positive transitions, with some moves taking place during crisis or emergency situations. For example, one child lived at the home for only 3 weeks before moving out.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

When incidents have occurred, not all actions by staff have been immediate or appropriate to the situation. Similarly, when incidents have occurred involving more than one child, not every opportunity has been taken to consider the potential impact on all the children involved.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

Children’s health needs are not consistently promoted. When a health need is identified, staff do not always prioritise appropriate action, escalate concerns to relevant professionals or ensure an appropriate response to increasing health concerns. As a result, one child’s health needs have not been met.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: inadequate

The core staff team has built strong and positive relationships with the children. The children seek out staff for comfort and guidance, and observations of interactions Inspection report for children’s home: 2782903 4 between the key staff members and the children are positive. Staff speak about the children with pride, and professionals report that staff are committed to the children.

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

Children have experienced significant disruption, an increase in incidents and have not been protected from harm. Matching decisions have been poor, with insufficient understanding of the children’s needs and risks. This has led to significantly increased instability and risks for all children who have lived in the home.

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

The assessment and management of risk have been poor. Children’s known risk factors have increased significantly, while new and previously unknown risks have also emerged and escalated since living in the home. Staff are unable to access key documents about children, resulting in them having limited understanding of changing risks and how to best meet the needs of each child.

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

Evidence of direct-work sessions and follow-up conversations with children regarding situations where they may have been at risk of exploitation indicates that opportunities have been missed. Direct work would have enabled children to develop a greater awareness and understanding of risks.

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

There is a discrepancy between the leaders’ and staff’s understanding of medication policies and procedures. This became evident following an incident whereby one child took another child’s medication. Leaders have provided assurances that this matter will be addressed and that clear procedures will be communicated to all staff.

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

When the manager was on leave, vital documents, including all records relating to one child, were inaccessible. There is currently no process in place to ensure that staff can access essential information about a child or how to meet their needs when the manager is unavailable to provide access to this information.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Leaders and managers have not ensured that plans and risk assessments for the children comprehensively identify their needs. Additionally, there is limited evidence of actions taken to address issues of concern, including concerns or complaints raised by children and local residents. Evidence that full internal investigations are carried out is limited.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

There are significant gaps in the recording and management oversight of incidents, assessments and plans. Similarly, there is limited evidence of sufficient review of risks and plans to ensure that they reflect the current situation for the child or of challenge and escalation when required.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

Staff morale is low, and there is instability in the current staffing arrangements, with a significant number of staff being used from other homes or agencies. This has affected the staff and the children. The core staff team has raised concerns about the reliance on other workers, whose approach and practice have been inconsistent. Inspection report for children’s home: 2782903 5 Effective action has not been taken to address the requirements raised at the previous inspection. Furthermore, leaders and managers have been ineffective in demonstrating their understanding of the home’s strengths and areas for development. In addition, learning from shortfalls has been limited, and it is therefore unclear whether leaders and managers fully understand the significant effect on children and the harm they have experienced. Leaders and managers have acknowledged the need for improvement in the home and have plans to address the identified shortfalls.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: inadequate

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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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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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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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ensure that staff work as a team where appropriate;

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ensure that staff have the experience, qualifications and skills to meet the needs of each child;

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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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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)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)(g)(ii)(h)) 17 November 2026 Inspection report for children’s home: 2782903 7 *The protection of children standard is that children are protected from harm and enabled to keep themselves safe.

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Requirement Due date

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

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

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manage relationships between children to prevent them from harming each other;

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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;

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and 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)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(b)) 17 November 2026

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Requirement Due date

The health and well-being standard is that—

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the health and well-being needs of children are met;

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children receive advice, services and support in relation to their health and well-being; and

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Requirement Due date

children are helped to lead healthy lifestyles. (Regulation 10 (1)(a)(b)(c)) 17 November 2026

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Requirement Due date

*These requirements are subject to a compliance notice. Inspection report for children’s home: 2782903 8

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Recommendation

 The registered person should ensure that the home is a nurturing and supportive environment that meets children’s needs. In particular, the registered person should ensure that damaged items in the home are disposed of and that children’s bedrooms are maintained to a good standard. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 15, paragraph 3.9)

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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: 2782903 9

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Inspire Scotland Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Red Tree Magenta, 270 Glasgow Road, Rutherglen, Glasgow G73 1UZ

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Inspector

Dawn McCluskey, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2782903 10 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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