Newtongrange After School Club

1. To maintain the safety and welfare of children, the provider should improve procedures to ensure that all staff employed in the club registered with the appropriate professional regulatory bodies. The manager should support staff to maintain their registration and meet ongoing professional learning and development requirements, including those set by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). This will ensure staff understand the standards of practice and behaviour expected of them and ensure employers meet their responsibilities under the codes of practice. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that: ‘I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes.’ (HSCS 3.14)

1. To enable all children to benefit from care and support that meets their individual needs, the provider should ensure planned support is in place for children who need it. Support strategies should be clearly documented, consistently implemented and regularly reviewed. Improving how personal plans are used will promote children’s wellbeing, safety, choices and individual needs. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: 'My personal plan (sometimes referred to as a care plan) is right for me because it sets out how my needs will be met, as well as my wishes and choices' (HSCS 1.15).

1. To support children’s wellbeing and promote the continued development and improvement of the service, the provider, manager and staff team should ensure robust self-evaluation and quality assurance is taking place. This should be well organised, so it is achievable, reviewed and monitored over time. This is so that improvement is focused in the places that will have direct impact on improving outcomes for children. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state that: 'I benefit from a culture of continuous improvement, with the organisation having robust and transparent quality assurance processes' (HSCS 4.19).

1. Management should monitor staff practice to evaluate how training had influenced practice, understanding and positive outcomes for children. Staff should then reflect on their learning and embed it in their practice. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which states: 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes' (HSCS 3.14).

2. To maintain the safety and welfare of children, the provider should improve the recruitment procedures to ensure that all staff employed in the club have been recruited in line with safe recruitment practices. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which states that: 'I am confident that people who support and care for me have been appropriately and safely recruited' (HSCS 4.24).